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The walkway behind Rockford Public Library downtown, July 1987.

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The walkway behind Rockford Public Library downtown, July 1987.

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The walkway behind Rockford Public Library downtown, July 1987.

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The walkway and parking area behind Rockford Public Library downtown, July 1987.

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Waterside Park at the Northwest corner of East State and North Water Streets. The building in the picture is the Waterside Building at 124 North Water Street. July 1987.

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Waterside Park at the Northwest corner of East State and North Water Streets. The building in the picture is the Waterside Building at 124 North Water Street. July 1987.

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The PNC Bank Building and riverfront green space behind the Rockford Register Star News Tower (99 East State Street).

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Part of the green space and walkway along the west bank of the Rock River in downtown Rockford. The Metro Centre is visible in the picture.

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Part of the green space and walkway along the west bank of the Rock River in downtown Rockford. The Metro Centre is visible in the picture.

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Part of the green space and walkway along the west bank of the Rock River in downtown Rockford.

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Part of the green space and walkway along the west bank of the Rock River in downtown Rockford.

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2012.66.952 300dpi 4x6.jpg
Part of the green space and walkway along the west bank of the Rock River in downtown Rockford.

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2012.66.953 300dpi 4x6.jpg
Part of the green space and walkway along the west bank of the Rock River in downtown Rockford.

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2012.66.954 300dpi 4x6.jpg
Part of the green space and walkway along the west bank of the Rock River in downtown Rockford.

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Part of the green space and walkway along the west bank of the Rock River in downtown Rockford.

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Part of the green space and walkway along the west bank of the Rock River in downtown Rockford. Cars are visible in the parking lot.

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Part of the green space and walkway along the west bank of the Rock River in downtown Rockford.

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The east bank of the Rock River; tall building in the center is the Faust Landmark in April 1968.

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Buildings on the west side of the Rock River north of the State Street Bridge in November 1993.

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Buildings on the west side of the Rock River south of the Jefferson Street Bridge in November 1993.

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PNC Bank and the Zeke Giorgi State of Illinois Building on the west bank of the Rock River in November 1993. The Metro Center is visible in the background.

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Chicago and Northwestern Railroad bridge over the Rock River, looking east.

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The western riverfront in downtown Rockford in July 1979.

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The riverfront esplanade next to United Bank at 120 West State Street, looking south, in July 1979.

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Riverfront improvements behind Rockford Public Library July in 1987. Luther Center and the First of America Bank Building are visible.

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Riverfront improvements behind 124 North Water Street (north side of the State Street Bridge) in July 1987.

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The building at 124 North Water Street in November 1993.

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West riverfront at the Rockford Public Library showing buildings that would be demolished for construction of the Luther Center at 111 West State Street immediately south of the Library. April 1968.

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Factories on the west bank of the Rock River, south of downtown, in May 1987.

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This black and white photograph, possibly used in the Rockford Register Star newspaper, depicts the News Tower building at 97 E. State Street, with its parking lot to the left, the Rock River to the right, and East State Street turning into the State…

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This black and white photograph, possibly used in the Rockford Register Star newspaper, depicts the News Tower building at 97 E. State Street, on the east side of the Rock River between bridges: the State Street Bridge (lower) and the Chestnut Street…

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This newspaper photograph shows buildings on Rockford's West side reflected in the Rock River. Rockford's civic arena, the 10,000-seat Metro Centre, is in the background slightly to the left of middle. This facility had just opened the previous month…

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Aerial view of the airport on the left with woods and the Rock River on the right separated by a road. On back: "Greater Rockford Airport was established on property, which during World War I and II was a military reservation known as Camp Grant,…

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Aerial view of Rockford Country Club, lower right on the west bank of the Rock River, at 2500 Oxford Street at Willoughby Avenue, with its golf course branching out in the middle of the photograph. Ingersoll Company, 707 Fulton Avenue, sprawls across…

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An aerial of the Ingersoll Milling Machine Company around 1979 as seen from the southwest corner of the property. The complex is located between Willoughby and Fulton Avenues. Rockford Country Club and the Rock River are visible in the background.

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View across Rock River from the News Tower showing the C.T.U. Building on the West side bank, a boat in the river, and cars on the State Street bridge.

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This view is as seen from the Amerock Building. The Lorden Storage building is in the lower, mid-right foreground and the News Tower is across the Rock River to the right in the middle distance.

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This photograph looks from Rockford's East side across the Rock River to the West side. Illinois National Bank can be seen in the photo's center; to the right of this is the Henry Lindberg Furniture store and next to this is Litton Dental.

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A view looking southwest across the Rock River at Rockford's West side. The Chestnut Street Bridge spans the photo and the U.S. flag in the lower left corner is the end of the Rockford Register Star newspaper building. GC Electronics Co. is in the…

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A view looking south depicting the W. A. Whitney Corp. building in the Water Power District, located in the 600 block of Race Street, Rockford IL.

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G. C. Electronics Co., a Division of Hydrometals, Inc., is pictured on the banks of the Rock River in Rockford IL. In 1987, the company donated its riverfront factory to the city, which, in 1989, demolished the facility, turning the four-and-a-half…

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An outdoor marker for pioneers who crossed the Rock River at this point. The marker is located near a bridge in the Water Power District on the Rock River. The marker is inscribed with "1964," the year it was installed.

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This aerial photograph displays Rockford's East (right) and West (left) sides bisected by the Rock River. Part of the airplane's wing can be seen in the left portion of the photo.

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This aerial photograph is looking from south to north across Rockford's West side. The Rock River and its many bridges can be seen to the right in the photo.

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An aerial photograph showing the Rock River splitting the city while its bridges connect Rockford's West side (left) with the East side (right).

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A view depicting four motor bridges and one railroad bridge (very bottom) across the Rock River.

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Color photo showing an unpaved path above the banks of the Rock River.

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A building beside a raised reservoir with a wide vista of surrounding trees and the Rock River.

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Aerial rendering of the crisscross patterns of roads, fields, and buildings that make up Camp Grant. On back: "Lower center is the Recruit Reception Center, where as many as 20,000 new soldiers may be outfitted and processed each month. Top left is…

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With the Rock River beyond the buildings and horse and buggies in the street.
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