Wight Elementary School
Wight Elementary School, 1358 4th Avenue, in August 1977.A yellow and black sign by the door designates the school as a fallout shelter. Many such shelters were built or designated during the 1960s as a reaction to the Cold War and the fear of a Soviet nuclear attack.
City of Rockford Community Development Department
1977
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Wight Elementary School
Wight Elementary School, 1358 4th Avenue, in August 1977.
City of Rockford Community Development Department
1977
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The 500 Block of 7th Street
504-516 7th Street with Lyran Hall visible in the rear on 4th Avenue.
City of Rockford Community Development Department
November 1984
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The 500 Block of 7th Street
504-516 7th Street with Lyran Hall visible in the rear on 4th Avenue.
City of Rockford Community Development Department
November 1984
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Wight School
Wight School at Fourth Avenue and Tenth Street
circa 1890s
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Wight School, Rockford, Illinois.
The imposing white structure of Wight School, at 4th Avenue and 10th Street, fills this photograph.
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