Browse Items (325 total)

slide 1 Title image polio.jpg
Don Swanson is a Rockford native and a polio survivor. The retired principal of Walker School, Swanson contracted polio at age 5 and spent a year in the hospital. These images are part of a PowerPoint presentation created by Swanson in 2018 to share…

slide 15.jpg
Don Swanson is a Rockford native and a polio survivor. The retired principal of Walker School, Swanson contracted polio at age 5 and spent a year in the hospital. These images are part of a PowerPoint presentation created by Swanson in 2018 to share…

slide 34.jpg
Don Swanson is a Rockford native and a polio survivor. The retired principal of Walker School, Swanson contracted polio at age 5 and spent a year in the hospital. These images are part of a PowerPoint presentation created by Swanson in 2018 to share…

74.29a 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the damage of Elco Tool Company from the 1928 tornado.

76.208.29 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photographic postcard of the West State Street fire in 1910.

85.109(I).914b 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photographic postcard of the Rockford Wholesale Grocery Fire.

85.109(I).914d 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photographic postcard of the Rockford Wholesale Grocery Fire seen from across the Rock River.

85.109(I).950d 96 dpi wm.jpg
Chicago and St. Paul Railroad wreck. Car 129 is lying almost perpendicular to the track.

85.109.760 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the damage from the Seventh Street Fire in 1908.

85.109.761 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the damage from the Seventh Street Fire in 1908.

85.109.762 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the damage from the Seventh Street Fire in 1908.

85.109.764 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the damage from the Seventh Street Fire in 1908.

85.109.818 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the Rockford Wholesale Grocery fire.

86.39.2 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of Union Furniture Company from the tornado damage in 1928.

86.39.4 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the National Chair Company and Elco Tool Company tornado damage in 1928.

86.39.5 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the Carlson Roofing Company tornado damage in 1928.

86.39.6 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of Elco Tool Company tornado damage in 1928.

89.73.3 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the Factory B cyclone damage in 1928.

94.29.1d 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the tornado damage of residences near Charles St. and 20th St. in 1928.

94.29.1e 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the Elco Tool Company, on Broadway Avenue, tornado damage in 1928.

2014.33.3 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of damage to house from the 1928 Rockford tornado. "Rockford Cyclone" is written on the front. There is a man standing in front of the roof area of the house, which is resting on the ground. On back, someone handwrote that the relief fund…

74.649.6 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the Keith Creek Flood in February 1922. The view is down a flooded street, where a car sits in the middle with its doors open.

74.649.7 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the Keith Creek Flood in February 1922.

74.649.8 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the Kent Creek Flood in February 1922.

74.649.9 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the Keith Creek Flood and depicts excessive flooding with houses in the background. On the left, there are two boys standing on a pile of dirt or debris in the water. On back, "1 boy lost his life in creek near here" is handwritten.

74.649.18 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the Keith Creek flood at 14th Street.

74.649.19 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the Keith Creek Flood in February 1922. On back, "By B.C. Harvey, City Engineer - Location West of 16th Street" is handwritten.

74.649.42 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the cleaning process after the Keith Creek Flood.

74.649.43 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the cleaning process after the Keith Creek Flood.

75.240.13 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the factory damage from the 1928 cyclone.

76.31.2 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of Charles Street and Shaw Street after the 1928 tornado and flooding. On the back, "Before Alpine Dam was built" is written. The Smith Oil and Refining Company building can be seen on the right. In the back, there is a sign for Trigg and…

76.31.3b 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of Charles Street and 18th Street after the 1928 tornado and flooding. On the back, "Heavy rain before Alpine Dam was built" is handwritten.

76.31.4 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of 6th Avenue and 13th Street after the 1928 tornado and flooding. There are two buildings, likely apartment complexes, and a woman is at the door at the left building.

76.31.5 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of 6th Avenue and 9th Street after the 1928 tornado and flooding. There is a car completely submerged in water to the tops of its wheels.

76.31.6 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of Rockford Avenue and Charles Street after the 1928 tornado and flood. This Photo was taken before Alpine dam was built.

76.31.7 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of Rockford after the 1928 tornado & flooding, location unknown.

76.31.8 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. There is a house missing the entire front and roof of the house. This is the same house as 2012.3.13, 2008.1.107, 2008.1.111, 2012.3.30 but a different view. Location unknown.

76.31.9 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of Rockford after the 1928 tornado & flooding, location unknown.

76.31.10 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of Rockford after the 1928 tornado & flooding, location unknown.

76.31.11 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of Rockford after the 1928 tornado & flooding, location unknown. There is a house that appears to be "sinking" into its foundation. There are three women and two children standing at the windows.

76.31.12 96 dpi wm.jpg
Photo of Rockford after the 1928 tornado & flooding, location unknown.

76.108.20 96 dpi wm.jpg
Rockford tornado damage in 1928, exact location unknown.

76.108.21 96 dpi wm.jpg
Rockford tornado damage in 1928, exact location unknown.

76.108.22 96 dpi wm.jpg
Rockford tornado damage in 1928, exact location unknown.

76.108.23 96 dpi wm.jpg
Rockford tornado damage in 1928, exact location unknown.

76.108.24 96 dpi wm.jpg
Rockford tornado damage in 1928, exact location unknown.

76.108.25 96 dpi wm.jpg
Rockford tornado damage in 1928, exact location unknown.

76.108.26 96 dpi wm.jpg
Rockford tornado damage in 1928, exact location unknown.

77.16.6 96 dpi wm.jpg
Rockford tornado damage in 1928, exact location unknown.

77.16.7 96 dpi wm.jpg
Rockford tornado damage in 1928, exact location unknown.
Output Formats

atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2