Emil Johnson Family Home
George Johnson as an adolescent in front of his parent's, Emil and Martha Johnson, rented house on 1412 Parmele Street in Rockford. The house has a mansard roof with a large dormer at the center.
circa late 1930s
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Craftsman Architecture
George Johnson, son of Emil and Martha Johnson, in his blue Navy uniform with a neighbor's house behind him on Parmele Street. The house has a cross gable roof and a front porch that wraps around the side. The porch columns are similar to the Craftsman style of architecture.
1944
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Antimacassar
George Johnson on his Confirmation Day. The sitting room in in the house the Johnson family rented at 1412 Parmele Street. The furniture is draped at the head and arms with decorative fabric called antimacassar. The purpose was to prevent the soiling of the upholstery from dirt and hair oils. In the early nineteenth century men used Macassar oil on their hair to be fashionable. This lasted through the early twentieth century. Washable antimacassars were used in homes as well as public transportation of buses and trains to extend the life of upholstery fabrics.
July 6, 1938
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George Johnson Confirmation Day
George and Emil Johnson in their sitting room on George's Confirmation Day. The house they rented was located at 1412 Parmele Street.
July 6, 1938
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Emil Johnson Family
Emil, Martha, and George Johnson in their sitting room of the house they rented on 1412 Parmele Street in Rockford.
circa 1938
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