Photo of the Keith Creek Flood and depicts excessive flooding with houses in the background. On the left, there are two boys standing on a pile of dirt or debris in the water. On back, "1 boy lost his life in creek near here" is handwritten.
Photo of Charles Street and Shaw Street after the 1928 tornado and flooding. On the back, "Before Alpine Dam was built" is written. The Smith Oil and Refining Company building can be seen on the right. In the back, there is a sign for Trigg and…
Photo of 6th Avenue and 13th Street after the 1928 tornado and flooding. There are two buildings, likely apartment complexes, and a woman is at the door at the left building.
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. There is a house missing the entire front and roof of the house. This is the same house as 2012.3.13, 2008.1.107, 2008.1.111, 2012.3.30 but a different view. Location unknown.
Photo of Rockford after the 1928 tornado & flooding, location unknown. There is a house that appears to be "sinking" into its foundation. There are three women and two children standing at the windows.
Photo of the 900 and 1000 block of West State St. looking east during Rockford flood in the 1940s. "Kent A. Moberg" is written on the back. There is a sign for "New Extra Mileage Tires" in the background.
Photo of the Rockford dam during the flooding of March 25, 1929. This Photo was taken from the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Bridge. There is water flowing from left to right with a bridge on the left. What appears to be part of the Water…
Photo of the March 25, 1929 flood taken behind the Register Gazette building. The sidewalk is submerged under water with a fence or railing to the right with a line of trees next to it. There is a bridge in distance.
Photo of the March 25, 1929 flood taken in front of the Rockford Public Library looking towards the State Street bridge. Part of a pipe is exposed at the center.