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Home at 129 North 2nd Street.

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4900 block, North Second Street

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This black and white aerial photograph shows Sinnissippi Park and its surroundings just east of the Rock River, including the lagoon and N. 2nd Street (both extreme left).

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Residence of Charles E. and Nellie Jackson at 938 North Second Street and Arthur E. and Jessie Aldrich at 918 North Second Street in Rockford Illinois.

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Shoudy residence located at 1003 North Second Street. The architectural style is an Early Classical Revival. The front of the house is dominated by an entry way that reaches the full height of the house, with a porch roof supported by columns.…

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The library in the Harold Clark home at 939 North Second Street. This home was designed by Rockford architect Jesse Barloga in 1933-1934. The home was designed for Lewis Harold Clark and his wife Effie. Harold Clark was the son of J. L. Clark, who…

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The home of Harold and Effie Clark at 939 North Second Street. It was designed by Jesse Barloga and built in 1934. Harold passed away February 2, 1953. Effie continued to live in the home until 1963. She passed away September 13, 1967.

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The home of Harold and Effie Clark at 939 North Second Street. The home was designed by Jesse Barloga in 1934. Effie Clark lived in the home until 1963. Jesse Barloga had a strong influence on the architecture of Rockford during his career that…

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Former home of Joseph and Mary Williams located at 7208 North Second Street in Rockford, Illinois. They moved into the home in 1922. A new home was built on the property by their grandson Fred Fleming and his wife Shirley. The Rock River is behind…

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Tillie Anderson Olesen, Helen Anderson Judson, Mrs. Ephraim Anderson, Christine Anderson Erickson, and Sophia Anderson Hill pose near a log cabin home. The house pictured has glass windows, shutters and evenly shaped "logs" indicating that the home…

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Free Soil School - teacher, Mrs. Hurlbut. The Free Soil School was located at Harlem Road and North Second Street.

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North Second Street, north of Clifford Avenue

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Northern Illinois Blood Bank. 419 North 6th Street. View is from North 2nd Street.

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Reconstruction of East State Street in 1982. This shows the 500 block looking down from upper floor of Rockford City Hall. The parking lot is at the northeast corner of East State and North 2nd Streets

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The home of Charles E. and Nellie Jackson. He was elected mayor of Rockford Illinois in 1903 and served two, two-year terms until 1907. The home was located at 938 North Second Street. The home was built about 1909. Charles lived there until his…

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D. W. Evan's River View Farm in the snow. Located at 7515-7519 North Second Street.

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A photograph showing 18 players dressed in formal street clothes, with manager Bill Allington (left). The back of the photo indicates this picture was taken at the Woodward Governor Co. (5001 N. 2nd, Loves Park, IL) in 1950 perhaps for some formal…

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A photograph of a man cutting meat at Salamone & Sons, 409 W. State Street. Apparently this thriving business had several other locations at this time: 1434 N. Main St.; 515 E. State St.; 612 W. State; and 5533 N. 2nd St. in Loves Park, IL. The sons…

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Four generations of the Seek family posing in front of Mrs. Irene Seek's home at 5413 North Second Street. Pictured left to right are Irene Olesen Seek (mother), Mathilda Anderson Olesen (grandmother), Mrs. Ephraim Anderson (great grandmother) and…

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Backyard of the Fred G. and Louise Shoudy home located at 1003 North Second Street, taken from Sinnissippi Park. Sophia G. Shoudy lived in the home 1920 until her death in 1923. The address was listed in the 1917 City Directory as a farm at North…

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The Fred G. and Louise Shoudy home at 1003 North Second Street. The address was listed in the 1917 City Directory as a farm at North Second Street near Sinnissippi Park. Fred and Louise Shoudy owned three 10-acre lots along the Rock River. About…

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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.…

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This color rendering shows three buildings in a row with the church in the middle. St James is located on North Second Street between Lafayette Avenue and Prairie Street. The penny postage testifies to the date this postcard was postmarked: April…

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This black-and-white rendering shows the church, which is located on North Second Street between Lafayette Avenue and Prairie Street, on the left, and a brick, residential building on the right, possibly the rectory.

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This color postcard depicts the St. James buildings located on North Second Street between Lafayette Avenue and Prairie Street. St. James School is on the left, the church is in the middle, and the parsonage is on the right.

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This color postcard shows St. James Church and rectory to the right with a picture of Rev. Thomas Finn, Rector, above. To the left is a rendering of the Right Reverend P. J. Muldoon, D. D., the Catholic Bishop of Rockford. St. James is located on…

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The pastel-colored photograph on this postcard shows the church, which is located on North Second Street between Lafayette Avenue and Prairie Street.

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This is a pastel-colored rendering showing the parish buildings of St. James on North Second Street between Lafayette Avenue and Prairie Street. The postcard was postmarked from Stillman Valley IL on November 6, 1911.

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The farm of David W. and Emma Evans located at 7515-7519 North Second Street. The house is symmetrical with the size and position of windows mirrored on the opposite side. The back door of the house is covered by an extended roof and appears to be…

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The farm of David W. and Emma Evans located at 7515-7519 North Second Street. The house is a simple two-story with a front gable roof. The small porch that is an elongated roof over the front door and supported by posts. A barn directly behind the…

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The Holdridge Farm in Winnebago County. William Holdridge moved his family to this farm in 1905. It covered an area from Clifford Avenue south to River Park Road; it went west from North Second Street. The Holdridges sold the farm to Fred Burr in…

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The Holdridge Farm in Winnebago County. William Holdridge moved his family to this farm in 1905. It covered an area from Clifford Avenue south to River Park Road; it went west from North Second Street. The Holdridges sold the farm to Fred Burr in…

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D. W. Evans in his oat field. His farm was located in Harlem Township at 7515-7519 North Second Street.

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The home of Mathilda Anderson Oleson, Selwyn's grandmother, at 5413 North Second Street. Irene and her son Selwyn Seek lived here while he was growing up.

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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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A house at 1030 North Second Street on the west side of the street, built in 1924. The architectural style is Tudor. A feature of the Tudor style is the prominent cross gables on the front of the house. The lower half of the house is brick which was…

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This photograph depicts representatives from the Woodward Governor Company at the Sixth Annual Prime Mover Control Conference. The names of the fifty individuals pictured are printed below the photo. The picture is enclosed in a booklet of olive…
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