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Trahern Family Home
The home of Delbert and Nona Trahern at 323 Whitman Street.
Front Porch
The home of Delbert and Nona Trahern at 323 Whitman Street. The main entrance may be at the left with large decorative posts supporting a porch roof. A screened porch extends the length of the house at the right.
Trahern Family Home
The home of Delbert and Nona Trahern and their daughter Helen, located at 323 Whitman Street in Rockford. Screen has replaced glass windows on the one story addition at the far right.
A Family Snapshot
An unidentified woman and a young boy. They are posing in the yard of an unidentified house.
All Dressed Up
An unidentified boy wearing a sailor suit. The boy is posing in the yard of a house.
Swinging
Unidentified woman on a swing. The building may be at a type of camp retreat. Windows line the building creating a closeness with nature. The building is on posts keeping the foundation off of the ground. Ornamental concrete blocks are at the…
English Cottage Architecture
The Wilfred Baker home at 1520 Quentin Road. They moved to the home by 1936 when the address was Rd. 4 Quentin Road. Architectural style is English Cottage which was popular 1920 - 1940. Features include asymmetry, tall, narrow windows, a steeply…
Gabled Entrance
Group photo at Wilfred Baker's home at 1520 Quentin Road. The Baker family moved into the home by 1936. The architectural style is English Cottage featuring a gabled enclosed entry and a door that is arched.
English Cottage Architecture
Group photo at Wilfred Baker's home at 1520 Quentin Road. The Baker family moved into the home by 1936. The architectural style is English Cottage featuring a gabled enclosed entry and a door that is arched. The roof shingles are two different colors…
The Traherns and Ingalls
Nona Trahern and Delbert E. Trahern of Rockford, Illinois, are visiting Clarence and Gertie Ingalls.
Hexagon Shape Shingles
An unidentified couple pose near a home. The hexagon shaped shingles on the roof are likely asphalt shingles which gained popularity in the twentieth century.
Ranch Home
Possibly Bernice Bogne, Eleanor Pierson, and Helen O'Donnell sitting on the driveway of a one-story ranch home.
Spanish Colonial Influences
Phil Bogne, Harold, Eleanor Pierson and Helen O'Donnell at a ranch style home with vertical wood siding. The elaborate chimney has Spanish Colonial architectural influences.
Ranch Home
Bernice Bogne, Harold, Eleanor Pierson and Helen O'Donnell at a ranch style home. The elaborate chimney has Spanish Colonial architectural influences. The ranch style was popular after World War II with the growth of suburbs.
Ranch Style Architecture
Phil and Bernice Bogne, Harold, Eleanor Pierson and Helen O'Donnell at a ranch style home with vertical wood siding. Ranch homes are one story with a gable roof. The ranch style originated in California in the 1930s and were inspired by Spanish…
Window Shutters
Harold and Eleanor Pierson at a ranch style home with vertical wood siding. The shuttered side window has Spanish Colonial architectural influences.
Rustic Architecture
Wendell and Betty Ward stand in front of the walkway and lamp post in front of a house. The architecture is rustic with a simple gable roof and large shutters.
Two-Car Garage
A rustic style house with wood vertical siding, large shutters and a wooden cross bar railing on the balcony. The house is built over a two-car garage. The first garages were converted carriage houses as horses were replaced by automobiles. Garages…
Ranch House
An unidentified couple near a ranch house possibly owned by the O'Donnell family.
Spanish Colonial Influences
A ranch style home, possibly the home of Helen O'Donnell. The ranch style originated in California in the 1930s and was inspired by Spanish Colonial architecture which were low with wide eaves and cross ventilation to fight the heat.
A Family's Yard
Possibly the Knight family posing on the lawn of a ranch home.
Knight Family
Possibly the Knight family posing on the lawn of a ranch home.
Ranch Home
Ogilby and O'Donnell families at an unidentified ranch home. The distinctive chimney and large windows may have been influenced by the Spanish Colonial style of architecture.
A Ranch Home
An unidentified ranch house possibly owned by the O'Donnell family. The ranch style originated in California in the 1930s inspired by Spanish Colonial architecture which was low with wide eaves.
Folk Victorian
Members of the Dell family pose in front of a home. The architectural style is possibly Folk Victorian based on the presence of a front porch with elaborate spindles and two different styles of siding. The awning provides shade, making the porch…
Colonial Revival
Unidentified people on house steps. Architectural style is possibly Colonial Revival. The front door is accentuated with an overhang that is supported by slender columns, forming an entry porch.
Dormer Windows
A residential neighborhood. The house in the foreground at left has boxed column supports for the porch. The houses in the background are cross gabled with dormer windows. Dormers increase useable space in an attic or upper story of a home.
The Back Yard as Work Space
Unidentified women pose near corn stalks. During the 1800s back yards were work spaces. A vegetable garden, refuse pile, livestock, and the outhouse were in the back yard. As automobiles became more common in the early 1900s, garages were placed at…
Camp Retreat
This building appears to be part of a camp retreat. The architecture is simple wood boards, tin roof, and a rough hewn stone chimney. The doorway is covered with an arched roof with a name plate directly over the entrance. A woman is relaxing on a…
Camp Housing
A simply built cottage that may be at a camp retreat. The side posts frame an entrance into the building.
Camp Housing
This building appears to be part of a camp retreat. The architecture is simple wood boards. The doorway is covered with an arched roof with a name plate "Clymada" directly over the entrance. A woman is standing at the entrance.
Arched Trellis
A man and woman under an arched trellis with a gate.
Lawn Swing
Two ladies on a lawn swing. Early lawns were a status symbol of the wealthy as it was expensive to plant and care for a lawn. Over time as garden hoses and the rotary lawn mower became available, more people could afford to care for a lawn. Outdoor…
Pergola
Possibly a three generation family portrait. The freestanding pergola provides a private seating area with access to breezes and light sun while offering protection from direct sunlight.
Lattice Fence
A small girl playing by a lattice fence. Lattice provides structure for vine plants to grow on. The sidewalk at left is made of wood planks. In America, wood sidewalks were common in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Residential Activity
Small girl playing with a basket. The house in the background has shutters on the first floor.
Neighborhood Lawns
A small girl playing with a parasol in a yard of a residential neighborhood. Clothing for little girls in the early 1900s mimicked that of their mother's. Lawns became more popular after the 1920s with the public park movement. Today, lawns are…
Playing in the Yard
A small girl is playing in the yard of a home. The house is on a tall stone foundation.
Cement Sidewalks
An unidentified man and woman pose near porch steps. Cement and brick were often used for home building materials based on their durability. Portland cement was first introduced in the United States in the 1860s to be used for sidewalks. The lines in…
Sidewalk
Three adults on a cement sidewalk in a residential neighborhood. Portland cement was first introduced in the United States in the 1860s to be used for sidewalks. The lines in the sidewalk are expansion joints or strain relief grooves to minimize…
Interurban. Neighborhood Sidewalks
Eighteenth Avenue before street improvements. Interurban rails are in the foreground.
Eighteenth Avenue Sidewalks
Eighteenth Avenue after street improvements. In the 1800s, all sorts of waste was dumped into the streets. Street curbs functioned to separate streets from people and dwellings.
Catherine Fabrick
Catherine "Kitty" Fabrick at home in rural Harlem, Illinois. Catherine was born in England in 1844 and married Lewis Fabrick in 1863. The house is a simple one story with a side gable roof, shutters and some decorative trim at the top of the bay…
Log Cabin Home
Tillie Anderson Olesen, Helen Anderson Judson, Mrs. Ephraim Anderson, Christine Anderson Erickson, and Sophia Anderson Hill pose near a log cabin home. The house pictured has glass windows, shutters and evenly shaped "logs" indicating that the home…
Seek Family
Four generations of the Seek family posing in front of Mrs. Irene Seek's home at 5413 North Second Street. Pictured left to right are Irene Olesen Seek (mother), Mathilda Anderson Olesen (grandmother), Mrs. Ephraim Anderson (great grandmother) and…
Home Greenhouse
Residence of Mary Jewett Emerson, daughter of Daniel and Ellen Emerson. Location likely to be 313 Peach Street. Peach Street was later renamed West Jefferson Street. Home greenhouses were popular in the nineteenth century as a place to connect with…
Home of Joseph and Maria Hall
The home of Joseph and P. Maria (Weldom) Hall, parents of Earl Hall. They lived in the back portion of the old Harlem school building. The front of the building was the town hall.
Joseph and Mary Williams' Home
Former home of Joseph and Mary Williams located at 7208 North Second Street in Rockford, Illinois. They moved into the home in 1922. A new home was built on the property by their grandson Fred Fleming and his wife Shirley. The Rock River is behind…
Farm House
An unidentified farm house. The architecture is simple. The exterior shutters may have a decorative purpose rather than being functional.
In the Front Yard
Unidentified man and woman posing in front of a house. The house is simple in architecture with a cross gable roof, decorative spindles on the porch railing and exterior shutters.