This closed-course race is about to start for nine cyclists at the Fairgrounds (aka Fairgrounds Park). This event may have taken place during the county fair typically held in September. Cycling competitions were quite common in Rockford and of…
The closed-course race is about to start for these nine cyclists at the Fairgrounds (aka Fairgrounds Park). This event may have taken place during the county fair typically held in September. Cycling competitions were quite common in Rockford of…
This photograph depicts the Hess & Hopkins Leather Co., makers of "leather, harnesses, horse collars and leather flynets" according to the 1902 Rockford City Directory. The company offices and tannery were located at Acorn and Tanner Streets near…