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Crotty Family Residence
The William Crotty family residence at 727 East State Street. William and his wife Frances M. were living at 727 East State Street by 1894. William worked in real estate in Rockford. In 1899 he died in a traffic accident leaving Frances with 8…
East State Street Homes
Residential homes on East State Street looking west.
Bengt Nelson Farm
Bengt Nelson Farm possibly located at 2107 East State Street. Myrtle (born in 1899) is at the left with five children standing at right.
East State Street
Aerial view looking southwest toward East State Street and Fairview Avenue.
Growth Along East State Street
Aerial view looking northwest along East State Street. Fairview Avenue crosses East State Street at left. Alpine Road crosses East State Street at the bottom center. The E shaped building is The Alpine Inn at 4404 East State Street, near the…
Rockford's Expansion
Aerial view looking southwest across East State Street and Alpine Road. They cross at the lower left. Guilford-Turner Cemetery, established in 1855, is located at the north east corner of East State Street and Alpine Road. It is at the lower left…
Residential Areas Along East State Street
Aerial view looking east along East State Street. Fairview Avenue and East State street cross at the center of the image.
Rockford Grows to the East
Aerial view looking northwest at East State Street and Alpine Road. They cross at the bottom right corner. Guilford-Turner Cemetery, established in 1855, is at the north east corner of East State Street and Alpine Road.
Growth Along East State Street
Aerial view looking south along Fairview Avenue. East State Street and Fairview Avenue cross at right center.
Residential Housing
Aerial view of East State Street intersecting with Fairview Avenue at left center.
Residential Housing
Aerial view of East State Street. It connects with Fairview Avenue at left center.
Lake Peterson Home
Lake Peterson home at 1313 East State Street. The house was built in 1873 by its first resident, John Lake, who lived there until his death in 1907. It was purchased in 1918 by Pehr August Peterson. He donated the house to Swedish American Hospital…
Winter Street Scene
East State Street in winter. Interurban tracks and wires are in the foreground. Electric streetcars ran 1890 - 1936.
John Lake Home
John Lake House located at 1313 East State Street. Built in 1873 it is a Victorian Gothic Revival architectural style. Pehr August Peterson purchased the home in 1918. The house is an asymmetrical two-story built with yellow brick and slate tiles on…
State Street Baptist Church Choir
The choir at the State Street Baptist Church, located at 1135 East State Street. The Pastor, Reverend Mahlon M. Day is seated at the front.
State Street Baptist Church Choir
Appears to be the choir inside the State Street Baptist Church, located at 1135 East State Street. They appear to be in the choir loft with the organ pipes behind them. In front is the organist at the organ and the Reverend Mahlon M. Day at the…
State Street Baptist Church Choir
Appears to be the choir standing on the steps of the State Street Baptist Church, located at 1135 East State Street. The men stand behind the women, who are all in white dresses. The Reverend Mahlon M. Day is in front with his arms crossed.
State Street Baptist Church
State Street Baptist Church located at 1135 East State Street, at the junction with Third and Kishwaukee Streets. A horse is at a water trough. The Norman Clark Flour and Feed is at right.
State Street Baptist Choir
The Choir at the State Street Baptist Church, located at 1135 East State Street. The Pastor, Reverend Mahlon M. Day, is seated at the front.
P.A. Peterson's Home
A bedroom set in one of bedrooms at P.A. Peterson's Home on East State Street.
P.A. Peterson's Home
A bedroom at the home of P.A. Peterson on East State Street with a close up view of a sleigh bed. A sleigh bed has curved or scrolled head and footboards resembling a sled or sleigh.
East State Street Trolley Tracks
Trolley tracks on East State Street, near 9th Street, for the Rockford and Interurban Railway Company. Rockford Street Railway began operation in 1880 with horse pulled cars, changing to electricity in the early 1890s. The company expanded its city…
Kelly Farm
Kelly Farm on East State Street near the Perryville Road intersection. In 2007 this site was occupied by Lowe's Hardware.
Sugar Farm
Spearing Family Farm buildings. According to the donor, this was the only maple sugar producing farm in Winnebago County. The Spearing family owned the farm from 1926-1950s.
Sugar Farm
Maple sugar farm sugar shack at the Spearing Farm where sap is boiled down. According to the donor, this was the only maple sugar producing farm in Winnebago County, and the Spearing family owned the farm from 1926-1950s. The grove contains over 200…
Sugar Farm
Aerial view of East State Street and the Spearing sugar farm, six miles north west of Belvidere. According to the donor, this was the only maple sugar producing farm in Winnebago County, and the Spearing family owned the farm from 1926-1950s.
Peace Parade Along State Street
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. The Masons marching led by Uncle Sam with a woman at left carrying what appears to be Great Britain's flag and a…
Peace Parade Along State Street
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. A float with a coffin and a sign over it, "At ….. Rest - ! IN -- HELL".
Peace Parade Along State Street
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. A float with an Effigy of a German soldier hanging and a sign that reads " "Hell's New Ruler".
Peace Parade Along State Street
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. Three men on horseback leading marching soldiers with rifles.
Peace Parade Along State Street
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. Two men in an automobile with an Effigy of a Kaiser in the back seat.
Peace Parade Along State Street
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. A marching band playing brass instruments.
Peace Parade Along State Street
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. Women marching, followed by men in civilian clothing.
Peace Parade Along State Street
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. Marching band with brass instruments.
Peace Parade Along State Street
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. Marching band of soldiers in uniform.
Peace Parade Along State Street
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. Women carrying American flags, riding on top of a horse pulled coach.
Peace Parade Along State Street
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. Nurses carrying American flags.
Peace Parade Along State Street
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. A young boy and girl carrying American flags.
Peace Parade Along State Street
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. Five soldiers on horseback.
Soldiers Marching in the Peace Parade
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. Soldiers with rifles marching.
Peace Parade First Aid Wagon
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. A soldier is marching near a First Aid wagon pulled by four mules.
Peace Parade Along State Street
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. Three soldiers marching carrying axes resting on their right shoulders. They are followed by two Masons and a sailor.…
Peace Parade Along State Street
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. Two men on horseback are in the foreground.
Peace Parade Along State Street
Peace Parade along the 900 block of East State Street. The German government was presented with Armistice terms on November 8, 1918. A man wearing a loose fitting costume is in the foreground.
Turner School
Turner School at the Southeast corner of Alpine Road and East State Street, torn down in 1931 and replaced by Alpine School.
Mattison Machine Co. Dinner Event.
A black & white photograph depicting a Mattison Machine Co. event. Because of the look of the ceiling and the chandeliers, this could be at the Faust Hotel, 618-634 E. State at 4th St., which opened in 1929. Compare to a Barber-Colman Co. picture…
Clark & McKenney Hardware Co.
Four people, three men and one woman, pose outside the Clark & McKenney Hardware Co. located at 429 E. State St. at the corner of 2nd Ave. in Rockford IL. This had become the J. L. Clark Hardware Co. by the 1902 city directory.
Barber-Colman Event at the Faust Hotel.
This black & white photograph depicts a Barber-Colman event at the Faust Hotel, 618-634 E. State at 4th St., which opened in 1929. The dance floor is empty with a large group of people standing towards the back. Along the dance floor are four tables…
Soldiers and Band in Legion Parade.
A military color guard leads a marching band across the State Street Bridge into the first block of W. State Street in an American Legion parade. The News Tower building in the left background is actually on the east side of the Rock River at 97-99…
Clown Band.
A photograph depicting a clown band in an unidentified parade in the first block of W. State Street. The News Tower building in the left background is actually on the east side of the Rock River at 97-99 E. State Street.