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https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/bulk/WRM-P-0056.jpg 1957 Photgraph People walking to Barge across bridge for Open House Refinery Tour This is a black and white image of men and women on the open house tour of the refinery, as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of Standard Oil in Wood River, Illinois. The persons pictured are surveying a barge and the rigging attached to it.The people pictured are walking out to barge. 1957 November 8, 2018
https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/bulk/WRM-P-0055.jpg 1957 Photograph People Walking from Barge Walkway to Land as Part of Open House Refinery Tour This is a black and white image of men and women on the open house tour of the refinery, as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of Standard Oil in Wood River, Illinois. The persons here are touring a barge and are crossing the rigging attached to it which transported oil to the barges holding tanks. 1957 November 8, 2018
MHM-P-0026.jpg Kenneth "Obie" Oberkfell at Ready Stance in St. Louis Cardinals Uniform This is a black and white photograph of Kenneth Raymond Oberkfell at ready stance on baseball field while wearing St. Louis Cardinals Uniform. Oberkfell played for six different professional baseball teams from 1977 to 1992. He played both third and second base. Oberkfell worked in the Minor Leagues as a coach. When Oberkfell entered the Major Leagues in August 1977 he played for the St. Louis Cardinals. circa 1970s November 13, 2019
https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/bulk/WRM-P-0022_a.jpg Three Amoco Employees Working at Conference Table This is a black and white image of two women and a man working at a conference table over a word processor. The women in the photograph are wearing Amoco Jumpsuits. Standard Oil became known as Amoco or American Oil Company in the 1980s. On the back of the photograph the employees are labeled as, "Karen Wagener, Betsy Bild, Greg Rough Quality Control Discuss Certification Process p 13 Bits + Pieces." Unknown October 25, 2018
https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/bulk/WRM-P-0018.jpg Two Men Standing on Stage Outdoor This is a black and white 8' by 10" photograph of two men on an outdoor stage. One appears to be holding a book in air, which has smoke coming from it while the other holds a microphone. The men are labeled with Post-It notes as Slim Longwisch on the left and John Bacheldor on the right. The man at bottom of stage looking up is labeled as Clarence Ansell. There is no further information on back. The photo was taken as a part of the 1957 50th Anniversary festivities of the Wood River, Standard Oil refinery. 1957 October 25, 2018
https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/bulk/WRM-P-0009_a.jpg 1914 Parking Lot North Entrance Photograph This is a black and white photograph of the North Entrance parking lot. The road is visible in the foreground and a row of cars and motorcycles are visible alongside a building in the background. The bottom middle of the image is labeled "1914 - Parking Lot at North Entrance". The back of the image is labeled in pencil "Parking lot at North Entrance 1914." The top right corner of the image is torn and missing. 1914 October 24, 2018
https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/bulk/WRM-P-0129_a.jpg 1947 Thirteen Men Posing for Group Photograph in Front of Building This is a black and white photograph that was taken on February 13, 1947. The image shows thirteen men posing for a group photograph in front of a building. Pictured in the back row, left to right: Holcumb, Payne, Hershey, Ordemm, Nevitt, Wainwright, McCormick, Stockdale. Pictured in the front row, left to right: Pfieffer, Naef, Jolley, Roedel, Allen. February 13, 1947 November 15, 2018
GHW_005.jpg "Granite High World" School Newspapers for the 1937-38 School Year This volume is a collection of the 14 editions of the Granite High World, the newspaper of Granite City High School, published in the 1937-38 school year.

For yearbooks throughout the rest of the 20th and early 21st centuries, see Granite City Yearbooks published online by the Six Mile Regional Library.
September 24, 1937 to May 20, 1938 October 4, 2017
https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/bulk/WRM-P-0062.jpg 1957 People Working Standard Oil Open House This is a black and white candid taken inside of an office building of people signing what appear to be open house attendance lists. There are piles of canisters on the table which appear to be souvenirs of oil canisters to be handed out to guests. Post-its on the front were labeled "Joan Arnold, Dick Judson, Paul Clerk for Pipefitters." The Wood River Standard Oil Collection also houses the sign in sheets located on the table. 1957 November 8, 2018
https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/bulk/WRM-P-0064.jpg 1957 Women Working Open House Entry Table This is a black and white photograph of two women seated at table with papers and oil canister samples with Wood River Standard Oil 50th Anniversary sign. Men are standing behind the two women at right. Postits on front of the image labled "Joy Wolf, Linda Hill, Joyce Helmkamp, Jim Hell, Henry Dryden, George Nauyok." The sign in or attendance sheets at the entrance are also in the Wood River Standard Oil Collection. 1957 November 8, 2018