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Lincoln Junior High School under construction.
Lincoln Junior High School, on Charles Street, under construction.
Lincoln Junior High School
Lincoln Junior High School on Charles Street, around the time of its completion in September 1927.
Benjamin Franklin School (formerly Lincoln School)
Lincoln School, located at Park Avenue and North Court Street, was renamed Benjamin Franklin School in 1925.
Wood-working class at Rockford High School
Wood-working class at Rockford High School
Construction of O.F. Barbour School
O.F. Barbour School under construction in southwest Rockford, at 1116 Montague Street. The school was demolished in 1999.
Construction of O.F. Barbour School
The back of O.F. Barbour School as construction neared completion in southwest Rockford, at 1116 Montague Street. The school was demolished in 1999.
Construction of O.F. Barbour School
O.F. Barbour School under construction in southwest Rockford, at 1116 Montague Street. The school was demolished in 1999.
Turner School
Turner School at the Southeast corner of Alpine Road and East State Street, torn down in 1931 and replaced by Alpine School.
Guilford Center School
Photo of old Guilford Center School, corner Guilford and Mulford Roads.
Adams School
Adams School in the 200 block of South Fifth St and built in 1857. It was razed in 1893.
Rockford Female Seminary
Carriage house in which Rockford Female Seminary was started in 1849 (later Rockford College)
Henry Freeman School
Henry Freeman School. Built in 1893 as Adams School, the school was renamed as Henry Freeman School in 1904.
School in Davis Junction, Illinois
School house at Davis Junction, Illinois. In 1959 Mrs. Elizabeth Richardson Storey, age 87, identified the students. Josey Ryan, Daddy Sears, Edith Beach Betts, Elizabeth Storey, Foster girls, Sister Gertie Richardson, Carey Woodruff, Raymond Nash,…
Wight School
Wight School at Fourth Avenue and Tenth Street
Hall School
Hall School, at 426 North Third Street, built in 1892. The building, which ceased to be used by Rockford Public Schools in 1981, was demolished in 2003.
Adams School
Photo of Adams School in the 200 block of South Fifth Street. It was razed in 1893 and replaced with a brick building. It was renamed Freeman School in 1904.
Hall School
Hall School, at 426 North Third Street, built in 1892. The building, which ceased to be used by Rockford Public Schools in 1981, was demolished in 2003.
The Old Stone School
The Old Stone School on Town Line Road near Byron. Identified are Adolph Kapperman, Freddie and Milfred, and teacher Amy Lutz. This is the original school, which was destroyed by fire in 1902. A new school was built in the same spot. That school has…
Turner School
Turner School, 1410 Broadway Avenue. The school was built in 1898.
Harlem Consolidated School
Harlem Consolidated School
Harlem Village School
Harlem Village School facing Harlem Road. The Harlem Town Hall is to the left and the Turner House to the right.
Harlem Village School
Harlem Village School
Hall House
Hall House, used as an early Harlem Village School
Center Schoolhouse
Selwyn Seek rides his horse up the stairs at Center Schoolhouse at the northwest corner of Mulford Road and Guilford Road. The building was the Guilford Center Grange Hall at one time.
Rockford High School Science class.
Rockford High School Science class. Students examine cross sections of tree branches.
Class of 1925 Harlem Consolidated High School
Class of 1925 Harlem Consolidated High School. Top to bottom, left to right: I.F. Pearson, Superintendent; [illegible]; M. Douglas, Assistant Superintendent; [Harris] Schoonover, [Conklin], Harold Schoonover, F. Peterson, F. Swanson, Bessie Miller,…
West High School Students
West High School students with Teacher Miss Ethel Vincent (bottom right). It is possible that they are the Senior class officers.
West High School, Senior Class Officers of 1944
West High School, Senior Class Officers of 1944. Left to Right are Betty Hennessey, Miss Ethel Vincent, Lavern Allen, Georgia Retsinas, and Joseph Acardo.
Mrs. Hurlbut at the Free Soil School
Free Soil School - teacher, Mrs. Hurlbut. The Free Soil School was located at Harlem Road and North Second Street.
Harlem Village School
Harlem Village School
Bicycle Club
Bicycle Club from the late 1880's. Orin Rugg is sitting in the middle of the front row.
A Bicycle Built for Three
Three men on a three-passenger bicycle ride in front of the Nelson Hotel at 306 South Main Street.
A Bicycle Race
Cyclists line up at the start of a bicycle race Possibly Fairgrounds Park.
A High Wheel Bicyclist
Man on a high wheel bicycle performing in front of grandstand filled with spectators. Possibly Driving Park or Fairgrounds Park.
A July 4th Visit to Rockford by Early Bicyclists
A large group of cyclists stand with their bicycles on the lawn to the left of an unidentified house.
A Young Cyclist
Young man with an early bicycle stands on a gravel pathway surrounded by trees and plants.
An Utter Family Bike Ride
Utter family on a bike ride. Four ladies and one man on bicycles face the camera in front of an unidentified home.
Preparing to Take the Family for a Bicycle Ride
Henry B. Utter, in the rear seat, and another boy sit on a trailer attached to the back of a bicycle. They are in front of the Utter home at 972 North Main Street. The bike trailer was made in the Utter Manufacturing Company factory.
Lincoln Park School, Grade 5, 1971-1972 class photo
A black and white photo of Lincoln Park School's 1971-1972 5th Grade class. Robert Bushaw pictured in third row from bottom, far left. The class is racially-integrated.
Lincoln Park School, Grade 6, 1967-1968 class photo
A black and white photo of Lincoln Park School's 1967-1968 6th Grade class. Robert Bushaw pictured in third row from bottom, far right.
Lincoln Park School, Grade 6, 1966-1967 class photo
A black and white photo of Lincoln Park School's 1966-1967 6th Grade class. Robert Bushaw is pictured in second row from bottom, far left. The class is racially-integrated.
Lincoln Park School, Grade 7, 1962-1963 class photo
A black and white photo of Lincoln Park School's 1962-1963 7th Grade class. Robert Bushaw pictured in second row from bottom, far left. The class is racially-integrated.
Lincoln Park School Staff, 1962-1963
A black and white photo of Lincoln Park School 1962-1963 staff photo. Robert Bushaw pictured in third row from botton, second from right. Six African-American faculty members are pictured.
Lincoln Park School Faculty photo
A black and white photo of Lincoln Park School Faculty, taken on May 12, 1956. Robert Bushaw pictured in fourth row from bottom, fifth from the left. Two African-American faculty members are pictured.
Lincoln Park School, Grade 7, 1958-1959 class photo
A black and white photo of Lincoln Park School's 1958-1959 7th Grade class. Teacher standing on left is Bob Bushaw. Robert Bushaw pictured in third row from bottom, far left. The class is racially-integrated.
Lincoln Park School, Grade 7, Room 209 class photo
A black and white photo of Lincoln Park School's 7th Grade class, taken on March 12, 1958 in Room 209 students. Robert Bushaw pictured in second row from bottom, far left. The class is racially-integrated.
Lincoln Park School, Grade 7, Room 209 class photo
A black and white photo of Lincoln Park School's 7th Grade class, taken on March 26, 1956 of Room 209 students. Robert Bushaw pictured in third row from bottom, far left. The class is racially-integrated.
Lincoln Park School, Grade 6, 1952-1953 class photo
A black and white photo of Lincoln Park School's 1952-1953 6th Grade class. There is a smaller picture of Lincoln Park School in the middle. Robert Bushaw pictured in middle column next to Mr. Fairchild.
Harlem Village School picnic
A black and white photo snapshot of Harlem Village School picnic with four rows of children and adults. The woman in a large-rimmed hat is Mrs. Dora Hall.
Harlem Consolidation School with children in garden
A black and white photo of Harlem Consolidated School with Free Soil school in background, used as horse barn. Corn is pictured in foreground with alternating rows of plants and dirt paths.