Browse Items (2250 total)
Sort by:
"The Lost River."
The text underneath this newspaper photograph reads: "The Rock River sort of disappeared for a short time during the night on Monday (Nov. 24, 1980) and left these docks high and dry. The water locks on Fordham Dam opened and dropped the level of the…
"Topping" Day
A group of overcoated businessmen are about to be hoisted by a crane to place a U.S. flag atop a rising structure in a construction site. The platform holding the men is labeled "Associated General Contractors of America."
"Transfer Corner," Rockford, Ill.
Looking up the street, with pedestrians on both sides and a trolley in the street. Dunn Drug Co. is on the left and Elisha L. Thayer and Brother, Wortham's, Deming's, and C.F. Henry's are on the right.
"W. A. Whitney Corp. Bldg. No. 9. Work Smarter!"
A man, Harold O'Donnell - the donor of the diorama, with a cane and a patch on one eye, stands beneath a sign that reads, "W. A. Whitney Corp. Bldg. No. 9. Work Smarter!" Whitney's building, erected in 1916, was located at 650-675 Race Street in…
(3708) Public Library, Rockford, Ill.
This postcard looks east at the library building showing the Rock River behind it.
[Emmanuel] Episcopal Church, Rockford, Ill.
This postcard displays the church's green roof atop the heavy brick building with spaces at the top of its four-sided tower that resemble a castle's battlement crenellations. The church is located at North Church Street and Park Avenue.
[Theodore] Roosevelt at Rockford, Ill. [Courthouse], April 6, 1912.
Crowds surge in front of the court house building, up the twin, curving staircases leading to the entrance, and even in the buildings' windows to see and hear Theodore Roosevelt during his visit on April 6, 1912.
100 Block, South Main Street.
The limestone building pictured occupied 118-120 S. Main Street in a busy area of downtown Rockford. This structure housed the New American Theatre (N. A. T.).
1894 Rockford High School Graduation Photograph
The 1894 graduates of Rockford High School pose outside the main school entrance, some with diplomas in hand.
1895 Rockford High School Graduation Photograph
The 1895 graduates of Rockford High School pose outside of the main school entrance.
1916 Confirmation Class, Swedish Mission Tabernacle Church.
Class photo of students making their confirmation in 1916 at "Sv Ev Mission Kyr Kans" (Swedish Mission Tabernacle Church at Kishwaukee Street and 3rd Avenue) with Reverend August Erickson. Top Row: Fern Rein, Maggie Benetson, Edna Johnson, Myrtle…
1944 Rockford Peaches.
A team photograph of the 1944 Rockford Peaches sitting and standing on the grass in front of a scoreboard, possibly at Beyer Stadium, a football field with a running track around it that was known as the "Peach Orchard," located at 245 15th Avenue in…
1957 Employee Baseball Team, Elco Tool and Screw
Black and white photograph of three Elco Tool and Screw employees posing with a baseball and their gloves. Each individual is wearing athletic gear, so it is believed that they had just finished (and possibly won) a baseball game. The player's names…
200 or 300 block, 7th Street
View from building top with street car.
2nd Congregational Church, Rockford, Ill.
Frontal colorized rendering of the church with three distinct sets of steps ascending from the North Church Street side. The church is located at North Church Street and Park Avenue (out of sight to the right, which is north in this depiction).
300 Block, North Main Street.
A black and white photograph depicting the Rockford Motor Hotel, 317-319 N. Main Street, which opened ca. 1928, billed as a facility providing auto storage, washing, and greasing as well as a filling station. Next door is Wendt Drug Store (John F.)…
300 Block, North Main Street.
A black and white photograph depicting the Rockford Motor Hotel, 317-319 N. Main Street, which opened ca. 1928, billed as a facility providing auto storage, washing, and greasing as well as a filling station. Next door is Wendt Drug Store (John F.)…
300 Block, South Main Street.
This building, in the 300 block of South Main at Chestnut Street, houses several businesses: the Loop Tavern; a leather store; and a barber shop and beauty parlor. Another lunch counter and Goodyear's are up the street (to the right in the photo).
332 Field Artillery Exchange, Camp Grant, Ill.
Men standing around a counter that bears the signs "Soda Department" and "Empty Bottles Here."
3682, The Armory, Rockford, Ill.
The sign outside this theater touts the "Majestic," located at 123 North Church Street.
3682. The Armory, Rockford, Ill.
The Majestic Theatre is pictured with the Knight Building to the left with an overhanging "Cleaners and Dyers" sign. Several women are seen walking on the sidewalk. There is an indiscernible postmark.
3701. Bird's-Eye View of Rockford, Ill.
View of building tops with the Rock River in the middle distance and the other side of the river at the top. This card seems to be postmarked either June or July of 1916.
3705, Court House, Rockford, Ill.
The impressively ornate courthouse building bordered by West State, Elm, North Church, and North Court Streets. Notice the horse and buggies in the street.
4 Government Building, Rockford, Ill.
Similar to postcard 94.38.446cc, this blue-tinged photograph depicts an unnamed "Government Building" with pedestrians on two sides.
400 Block of East State Street, Rockford, Ill.
This view depicts horses and wagons on the street, pedestrians on the sidewalks, wires strung above across the street, and signs on the left advertising Doxsee and Son and Fritz's. Doxsee and Son were located at 407 East State Street.
400 Block, 7th Street.
This black and white photograph shows a wintry view of the 400 block of 7th Street. The A. G. Ogren Music Co., located at 415-417 7th Street, is on the left.
400 Block, 7th Street.
This black and white photograph shows a wintry scene in the 400 block of 7th Street. The A. G. Ogren Music Co., located at 415-417 7th Street, is on the right. For an additional view looking down the street from the opposite direction, see photo…
7th Grade South School photo
Four rows of students standing in front of South School with double doors open. Male teacher in first row, far right. The location of South School is unknown, but believed to have been in Winnebago County.
7th St. after Fire, Aug. 2 -08
People milling in street; Seventh St. Clothing Co. far left; "Dick Yates for Governor" banner over street
7th St. East Side, north from 5th Ave., Rockford, Ill.
Colorized street scene looking north, overhanging signs: Walden's and Hill's.
7th Street view
Looking down on street from telephone pole height.
7th Street, 500 block, looking south
Street scene with Boston Clothing House far right.
A Barber at Work.
The name and location of the barber shop, as well as the identity of the white-haired barber preparing lather in a shaving cup in this photograph, are unknown.
A Bicycle Built for Three
This photograph, taken in front of the South Main Street entrance to the Nelson Hotel, features a very unique three-person bicycle. The hotel, at 306 S. Main Street, was opened in 1893 at the corner of S. Main and Chestnut Streets. William Nelson…
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 Board and Batten Building
A board and batten outbuilding (alternating wide boards with narrow wooden strips) with a limestone foundation is seen in a wooded clearing. There are windows in the foundation as well as in the main building. It appears to be a workshop-type…
A Building of Many Businesses.
Originally built as the Arnold Furniture Factory building at 1149 Railroad Ave. in Rockford IL, this site later housed Rockford Screw Products (from 1929-1933), Producto Tool & Star Bit Co., and Rockford Steel Industries Co. (1976). For an additional…
A Busy Factory Floor, W. F. & John Barnes Co.
W. F. & John Barnes Company employees work at various machines on both sides of an aisle where one man holds a control unit.
A Food Queue at Mattison Machine Works Cookout.
Employees line up for food at a Mattison Machine Works cookout.
A Good Day's Catch
Numerous fish on stringers hang from a wooden structure. They appear to be primarily walleye and bass.
A Good Day's Catch
Numerous fish hang from stringers in this photograph. It is similar to photos 88.122.722 and 88.122.740.
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 Labyrinth of Machinery in Rockford Electric Co.
A view looking down on the congested floor of the Rockford Electric Co., thick with machines, cables, and controls. The caption in the photograph's lower left corner states, "No. 167 Rockford Electric Co. Feb. 2 - 11. Rockford Ill."
A League Player rests against the Wall
This photograph was identified as Rockford Peach Dorothy Kamenshek, leaning against a wall wearing a smile and sporting a baseball glove, A left-hander hailing from Norwood, OH, she played first base for the Rockford Peaches from 1943 through 1953…
A Long Line for Mattison Machine Works Cookout.
A long line of employees snakes its way to the food at a Mattison Machine Works cookout.
A Machine at W. F. & John Barnes Co.
A black and white photograph showing three employees observing the workings of a large machine at the W. F. & John Barnes Co. The man in the middle is Carl Erbe, who was an engineer for the company.
A Mix of Team Members from the AAGPBL.
A nighttime photograph on a field depicting the Rockford Peaches and representatives of other teams from the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (the Battle Creek Belles, the Kalamazoo Lassies, the Fort Wayne Daisies, and the Grand Rapids…
A Modern U.S. Army Camp
With tents in the background, soldiers march on the grounds in front.