Roper Girls Annual Banquet.
A black and white photograph of the Roper Co. Girls Annual Banquet, held at the Hotel Nelson, 306 S. Main St. The Roper Co., manufacturers of stoves and pumps, was located on Blackhawk Park Ave.
Waldsmith Commercial Studio Photographers, 2710 W. State St. Rockford, Illinois
1941-12-17
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Dyke Room, Hotel Nelson.
A photograph showing the interior of the Dyke Room at the Hotel Nelson, located at 306 S. Main Street. Above the bar is artwork depicting windmills, and the wine lists on the tables identify the location as the Hotel Nelson's Drake Room.
Herzog Studio, 111 N. Church St., Rockford, Ill.
circa 1919-1940
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2009.50.23
Chestnut Street Bridge.
This view looks west across the brick-paved Chestnut Street Bridge. Behind the Texaco station on the left stands the majestic Hotel Nelson, and on the right is the equally impressive Brown Building behind the electric company in the foreground.
circa 1930s
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