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Sales mascot for Rockford Screw Products-- "Rocky" the bolt. Used in advertisements.

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Sales mascot for Rockford Screw Products-- "Rocky" the bolt. Used in advertisements.

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Sales mascot for Rockford Screw Products-- "Rocky" the bolt. Used in advertisements.

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Soldiers in front of a barracks building watching another group carrying their bulky bundles. Postmarked from Rockford IL Grant Branch on March 11, 1918 at 3:00 AM.

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Men waiting their turn to clean their plates and cups in a wash tub.

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The banner on the side of the street train car proclaims, "Roper of Rockford." Behind the train car is the Eclipse Gas Stove Co., 707-709 S. Main St., of which George D. Roper is president. Roper is the bespectacled gentleman, third from the left,…

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With a pile of wood to the left, one soldier holds a piece of wood while two others use a two-handed saw to cut it.

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Shows four members of a mess kitchen's staff at a field maneuver on the military reservation at Camp Grant, Illinois. Postmarked from Rockford IL with an indiscernible date.

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These images are contained within an envelope (labeled as a "letterette"), ready for mailing. Depicted are a group of men playing baseball and another group as spectators. "Baseball and other good sports for recreation and muscle building."

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The orange "Symbol" sculpture on the downtown pedestrian mall. On back: "Downtown Mall Rockford, Illinois. This Sculpture, 'Symbol,' is the work of Alexander Liberman, internationally known artist, and is the project of the Rockford Council for the…

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These images are contained within an envelope (labeled as a "letterette"), ready for mailing. Depicts a group of soldiers, rifles ready - down on one knee - aiming.

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The text underneath this newspaper photograph reads: "The Rock River sort of disappeared for a short time during the night on Monday (Nov. 24, 1980) and left these docks high and dry. The water locks on Fordham Dam opened and dropped the level of the…

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A group of overcoated businessmen are about to be hoisted by a crane to place a U.S. flag atop a rising structure in a construction site. The platform holding the men is labeled "Associated General Contractors of America."

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Looking up the street, with pedestrians on both sides and a trolley in the street. Dunn Drug Co. is on the left and Elisha L. Thayer and Brother, Wortham's, Deming's, and C.F. Henry's are on the right.

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pamphlet titled, "Views of Rockford Tornado September 14, 1928." This tornado killed 14, injured 150, and destroyed 200 factories and homes with an estimated $1,500,000 loss.

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pamphlet titled, "Views of Rockford Tornado September 14, 1928." This tornado killed 14, injured 150, and destroyed 200 factories and homes with an estimated $1,500,000 loss.

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pamphlet titled, "Views of Rockford Tornado September 14, 1928." This tornado killed 14, injured 150, and destroyed 200 factories and homes with an estimated $1,500,000 loss.

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pamphlet titled, "Views of Rockford Tornado September 14, 1928." This tornado killed 14, injured 150, and destroyed 200 factories and homes with an estimated $1,500,000 loss.

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pamphlet titled, "Views of Rockford Tornado September 14, 1928." This tornado killed 14, injured 150, and destroyed 200 factories and homes with an estimated $1,500,000 loss.

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pamphlet titled, "Views of Rockford Tornado September 14, 1928." This tornado killed 14, injured 150, and destroyed 200 factories and homes with an estimated $1,500,000 loss.

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pamphlet titled, "Views of Rockford Tornado September 14, 1928." This tornado killed 14, injured 150, and destroyed 200 factories and homes with an estimated $1,500,000 loss.

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A man, Harold O'Donnell - the donor of the diorama, with a cane and a patch on one eye, stands beneath a sign that reads, "W. A. Whitney Corp. Bldg. No. 9. Work Smarter!" Whitney's building, erected in 1916, was located at 650-675 Race Street in…

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This postcard looks east at the library building showing the Rock River behind it.

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This postcard displays the church's green roof atop the heavy brick building with spaces at the top of its four-sided tower that resemble a castle's battlement crenellations. The church is located at North Church Street and Park Avenue.

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Crowds surge in front of the court house building, up the twin, curving staircases leading to the entrance, and even in the buildings' windows to see and hear Theodore Roosevelt during his visit on April 6, 1912.

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1 Court Place office building in the 100 block of North Court Street. Visible in the background is Court Street Methodist Church.

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Front (west) facade of 1 Court Place, 112-120 North Court Street. September 1983

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One Court Place building before renovation and reconstruction in August 1975. An African-American man with a briefcase stands in the alley.

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1 Court Place office building (formerly Forshay Moving and Storage) 112-120 North Court, September 1983. Court Street Methodist Church is visible in the background, as are red emergency sirens on the roof of one of the buildings.

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The 1.5" Header at Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue).

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100 and 200 blocks of Wyman Street, November 1993.

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100 block of North Church Street -- building in foreground is Parthenio's at 132 North Church. Also visible are Rock River Savings Bank, Matranga Studio, Book Stall and Kuhlmeier Hearing Aids.

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Portion of 100 Block of North Madison Street immediately north of the Eastside Centre at State and Madison.

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107 and 109 North Main Street, looking southeast. 107 would become J.R. Kortman Center for Design in the 1990s.

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Part of 100 block of North Main Street in September 1974. Barker's Shoes at 124 North Main is visible.

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Buildings on the 100 block of North Wyman that were demolished for development of the municipal parking lot on Mulberry between Main and Wyman Streets. Visible are Woolworth's, and the Henry Building which includes store fronts for General Finance…

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Buildings along the east side of the 100 block of North Wyman Street, extending up to the Jefferson Street bridge, including the Rockford Public Library and the Pioneer Insurance Building (later known as the Morrissey Building).

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Demolition of buildings in 100 block of South Wyman Street. Signs for "Freeman" and Masters Shoes are visible at bottom left.

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The 100 block of West State Street in downtown Rockford. Visible are J.M. Ugent Fine Furs, Rowland's Jewelry Company, and the Anger's Jewelry Clock. A bus is at the curb.

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Buildings on the northside of the 100 block of West State Street prior to being demolished for the construction of the Luther Center. Visible are Weise's Department Store, Comay's, and a billboard for Castronova's Bridal Salon. The red sign in the…

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The limestone building pictured occupied 118-120 S. Main Street in a busy area of downtown Rockford. This structure housed the New American Theatre (N. A. T.).

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Office building at 100 Park Avenue in October 1997.

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The south side of the 1000 block of East State Street in November 1984.

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107 North Main Street, located in the Northeast State and Main Historic District.

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107 North Main Street, located in the Northeast State and Main Historic District.

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Tenth annual 25 year Club banquet for National Lock Company.

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10th Avenue Playground, November 1976.

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A geodesic climbing structure on the 10th Avenue Playground, November 1976.

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Swing sets on the 10th Avenue Playground, November 1976.

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10th Street in the Ken-Rock neighborhood in April 1977.
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