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Elm Street Homes
Housing on the south side of Elm Street, east of Kilburn Avenue, in Southwest Rockford, October 1975.
Smith Oil Storage Tanks
Smith Oil Company storage tanks at the southeast tip of Talcott-Page Park, looking southwest. Northwest of School Street and Kilburn Avenue.
Residential Area with Schooling, Medical Care and Shopping
Aerial view looking northeast in the northwest quadrant of Rockford, Illinois. A drainage canal that originates at Kent Creek meanders to the Rock River (at upper right to center). Kilburn Avenue runs diagonally from the lower right corner towards…
Smith Oil Truck at Snow's Crossing.
This Smith Oil truck appears to be refueling airplanes. The photograph was taken at Snow's Crossing, which is now N. 2nd St. as it enters Loves Park IL from Rockford. The 1915 city directory lists the company as being located at 519 W. State St.…
Blacksmith Shop.
Interior of a blacksmith shop located on Kilburn Avenue. Calvin M. Messinger (1852-1926) is holding the wheel in the center.
Smith Oil Service Station.
Two gentlemen wait in their car at the pumps while an attendant services their automobile at the Smith Oil Service Station, 1104 Kilburn Avenue.
St. Thomas High School, Rockford, Ill. 4-193.
A black and white photograph showing St. Thomas High School at Mulberry Street and Kilburn Avenue.