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Yellow Cab Company first appears in the 1920 Rockford City Directory at 218 South Wyman Street. In 1926 the company name changed to Yellow Cab and Transfer Company. The company is listed in the directory until 1947.

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Junk men with horse-drawn cart picking up old newspapers

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Three women standing next to automobiles, marked on the sides "Winnebago County Nurse". In 1918, the Winnebago County Health Department developed a nursing service and a nurse was added to the staff by 1920.

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Two children in a horse drawn buggy. Identified as Wesley (age 6) and Raymond (age 4) Wilcox, children of uncle and father of Marion Wilcox Eklund, all Rockford natives. The buggy has an advertising umbrella to provide shade.

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The "Wate-A-Wyle" Club was a group of young men who had fixed up old automobiles with imitation racing bodies with no machine costing over $100. These vehicles were used for a comedy race which was at a snail's pace due to the cars often stopping or…

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Horse Drawn Wagon near a river.

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A battleship in San Diego Harbor, possibly the USS Ward, Destroyer #139, APD - 16. The USS Ward was launched June 1, 1918, visiting California ports such as San Diego in 1919. She was decommissioned July 21, 1921 and placed in "Red Lead Row" at San…

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State Street Bridge, looking west. In the foreground is a Rockford and Interurban Railway trolley.

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Photo of trolley after a fire.

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Unidentified adults picnicking between two automobiles. Two women are wearing protective head gear and coats that were typically worn when traveling by car.

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Women posing near a car. A spare tire is strapped to the side of the car.

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An unidentified couple standing beside a car. The male is checking what might be a map.

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Two unidentified women standing in front of an early 1900s model automobile. The women are wearing suits with long skirts and matching jackets that were worn in the city or for travel.

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A train wreck with locomotive number 430

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A train engine in front of an unidentified depot. A delivery wagon pulled by mules is near the train.

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A boat house looking east belonging to G.C. Harvey and H. F. Norris.

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The last train through the Harlem Station, Harlem, Illinois. The Patterson Company grain elevator is in the background.

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Possibly Ed and "Min" Gorham with Adella Teachout and several of the Teachout girls. Fred Dwight Teachout (born in Rockford April 27, 1858 - May 10, 1937) and his wife Adella Rachel (Jones) Teachout (born in Seward May 14, 1864 - June 6, 1948) had…

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Tarkington Motor Car Company automobile. The Tarkington automobile was a two-door, six-cylinder, gas-powered car built in the early 1920s in Rockford, Illinois. Joseph Arthur Tarkington was unsuccessful in getting the car mass produced. The…

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An unidentified woman with two men. An early 20th century automobile is at left and a trolley is in the background at the right.

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In 1896, "May Lee" was the second steamboat owned by Theodore C. Largent, who named it after his daughter May and son Lee. The steamboat was cut into two pieces when it proved to be too small to keep up with the demand for passenger travel. A middle…

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The steamboat, "Illinois" sinking in the Rock River in front of the Rockford Public Library. An accident that may have been caused by carrying too many passengers, caused the steamboat to partially sink.

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The steamboat, "Illinois" sinking in the Rock River in front of the Rockford Public Library. An accident that may have been caused by carrying too many passengers, caused the steamboat to partially sink.

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The steamboat, "Illinois" starting to sink in the Rock River in front of the Rockford Public Library and Vaudeville Orpheum Tent Show

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The steamboat "Illinois" on the Rock River.

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Steamboat "Illinois" with many passengers disembarking.

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The steamboat "Illinois" on the Rock River.

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The steamboat "Illinois" on the Rock River.

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The paddle wheel steamboat "Illinois" on the Rock River. A steam engine drives the paddle wheel which propels the vessel through the water.

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Steamboat "Illinois" being boarded.

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The steamboat, "Illinois" with passengers at the rails. The "Illinois" was owned by John T. Buker and former Rockford Mayor Amasa Hutchins, built in 1900. The steamboat quickly became the most locally known and popular steamboat on the Rock River.…

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Excursion boat docked at the Rockford Public Library.

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An excursion steamboat docked at the Rockford Public Library.

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An excursion steamboat docked in front of the Rockford Public Library.

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An excursion steamboat on a river bend.

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An excursion steamboat on a river.

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An excursion steamboat traveling on the Rock River

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Shriners on a Rockford and Interurban Railway Company streetcar, number 115. The streetcar is near the Rockford Bill Posting Company, located at 115 North Main Street in Rockford. Railcar number 115 was smaller than most of the cars, seeing less…

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A man shoveling the snow around a car.

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John J. Andrews is driving a Sears Buggy. The passenger is Frank Riggs and the little girl standing nearby is Leta Andrews. John J. Andrews was a superintendent of the Knickerbocker Ice Company which bought a Sears Buggy for each of their…

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A colorized graphic of Illinois Central Railroad Park with bridge, trees, rock quarry/water revine, and platform in background.

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A sailboat on a river.

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Two rowboats at the edge of the Rock River.

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An early Rockford Street Railway trolley exiting the car barn on Kishwaukee Street. It is being pulled by two mules.

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Rockford Furniture Company, located at 1009 West Jefferson Street.

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Horse drawn fire engine with steamer in Rockford, Illinois. The horses are wearing heavy neck yokes to help pull the weight of the engine.

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A Rockford, Illinois city bus at the 15th Avenue rail crossing. From 1880 to 1936, a city railway and interurban system provided transportation to city residents. In 1920, paved roads replaced dirt and buses started to replace the interurban rail…

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Private dock for the Rockford Boat Club.

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Rockford Boat Club members on the Rock River looking west. The Rockford Water Works is in the background center. The Rockford Boat Club held annual canoe races, competing against other area boat clubs.

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Rockford and Interurban Railway Company trolley. The company provided passenger and freight service 1880 - 1936.
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