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Title
A name given to the resource
Downtown, 19th Century, Rockford, Illinois
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of photographs showing street scenes, buildings, businesses, and landmarks in Rockford's downtown district in the nineteenth century. The majority of the images range between 1880 and 1893.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1850-1895
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Photograph
Physical Dimensions
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8" x 10"
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Title
A name given to the resource
D. J. Stewart and Company, South Main Street.
Description
An account of the resource
This photograph shows the Chick House Hotel (left) next to the D. J. Stewart and Co. building housing Rockford Business College.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1893
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Midway Village Museum
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
86.209.4
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still Image
Chick House Hotel
D. J. Stewart and Company
Midway Village Mueum
Rockford Business College
Rockford Illinois--History
South Main Street
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Title
A name given to the resource
Downtown, 19th Century, Rockford, Illinois
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of photographs showing street scenes, buildings, businesses, and landmarks in Rockford's downtown district in the nineteenth century. The majority of the images range between 1880 and 1893.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1850-1895
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
8" x 10"
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Title
A name given to the resource
West State Street.
Description
An account of the resource
With a streetcar in the center of the dirt road, Rockford Business College can be seen on the left, 306-310 West State Street. This photograph has a large missing piece in the upper right portion. For additional views, see photos 83.45.111 and 83.45.112.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1885
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Midway Village Museum
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
83.45.108
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still Image
Midway Village Mueum
Rockford Business College
Rockford Illinois--History
West State Street
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Title
A name given to the resource
Downtown, 19th Century, Rockford, Illinois
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of photographs showing street scenes, buildings, businesses, and landmarks in Rockford's downtown district in the nineteenth century. The majority of the images range between 1880 and 1893.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1850-1895
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
8" x 10"
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Title
A name given to the resource
West State Street.
Description
An account of the resource
With a streetcar in the center of the dirt road, Rockford Business College can be seen on the left, 306-310 West State Street. For an additional view, see photo 83.45.112.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1885
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Midway Village Museum
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
83.45.111
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still Image
Midway Village Mueum
Rockford Business College
Rockford Illinois--History
West State Street
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Title
A name given to the resource
Downtown, 19th Century, Rockford, Illinois
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of photographs showing street scenes, buildings, businesses, and landmarks in Rockford's downtown district in the nineteenth century. The majority of the images range between 1880 and 1893.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1850-1895
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
8" x 10"
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Title
A name given to the resource
West State Street Looking Northwest from Main Street.
Description
An account of the resource
A view looking at the block from the northwest side of the intersection of West State and Main Streets with Rockford Insurance Company on the corner (right). For an additional depiction, see photo 2011.1.85.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1880s
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Midway Village Museum
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
80.137.6
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still Image
Main Street
Midway Village Mueum
Rockford Business College
Rockford Illinois--History
West State Street
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Title
A name given to the resource
Downtown, 19th Century, Rockford, Illinois
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of photographs showing street scenes, buildings, businesses, and landmarks in Rockford's downtown district in the nineteenth century. The majority of the images range between 1880 and 1893.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1850-1895
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
8" x 10"
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Title
A name given to the resource
West State and Main Streets Looking West.
Description
An account of the resource
With a streetcar in the center of the dirt road, H. H. Waldo and Rockford Business College can be seen on the left, and a dry goods store is on the right.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1885
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Midway Village Museum
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
83.45.112
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still Image
H. H. Waldo
Main Street
Midway Village Mueum
Rockford Business College
Rockford Illinois--History
West State Street
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Title
A name given to the resource
Glass Plate Negatives, Rockford, Illinois
Description
An account of the resource
This collection includes over 300 rare glass plate negatives depicting Rockford life between approximately 1880 and 1910 with most photographs showing scenes and events around the turn of the twentieth century. Included are city street scenes, social groups, sporting activities, homes, businesses, churches, and civil occasions.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1880-1910
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Glass Plate Negative
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
4" x 5"
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Chick House Hotel
Description
An account of the resource
Thomas Chick purchased the Griggs House Hotel and started the Chick House Hotel in 1888 at the corner of Main and Elm Streets. This photograph looks north up Main Street. Rockford Business College occupied the D. J. Stewart building right next door to the hotel. A horse-drawn sleigh appears just left of center and a Rockford Railway trolley sits in the background.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1885 - 1895
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Midway Village Museum
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
90.5.48
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still Image
Chick House Hotel
D. J. Stewart building
Elm Street
Main Street
Midway Village Museum
Rockford Business College
Rockford Illinois - History
Rockford Railway Trolley
Thomas Chick
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Title
A name given to the resource
Glass Plate Negatives, Rockford, Illinois
Description
An account of the resource
This collection includes over 300 rare glass plate negatives depicting Rockford life between approximately 1880 and 1910 with most photographs showing scenes and events around the turn of the twentieth century. Included are city street scenes, social groups, sporting activities, homes, businesses, churches, and civil occasions.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1880-1910
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Glass Plate Negative
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
8" x 10"
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Rockford Business College
Description
An account of the resource
Rockford Business College was founded in 1862. It moved several times before settling into the Stewart Building in 1892 at 113, 115 and 117 S. Main Street. This photograph shows one of the coed classrooms in that building. The college still exists today in Rockford.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1892 - 1902
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Midway Village Museum
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
88.122.780
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still Image
Midway Village Museum
Rockford Business College
Rockford Illinois - History
South Main Street