Photo of damage incurred in the 11th and 7th Street area of Rockford from the 1928 tornado. There is a car in the foreground and people standing by destroyed buildings in the background.
Photo of damage incurred in the 11th and 7th Street area of Rockford from the 1928 tornado. There are people standing on the roof of a damaged building.
Class photo of students making their confirmation in 1916 at "Sv Ev Mission Kyr Kans" (Swedish Mission Tabernacle Church at Kishwaukee Street and 3rd Avenue) with Reverend August Erickson. Top Row: Fern Rein, Maggie Benetson, Edna Johnson, Myrtle…
1916 Ingersoll Milling Machine Company Baseball team. Standing in back row: Rubin Trank, Harry Green, Charlie Doctor, Homer Karr, unknown. Kneeling in front: Allie Johnson, Tony Boggy, Earl Hanson, Wilbur Shedd, unknown.
Ingersoll Milling Machine Company picnic at Latham Park. A group of employees and their family members pose for a picture. Several men are wearing Ingersoll baseball uniforms. A first aid tent is visible in the background.
Nora and George H. sitting on the front fenders of a circa 1930s automobile. In February 1942, car, commercial truck and auto part manufacture stopped in the United States until October 1945 as resources were rationed during World War II.
A team photograph of the 1944 Rockford Peaches sitting and standing on the grass in front of a scoreboard, possibly at Beyer Stadium, a football field with a running track around it that was known as the "Peach Orchard," located at 245 15th Avenue in…
Black and white photograph of three Elco Tool and Screw employees posing with a baseball and their gloves. Each individual is wearing athletic gear, so it is believed that they had just finished (and possibly won) a baseball game. The player's names…
From left to right are Edwin W. North, Hulda A. Johnson, and Mr. Strandquist. A.J. Strandquist was the President of the National Lock Company from 1938-1964. North was the Vice President of Engineering and Research at the National Lock Company. Mrs.…
The east side of the 200 block of 7th Street in November 1984. The Nicholson Hardware Gift Shoppe is on the right side of the photo with the N painted on the side of the building.
The south side of the 200 block of East State Street, looking east from the railroad tracks. Visible are signs for The Hideaway, Sheree's Show Lounge, and a storefront advertising pool tables and bicycles for sale.
West side of the 200 block of North Main Street (looking north from Mulberry Street). Visible are Record Mart, Palace Shoe Service, and the Times Theatre.
West side of the 200 block of North Main Street (looking north from Mulberry Street) after mural painted on the south side of the building at 216 North Main Street in December 1984.