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2005.16.79 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A large group of men are portrayed at the 1952 Amerock Sales Clinic. Brothers and co-founders of the company, G. W. and R. A. Aldeen, are seated in the first row. The names of all those pictured are printed below the photograph.

2007.74.9 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A view of Amerock's plating division, with workers standing before wires hung with hinges. For additional views, see photos 2007.74.19 and 2007.74.20.

2005.16.86 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
These employees are pictured working at machines in the Amerock Corporation. A handwritten note penciled on the back of the photograph reads, "in skyscraper," possibly referring to the thirteen story Ziock building, located at 416 S. Main in Rockford…

2007.74.15 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
Coils of steel are being fed into the machines in Amerock's blanking, also known as "stamping," department where the machines punch out pieces. For an additional view, see photo 2007.74.16.

2007.74.16 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
This black and white photograph shows Amerock's blanking department where the machines punch out pieces of metal. These parts and scraps come out at the end of the machines into bins. For an additional view, see photo 2007.74.15.

2007.74.19 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
An employee is pictured working in Amerock's plating department. For an additional view, see photo 2007.74.20.

2007.74.24 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
An employee stands working at a machine in Amerock's tool room. For an additional view, see photo 2007.74.25.

2007.74.20 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A half dozen female employees are depicted working in Amerock's plating department. For an additional view, see photo 2007.74.19.

2007.74.23 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
Two female Amerock employees are pictured running a punch press.

2007.74.25 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
An employee works at a machine in Amerock's tool room, presumably at the company's Auburn Street plant, which opened in 1956. For an additional view, see photo 2007.74.24.

2007.74.26 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
These employees are working at their desks in Amerock's offices within the Ziock building at 416 S. Main St. in Rockford IL. According to the back of the photograph, Vivian Cook is pictured in a plaid skirt.

2007.74.27 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
An aerial view of Amerock Corporation's expansive Auburn Street facility in Rockford IL. This plant opened for operations in 1956.

2007.74.28 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
Johnson & Johnson, an engineering and architectural firm in Chicago, created this rendering of Amerock Corporation's Auburn Street facility in Rockford IL.

2007.74.30 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A black and white photograph displaying the Amerock plant at 4000 Auburn St. in Rockford IL, proudly flying a US flag on its spacious, well-manicured grounds.

2007.74.12 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
All the lights are blazing in the Ziock building, the main Amerock plant, at 416 S. Main St. in Rockford, IL, photographed here at night.

2007.74.10 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A view looking down S. Main St. in Rockford IL. The tall building on the right is located at 416 S. Main, the future home of Amerock Corp., known before that as the American Cabinet Hardware Corp. Note the sign on the left advertising the Williamson…

2007.74.8 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A view displaying several male workers amid trays of parts while a couple of employees weigh two trays on a scale.

2007.74.6 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
This photograph presents several female employees seated at work stations with trays of hardware and parts on the floor.

2007.74.7 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A black and white photograph depicting American Cabinet Hardware Corporation employees hard at work, including several women seated at machines.

2007.74.4 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
Employees at their desks face the camera in this photograph of the American Cabinet Hardware Corporate office, located at 416 S. Main St., Rockford IL.

2007.74.2 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A view depicting Amerock's Plant 2 at Seminary and Sayre Streets, a building used by the company from the 1940s to the 60s. In later years, this facility was utilized for storage only.

2007.74.3 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
This "convention unit" was used at trade shows. Two female employees are seated within the unit, one in front of a picture of the Ziock building, labeled as the "main plant and office, 416 S. Main St." in Rockford IL, and the other in front of a…

2005.16.102 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
In this shop/parts picture, a worker handles hinges at the Amerock Corp., formerly the American Cabinet Hardware Corporation.

2005.16.97 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
American Cabinet Hardware Corp. (later Amerock) co-founder G. W. Aldeen is pictured working at his desk.

2005.16.91 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
American Cabinet Hardware Corp. (later Amerock) co-founder R. A. Aldeen is pictured working at his desk. The painting on the wall behind him depicts the Ziock building at 416 S. Main St. in Rockford IL, which the company occupied in the 1940s and…

2005.16.94 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A view showing the Amerock buildings at their new location, 4000 Auburn Street in Rockford IL. Some construction is still visibly ongoing as evidenced in the photograph's center and at the far right.

2005.16.93 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A worker sits atop a girder while a crane hovers above him as construction is underway at Amerock's Auburn Street plant at 4000 Auburn Street in Rockford IL. The facility opened in 1956.

2005.16.92 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
This scene shows girders being raised as part of Amerock's construction of their Auburn Street facility at 4000 Auburn Street in Rockford IL. This new plant opened in 1956.

2005.16.88 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A photograph depicting construction of Amerock's Auburn Street plant at 4000 Auburn Street in Rockford IL. This facility opened in 1956.

2005.16.78 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A black and white photograph displaying the sprawling Amerock Corporation plant at 4000 Auburn Street.

2005.16.82 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A black and white nighttime shot of the American Cabinet Hardware Corporation's Plant 2 building, precursor to Amerock, on Seminary Street in Rockford IL with all the windows brilliantly lit from within.

2005.16.83 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
G. W. Aldeen, one of the founders of what became the Amerock Corporation in Rockford IL, is pictured standing in his office.

2005.16.103 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A full frontal view of the Amerock Corporation building in Rockford IL. Notice that the company is flying the Canadian flag atop its facility.

2005.16.100 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
Reuben A. Aldeen (left) and G. W. Aldeen (right) flank an unidentified man in the middle as they sit on a couch in an office of the Amerock Corporation. They must be high inside the Ziock building at 416 S. Main St. in Rockford, IL, judging by the…

2007.74.11 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
G. W. Aldeen (left) and R. A. Aldeen (right) stand in front of the American Cabinet Hardware Corporation offices.

2007.74.1 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
The five suited gentlemen pictured in an office of the American Cabinet Hardware Corporation are (L to R) Swan Browman, R. A. Aldeen, Harry Dahlstrom, Erick Ericksen, and Thorston Ericksen.

2007.74.5 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
This black and white photograph depicts several workers by the machinery in the press department of the American Cabinet Hardware Corporation. This company later became Amerock.

2007.74.13 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A black and white photograph showing the Ziock building, located at 416 S. Main St. in Rockford IL. Amerock Corporation purchased this facility in 1946, and the company's name is prominently displayed on the tower at the very top of the structure.…

2007.74.29 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A view looking southwest across the Rock River and the State Street Bridge showing the business district of Rockford's near west side. The tall structure in the background is the Ziock building at 416 S. Main St. Amerock purchased this facility in…

2007.74.21 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
This scene depicts six female employees working in Amerock's plating department. For an additional view, see photo 2007.74.22.

2007.74.22 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
Six women are shown working in Amerock's plating department. For an additional view, see photo 2007.74.21.

2005.16.85 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A view showing several employees working at machines in Amerock's tool room.

2005.16.89 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
This scene depicts two women in the Amerock Corporation booth at a trade show. The sign above the booth displays the American Cabinet Hardware Corporation name, a predecessor to Amerock,

2007.74.31 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
This photograph shows the Amerock name on the company's facilities at 4000 Auburn Street, Rockford IL.

2007.74.18 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A female employee is seated working at a machine as part of Amerock Corporation's assembly operation.

2007.74.17 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A black and white photograph showing three employees working at machines in Amerock Corporation's assembly department.

2005.16.101 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
Workers are sitting down to lunch in Amerock Corporation's cafeteria, Rockford IL.

2007.74.14 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
This photograph shows the workers and machinery in Amerock's first data processing department, which was used mostly for inventory processing.
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