1 50 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25224/archive/files/2dc840628ec9bb9289ec8d2af8b9e6dc.jpg?Expires=1774483200&Signature=sokEj7THnC0nJcgEmjVkPL8G9acTdJuCHUxgTjZnWOvkFppuIbE-ZVEkY7Nw7PseSL589V09lL-e%7Eh47g7HyKCh77iRWTndQmy0BigsTGsImOq95aXBtLkk1UnjCYYmKMsLsqvDgX9XBL3qkt6nKvyFvYqWNrmTP8NOphwusk-vQ4G29qdiGX2fbHiPpfupij7QhlnOUxZ%7EYQgKbJp0pacrsXTW8uAKnjhg9WLE8-CRA40r0%7Ej55uBDQ2oGxEn8dULN21p-if6xDMgDTC07KhwAQeCFvZtBgRydRhMIrvivMz43EYNAMzUnKO43-VnIqa9o4sigqI4NQyCJk%7EaVpYg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM a81127a40f3c7a62071a54d240308819 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Industry and Manufacturing, Rockford, Illinois Description An account of the resource A collection of photographs depicting images of industrial businesses and manufacturing corporations in Rockford, Illinois in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The majority of the scenes range from 1910 to 1976. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1880-1984 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 4.5" x 6.75" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mechanics Furniture Co. Employees. Description An account of the resource This photograph showing eighteen men has "My Dad Emil" handwritten across the third figure from the left in the top row. These men represent workers at the Mechanics Furniture Co., 1100 Seminary St. at the corner of Keith St. in Rockford IL. Established in 1890, the company's slogan was "Our line, make it your line" according to a 1910 company catalog. In 1904, the Register Gazette newspaper reported that the Mechanics Furniture Co. employed twenty-four traveling salesmen who reached every part of the U.S. Emil's last name and the identities of the other men in the photo are unknown. The company closed its doors in the mid to late 1930s. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1890-1938 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Midway Village Museum Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2011.1.17b Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Keith Street Mechanics Furniture Company Midway Village Museum Register Gazette Rockford Illinois--History Rockford Manufacturing--Industry Seminary Street