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2008.19.101 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
An aerial photograph showing the National Lock Company's massive industrial plant at 1930 7th Street. Founded in 1903, the corporation's complex stretched on 18th Avenue from 7th to 9th streets and on 7th street from 19th to 20th Avenues.

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A photograph labeled as being of Nels Anderson at Rockford Cabinet Co., which later became Landstrom's. Rockford Cabinet Co., established in 1880, was located at 18th Ave. and 12th St. The company supplied Camp Grant with 400 dressers on two weeks'…

2012.23.103 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
This color photograph displays the interior of Behr Machinery and Equipment Company, located at 501 18th Avenue in Rockford IL. The room holds machinery on the floor and pictures of machinery on the walls.

92.52.58a 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
This is one half of a large panoramic view of the Haddorf Piano Company. The 1902 Rockford city directory lists the company's location as the corner of 18th Ave. and 12th St. in Rockford IL. with A. Landquist as president and P. A. Peterson as…

92.52.58b 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
This is one half of a large panoramic view of the Haddorf Piano Company. The 1902 Rockford city directory lists the company's location as the corner of 18th Ave. and 12th St. in Rockford IL. with A. Landquist as president and P. A. Peterson as…

94.78.2 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
This large group of uniformed men represent the Mechanics Universal Joint Company's softball league. The company was located on 18th Ave. at the corner of 9th St. in Rockford IL. Notice the different colored uniforms bearing various names…

2008.19.1b 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
An aerial view displaying the National Lock Company's six-story plant on 18th Ave. from 7th to 9th Sts. and on 7th St. from 19th to 20th Aves. in Rockford IL. The company, founded in 1903, boasts a tall and distinctive "clock tower" that graces one…

98.15.1a 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
An aerial view displaying the National Lock Company's six-story plant on 18th Ave. from 7th to 9th Sts. and on 7th St. from 19th to 20th Aves. in Rockford IL. The company, founded in 1903, boasts a tall and distinctive "clock tower" that graces one…

84.1.21j 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A photograph of the exterior of the National Lock Co. plant on 7th St. and 18th Ave. in Rockford IL. Note the gas pumps in the extreme left.

93.88.3 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
The front of this photograph states, "National Lock Co. Addition. Security Building Co. Contractors, Rockford. Weiss and Niestadt Architects, Chicago. Work started March 1, 1925. Picture taken 4/24/25." The plant's main structure at 7th St. and 18th…

2001.13.1 96 dpi watermarked.jpg
A large group of men, and three boys standing at the top outside a window, pose in front of the Union Furniture Co., located at the intersection of 18th Ave. and 9th St. in Rockford IL. P. A. Peterson and Jonas Peters formed the company in 1875.…

74.649.23 96 dpi wm.jpg
Eighteenth Avenue before street improvements. Interurban rails are in the foreground.

74.649.24 96 dpi wm.jpg
Eighteenth Avenue after street improvements. In the 1800s, all sorts of waste was dumped into the streets. Street curbs functioned to separate streets from people and dwellings.

2012.66.198 300dpi 4x6.jpg
An industrial area near 11th Street and 18th Avenue

2012.66.1155 300dpi 4x6.jpg
Old Rockford Fire Station #5 at 1528 18th Avenue in May 1977.
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