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- Collection: Churches and Places of Worship, Rockford, Illinois
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Mission Tabernacle Church
Mission Tabernacle Church's Young Peoples Society posed in front of the church, located at 330 Kishwaukee Street. Swedish immigrants organized the Mission Tabernacle Church June 1, 1875 under the name of Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Mission Society.…
Ohave Sholom Hebrew School Chanukah Festival Choral Performance
Dr. A. H. Coren leads Hebrew School students in song during the 1952 Chanukah Festival at Ohave Sholom Synagogue. The Synagogue was located at 728 1st Avenue.
Ohave Sholom Hebrew School Chanukah Festival performance by Kindergarteners
Kindergarteners at the Ohave Sholom Synagogue Hebrew School perform as part of the 1952 Chanukah Festival. The Synagogue was located at 728 1st Avenue in Rockford.
Ohave Sholom Hebrew School Chanukah Festival Skit
Students from the Ohave Sholom Synagogue Hebrew School perform a skit during the 1952 Chanukah Festival at Ohave Sholom Synagogue. The Synagogue was located at 728 1st Avenue.
Ohave Sholom Hebrew School Purim Festival
Ohave Sholom Synagogue Hebrew School students perform as part of the 1953 Purim festival. The Synagogue was located at 728 1st Avenue in Rockford.
Ohave Sholom Hebrew School Purim Festival performance by Kindergarteners
Kindergarteners at the Ohave Sholom Synagogue Hebrew School perform as part of the 1953 Purim Festival. The Synagogue was located at 728 1st Avenue in Rockford.
Ohave Sholom Hebrew School Purim Festival Responsive Readings
Elissa Natelson leads a responsive reading of the 23rd Psalm as part of the 1953 Purim Festival at the Ohave Sholom Synagogue's Hebrew School. The Synagogue was located at 728 1st Avenue.
Ohave Sholom Synagogue Moves to Guilford Road Synagogue
Ohave Sholom Synagogue Rabbi Dov Rosenblum, center, exits the temple building at 728 1st Avenue and begins the Torah procession to the congregation's new home at 3730 Guilford Road.
Ohave Sholom Synagogue Rabbi Abraham Danzig
Rabbi Abraham Danzig sits at his desk. Danzig was Rabbi of the Ohave Sholom Synagogue at 728 1st Avenue from 1943 to 1947.
Ohave Sholom Synagogue Torah Procession
Ohave Sholom Synagogue Rabbi Dov Rosenblum, leads the Torah procession as the congregation leaves their temple building at 728 1st Avenue to move into their new home at 3730 Guilford Road.
Old Temple Baptist Church
"79th Illinois Swedish Baptist Conference May 22-23, 1935, Rockford, Ill." Hosted by First Swedish Baptist Church, 530 8th Street. In 1939 First Swedish Baptist changed its name to Temple Baptist Church.
Rabbi Rosenblum Blows the Shofar
Rabbi Dov Rosenblum blows the shofar, a ram's horn, to call the Ohave Sholom congregation together to worship as part of ceremony marking the congregation's move from 728 1st Avenue to their new home at 3730 Guilford Road.
Reverend John F. Reagan
Reverend John F. Reagan conducting Christmas mass and Holy Communion to 550 on the USS Prairie somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. John Reagan served as an Associate Pastor at St. Patrick Parish 1946 - 1950 and Pastor 1957 - 1960. St. Patrick Parish was…
Second Congregational Church
Second Congregational Church located at 318 North Church Street.
Second Congregational Church, 4-194, Rockford, Ill.
Black and white photograph looking southwest at the church, which is located in downtown Rockford at North Church Street and Park Avenue.
Second Congregational Church, Rockford, Ill.
A color rendering depicting the church's massive, angular white structure with a large tower, parapets, and varying roof heights, all within a large lot at North Church Street and Park Avenue surrounded by trees. This card is postmarked from Kenosha…
Second Congregational Church, Rockford, Ill.
This color rendering (the same view as photo 85.109.452) shows the sprawling church building situated at North Church Street and Park Avenue. This card is postmarked from Rockford IL on October 8, 1915 with a one cent postage stamp.
Second Congregational Church, Rockford, Ill.
Greenish-tinted depiction of the church's formidable castle-like structure located at North Church Street and Park Avenue. This card is postmarked from Rockford IL on October 12, 1909 with a one cent postage stamp.
Second Congregational Church, Rockford, Ill.
Color graphic presentation of this large church structure at North Church Street and Park Avenue in downtown Rockford.
Second Congregational Church, Rockford, Ill.
Black and white depiction looking southwest at the church on tree-lined North Church Street and Park Avenue.
Second Congregational Church, Rockford, Ill.
This color photograph looks northwest at the church's massive structure and red roof from the North Church Street side. The building is located in downtown Rockford on North Church Street and Park Avenue. This card is postmarked April 11, 1913 with a…
Second Congregational Church, Rockford, Ill.
Black and white photograph looking northwest at the building from the North Church Street side. The church is located at North Church Street and Park Avenue.
Second Congregational Church, Rockford, Ill.
Black and white photograph looking northwest at the building from the North Church Street side. The church is located at North Church Street and Park Avenue. The message on this postcard, written sideways in pencil on the front side right portion of…
Second Congregational Church, Rockford, Illinois.
A view looking southwest at the church with 1950s cars parked on two sides and people on the sidewalks. The church is located at North Church Street and Park Avenue. On back: "Original church founded 1849. Present church built 1891. Gordon Chapel…
St. James Cathedral, Rockford, Ill.
This color rendering shows three buildings in a row with the church in the middle. St James is located on North Second Street between Lafayette Avenue and Prairie Street. The penny postage testifies to the date this postcard was postmarked: April…
St. James Catholic Church, Rockford, Ill.
This black-and-white rendering shows the church, which is located on North Second Street between Lafayette Avenue and Prairie Street, on the left, and a brick, residential building on the right, possibly the rectory.
St. James Church, Parsonage, and School, Rockford, Illinois. North Second Street between Lafayette Avenue and Prairie Street
This color postcard depicts the St. James buildings located on North Second Street between Lafayette Avenue and Prairie Street. St. James School is on the left, the church is in the middle, and the parsonage is on the right.
St. James Pro-Cathedral and Rectory
This color postcard shows St. James Church and rectory to the right with a picture of Rev. Thomas Finn, Rector, above. To the left is a rendering of the Right Reverend P. J. Muldoon, D. D., the Catholic Bishop of Rockford. St. James is located on…
St. James Pro-Cathedral, Rockford, Ill.
The pastel-colored photograph on this postcard shows the church, which is located on North Second Street between Lafayette Avenue and Prairie Street.
St. James Pro-Cathedral, Rockford, Ill.
This is a pastel-colored rendering showing the parish buildings of St. James on North Second Street between Lafayette Avenue and Prairie Street. The postcard was postmarked from Stillman Valley IL on November 6, 1911.
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rockford, Ill.
This is a black-and-white photograph of St. Mary's Catholic Church located on South Winnebago and Elm Streets.
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rockford, Illinois.
Color photograph of St. Mary's Catholic Church, located on South Winnebago and Elm Streets, showing cars in the street (perhaps from the 1940s) and a Gulf gas station across the street. On the back: "The cornerstone of this beautiful church was laid…
St. Mary's Church, Rockford, Ill.
This color postcard shows the red brick building of St. Mary's Church, located on South Winnebago and Elm Streets, with its impressive towering spire.
St. Mary's Church, Rockford, Ill.
This color rendering shows St. Mary's Church, located on South Winnebago and Elm Streets, with what may be an open Ford Model A-type automobile in the street in front. The postcard is inscribed, but the stamp has been removed, and it contains no…
St. Mary's Church, Rockford, Ill.
This color postcard depicts St. Mary's Church, located on South Winnebago and Elm Streets, with an older type automobile in front, what seems like people sitting at tables on one side, and a couple of pedestrians strolling by on another side. The…
St. Patrick's Church and School, Rockford, Ill.
A black and white photograph of the church and school at West State Street and Royal Avenue. What look to be 1930s-1940s automobiles are parked at the curbs.
St. Patrick's Church of the Catholic Diocese of Rockford
This color photograph depicts the Gothic style of this expansive building. A cross sits atop a three-arched entranceway and two other crosses adorn twin apices at opposite ends of the church. Note the 1950s automobiles and the churchgoers' attire. On…
St. Paul's German Lutheran Church, Rockford, Ill.
This color rendering depicts the church's red brick building with its tall spire in a tree-lined neighborhood at North Horsman and Locust Streets.
State Street Baptist Choir
The Choir at the State Street Baptist Church, located at 1135 East State Street. The Pastor, Reverend Mahlon M. Day, is seated at the front.
State Street Baptist Church
State Street Baptist Church located at 1135 East State Street, at the junction with Third and Kishwaukee Streets. A horse is at a water trough. The Norman Clark Flour and Feed is at right.
State Street Baptist Church Choir
Appears to be the choir standing on the steps of the State Street Baptist Church, located at 1135 East State Street. The men stand behind the women, who are all in white dresses. The Reverend Mahlon M. Day is in front with his arms crossed.
State Street Baptist Church Choir
Appears to be the choir inside the State Street Baptist Church, located at 1135 East State Street. They appear to be in the choir loft with the organ pipes behind them. In front is the organist at the organ and the Reverend Mahlon M. Day at the…
State Street Baptist Church Choir
The choir at the State Street Baptist Church, located at 1135 East State Street. The Pastor, Reverend Mahlon M. Day is seated at the front.
State Street Baptist Church, Rockford, Ill.
This black and white photograph shows the church building in the background with its high spire and a horse-drawn wagon in the foreground within the wide intersection expanse. The church is located at the intersection of East State, North Third, and…
State Street Baptist Church, Rockford, Illinois.
This color photograph (the same as photo 85.109.406) shows the church building in the background with its high spire and a horse-drawn wagon in the foreground within the wide intersection expanse. The front of the postcard states that the building is…
State Street Evangelical Church, Rockford, Ill.
This black and white photograph shows the church, located at West State Street and North Sunset Avenue.
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem Church, South Park, Rockford, Ill.
This postcard displays the formidable double spires of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem Church located at South Sixth Street and 16th Avenue.
Swedish Free Church, Rockford, Ill.
This color photograph shows the church building located at 427 South 6th Street in Rockford's Mid-town section.
Swedish Mission Tabernacle 1925
This black and white rendering displays a long view of two sides of the building sprawling around the corner of Kishwaukee Street and 3rd Avenue in Rockford IL.
Swedish Mission Tabernacle, 1925
This black and white photograph depicts the interior with chairs on the main floor, a platform containing a lectern with a huge pipe organ behind it, and balconies on both sides of the room. The tabernacle is located at Kishwaukee Street and 3rd…