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Mathilda Oleson's home where Irene and her son Selwyn Seek lived in 1926, located at 5413 North Second Street. Interurban rails are in the foreground. The architectural style is a variance of Tudor. The house is cross gabled with strong timbering on…

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The home of Wilbur W. and Hilda E. Seek at 1408 Sixth Street. Wilbur (1885 - 1976) and Hilda (1889 - 1964) moved into the home circa 1932 and lived there the rest of their lives. The architectural style is Folk Victorian based on the decorative…

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The home of Wilbur W. and Hilda E. Seek at 1408 Sixth Street after remodeling. The decorative trim on the roof line and front porch have been removed. The porch was enclosed and windows put in which maintains the openness a porch provides. The wavy…

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A child in a home's backyard. A solid wood plank fence at right separates a home space from a neighbor and provides some privacy. The backyard provides recreational space for a family while the front yard was usually not fenced and acts to connect…

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An unidentified baby in a buggy near a front porch. Sidewalks provide a sturdy flat surface for pedestrians to walk on away from vehicles. Cement was a popular building material for sidewalks in America since the early 1900s.

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A baby on a lawn in a residential neighborhood. The solid fence at the left served to provide privacy in neighborhoods where the houses are built close together. The outbuilding at the right would have housed a horse and carriage before automobiles…

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The birthplace of Chauncey Lee Calkins (1891 - 1985) located at 204 North Street (now Park Avenue) in Rockford.

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Pictured left to right, Miriam, Bernice, "Me", Stuart, and Philip. The setting where people are photographed is important. Many family photographs are taken in the home's yard. Including the house in the picture provides a connection to the people…

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The Delbert Trahern family home at 323 Whitman Street. This was the childhood home of Helen Trahern, daughter of Delbert and Sadie Trahern. Built circa 1903 - 1908, it replaced a stone house, using part of the foundation. The stone house had faced…

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Looking south east on Whitman Street.

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Dr. Marvin Hanaford's house at 1995 Harlem Boulevard. Marvin and his wife Melvina moved into the home by 1911 and lived there until their deaths in 1938 and 1921 respectively. The house was built about 1900 with the property line going to the Rock…

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The main entrance to the home of Delbert and Nona Trahern and their daughter Helen at 323 Whitman Street.

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Helen Trahern sitting on the front steps of a home that is possibly the Trahern home circa 1900 - 1908 at 1128 North Church Street. Helen was age eight in 1902 when the family lived there.

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Delbert Trahern home located at 323 Whitman Street in Rockford. This was the childhood home of Helen Trahern, daughter of Delbert and Sadie Trahern. Built circa 1903 - 1908, it replaced a stone house, using part of the foundation. The stone house had…

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The home of Delbert and Nona Trahern at 323 Whitman Street.

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The home of Delbert and Nona Trahern at 323 Whitman Street. The main entrance may be at the left with large decorative posts supporting a porch roof. A screened porch extends the length of the house at the right.

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The home of Delbert and Nona Trahern and their daughter Helen, located at 323 Whitman Street in Rockford. Screen has replaced glass windows on the one story addition at the far right.

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An unidentified woman and a young boy. They are posing in the yard of an unidentified house.

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An unidentified boy wearing a sailor suit. The boy is posing in the yard of a house.

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Unidentified woman on a swing. The building may be at a type of camp retreat. Windows line the building creating a closeness with nature. The building is on posts keeping the foundation off of the ground. Ornamental concrete blocks are at the…

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The Wilfred Baker home at 1520 Quentin Road. They moved to the home by 1936 when the address was Rd. 4 Quentin Road. Architectural style is English Cottage which was popular 1920 - 1940. Features include asymmetry, tall, narrow windows, a steeply…

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Group photo at Wilfred Baker's home at 1520 Quentin Road. The Baker family moved into the home by 1936. The architectural style is English Cottage featuring a gabled enclosed entry and a door that is arched.

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Group photo at Wilfred Baker's home at 1520 Quentin Road. The Baker family moved into the home by 1936. The architectural style is English Cottage featuring a gabled enclosed entry and a door that is arched. The roof shingles are two different colors…

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Nona Trahern and Delbert E. Trahern of Rockford, Illinois, are visiting Clarence and Gertie Ingalls.

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An unidentified couple pose near a home. The hexagon shaped shingles on the roof are likely asphalt shingles which gained popularity in the twentieth century.

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Possibly Bernice Bogne, Eleanor Pierson, and Helen O'Donnell sitting on the driveway of a one-story ranch home.

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Phil Bogne, Harold, Eleanor Pierson and Helen O'Donnell at a ranch style home with vertical wood siding. The elaborate chimney has Spanish Colonial architectural influences.

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Bernice Bogne, Harold, Eleanor Pierson and Helen O'Donnell at a ranch style home. The elaborate chimney has Spanish Colonial architectural influences. The ranch style was popular after World War II with the growth of suburbs.

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Phil and Bernice Bogne, Harold, Eleanor Pierson and Helen O'Donnell at a ranch style home with vertical wood siding. Ranch homes are one story with a gable roof. The ranch style originated in California in the 1930s and were inspired by Spanish…

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Harold and Eleanor Pierson at a ranch style home with vertical wood siding. The shuttered side window has Spanish Colonial architectural influences.

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Wendell and Betty Ward stand in front of the walkway and lamp post in front of a house. The architecture is rustic with a simple gable roof and large shutters.

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A rustic style house with wood vertical siding, large shutters and a wooden cross bar railing on the balcony. The house is built over a two-car garage. The first garages were converted carriage houses as horses were replaced by automobiles. Garages…

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An unidentified couple near a ranch house possibly owned by the O'Donnell family.

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A ranch style home, possibly the home of Helen O'Donnell. The ranch style originated in California in the 1930s and was inspired by Spanish Colonial architecture which were low with wide eaves and cross ventilation to fight the heat.

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Possibly the Knight family posing on the lawn of a ranch home.

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Possibly the Knight family posing on the lawn of a ranch home.

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Ogilby and O'Donnell families at an unidentified ranch home. The distinctive chimney and large windows may have been influenced by the Spanish Colonial style of architecture.

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An unidentified ranch house possibly owned by the O'Donnell family. The ranch style originated in California in the 1930s inspired by Spanish Colonial architecture which was low with wide eaves.

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Members of the Dell family pose in front of a home. The architectural style is possibly Folk Victorian based on the presence of a front porch with elaborate spindles and two different styles of siding. The awning provides shade, making the porch…

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Unidentified people on house steps. Architectural style is possibly Colonial Revival. The front door is accentuated with an overhang that is supported by slender columns, forming an entry porch.

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A residential neighborhood. The house in the foreground at left has boxed column supports for the porch. The houses in the background are cross gabled with dormer windows. Dormers increase useable space in an attic or upper story of a home.

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Unidentified women pose near corn stalks. During the 1800s back yards were work spaces. A vegetable garden, refuse pile, livestock, and the outhouse were in the back yard. As automobiles became more common in the early 1900s, garages were placed at…

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This building appears to be part of a camp retreat. The architecture is simple wood boards, tin roof, and a rough hewn stone chimney. The doorway is covered with an arched roof with a name plate directly over the entrance. A woman is relaxing on a…

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A simply built cottage that may be at a camp retreat. The side posts frame an entrance into the building.

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This building appears to be part of a camp retreat. The architecture is simple wood boards. The doorway is covered with an arched roof with a name plate "Clymada" directly over the entrance. A woman is standing at the entrance.

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A man and woman under an arched trellis with a gate.

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Two ladies on a lawn swing. Early lawns were a status symbol of the wealthy as it was expensive to plant and care for a lawn. Over time as garden hoses and the rotary lawn mower became available, more people could afford to care for a lawn. Outdoor…

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Possibly a three generation family portrait. The freestanding pergola provides a private seating area with access to breezes and light sun while offering protection from direct sunlight.

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A small girl playing by a lattice fence. Lattice provides structure for vine plants to grow on. The sidewalk at left is made of wood planks. In America, wood sidewalks were common in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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Small girl playing with a basket. The house in the background has shutters on the first floor.
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