The Ohio Oil Co.

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Title

The Ohio Oil Co.

Subject

Ohio Oil Company
Employees
Illinois--Lincoln
Oil industries
Industrial accidents

Description

Employees of the Ohio Oil Company pose for a group photo with a sign recording the number of days since a workplace accident occurred at the EE Newlin Tool House.

The Ohio Oil Company formed in 1887 to excavate oil discovered in northwest Ohio, and later expanded its operations to Lincoln, Illinois, when it purchased the Lincoln Oil Refinery in the 1920s.

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

n.d.

Format

jpg

Language

eng

Identifier

402352
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Collection

Original Format

photographic print
b&w
1

Physical Dimensions

21 x 26 cm