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Richard W. Blake
Born September 6, 1921, Richard W. Blake served in U.S. Army Air Corps from 1941 to 1947. He died February 12, 2012.
Tags: Rockford Illinois, Veterans, World War II, WW2
Glen Barnes
Born August 1913, Glen Barnes served in the Air Force from 1941 to 1945 as a Ball Gunner. He died November 2, 2013.
Tags: Rockford Illinois, Veterans, World War II, WW2
Richard A. Anderson
Born in August 1913, Richard Anderson served in the National Guard and Army from 1939 to 1945. He died September 16, 2004.
Tags: Rockford Illinois, Veterans, World War II, WW2
Leonard Adams
Born June 19, 1921, Leonard Adams served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945. Adams served at Goose Bay, Labrador under Commander Bert J. Hassell. He died May 20, 2015.
Tags: Rockford Illinois, Veterans, World War II, WW2
Heart of Business District, W. State St. looking East, Rockford, Ill.
C. F. Henry Clothing Co. is bottom left; on the right is Allen's, W. and F. Furniture Co., and the Republic Building in the far distance across the river.
Rockford, Ill. West State St., looking East.
Rockford Abstract Company on the far left; C. F. Henry's in the second block.
Wortham's, outfitters to women.
Department store at 203 W. State Street.
The Salad Bowl.
Color photo of the Salad Bowl, 4321 W. State St., with four people on the lawn in front, three seated women and a man standing behind. "Dine with the Beasley's, Bill and Jessie. Home of golden fried chicken. More than 30 kinds of food on our…
Rockford Trust Building, Rockford, Ill.
Color graphic rendering of the Trust building with trolley cars in the streets.
Hebner's Gift Shop
A color graphic rendering of Hebner's, 4339 W. State Street. "Stop and see us, we are on Highway 20, one mile west of the city limits, end of Ingersoll Park."
General View of Fair Grounds Park
This card is in a booklet stamped "Souvenir Letter: Views of Rockford, Ill." The Fair Grounds are intersected by roadways and a stream with a bridge.
View West State Street
Streetcars, buggies, and automobiles with the Riverside Cafe on the left.
Library
This card is in a booklet stamped "Souvenir Letter: Views of Rockford, Ill." This depicts the library with its dome on top.
Rockford Trust Building
This card is in a booklet stamped "Souvenir Letter: Views of Rockford, Ill." This depicts the Trust building's seven impressive floors.
Nelson Hotel
This card is in a booklet stamped "Souvenir Letter: Views of Rockford, Ill." The Nelson Hotel, a formidable corner building, also boasts a pharmacy, a barbershop, and a cafe beneath the awnings lower right.
Lundberg Building
This card is in a booklet stamped "Souvenir Letter: Views of Rockford, Ill." This three-story corner structure houses Ekeberg's and Fulton and Anderson Clothing, Furnishings, and Hats.
City Hall
This card is in a booklet stamped "Souvenir Letter: Views of Rockford, Ill." This depicts the City Hall's three-story structure with a clock tower.
West State Street - Looking West
This card is in a booklet stamped "Souvenir Letter: Views of Rockford, Ill." This depicts a cigar shop and a cafeteria on the left; Deming's, C. F. Henry's, Ashton's, and Armstrong's on the right.
Rockford Elks' New Club House
This card is in a booklet stamped "Souvenir Letter: Views of Rockford, Ill." This depicts the Elk's two-story structure with a US flag on the roof.
Post Office
This card is in a booklet stamped "Souvenir Letter: Views of Rockford, Ill." This depicts the Post Office with its turret and two archway entrances.
G. A. R. Memorial Hall
This card is in a booklet stamped "Souvenir Letter: Views of Rockford, Ill." This depicts Memorial Hall with its four-columned portico.
Winnebago County Court House
This card is in a booklet stamped "Souvenir Letter: Views of Rockford, Ill." This depicts the Court House fronted by trees.
West State Street, Rockford, Ill.
Credit sign on the left; the Register-Gazette on the right. Rockford Office Supply House is written on the bottom middle of the card.
West State Street - Looking East, Rockford, Ill.
Nighttime scene with a Tailor sign, Armstrong's, and C. F. Henry on the left; and Hotel signage on the right.
W. State St., Rockford, Ill.
On the left there are signs for a Ladies' Tailors, Ashton's, and C. F. Henry in the second block; on the right are signs for a Dentist, Harvester Havana Cigars Smoke Shop, and a Hotel sign.
West State St., Looking West from N. Court St., Rockford, Ill.
Building on left has signage for Acorn Stoves and F. D. Goddard Furniture.
West State Street, Rockford, Ill.
Looking down the tracks in the middle of the street; C. F. Henry on right side.
West State Street, Rockford, Ill.
Rockford Abstract Co. very left; overhanging C. F. Henry sign in second block.
Rockford, Ill., Trust Building
Candy Kitchen lower left, people on the sidewalks, and bicycles lower right.
West State Street, Looking East from Court House, Rockford, Ill.
Building-high view of a few blocks to the Rock River.
Talcott Bldg., Rockford, Ill.
With Woolworth's 5 and 10 Cent Store and Arcade & Billiards lower right.
West State Street, Rockford, Ill.
Street scene with two blocks of buildings, streetcar, and horse and buggies.
Trust Building, Rockford, Ill.
Stand-alone structure with US flag on roof.
West State Street, Looking East, Rockford, Illinois
At Church Street intersection. "This new twenty-square-block downtown lighting area was installed at a cost of over $250,000." Osco Drug, Carson, Pirie, Scott, Rockford Dry Goods, and Busch Jewelers on the left with the Hotel Faust's red neon sign in…
Corner State and Main, "Rockford Hub", Rockford, Illinois.
From West State Street looking north on Main Street: on the left, Rockford Dry Goods Co., Kress', and the Coronado Theatre in the distance; Mason's, Doran's, and the Palace Theatre on the right.
J. C. Peers & Son, Jewelers and Opticians, 204 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois.
Looking inside J. C. Peers & Son store - jewelry cases.
Mendelssohn Hall, Rockford, Ill.
With Opie Bros. on awning below and advertising Buck Cigars to the right.
West State St., Looking East from Ashton Bldg., Rockford, Ill.
Building-high street view looking East toward State Street Bridge. C. F. Henry, Clothier & Furnisher, on left; United Cigar, S. Scher Tailor, Moffatt's, Elliott's, and Hallock Furniture on right.
Ashton Building, Rockford, Ill.
Corner building with street car and horse and buggies in the streets.
Harry B. Burpee Bldg.
People outside examining fire damage; Heller & Livingston to the right.
West State St., Looking East from Ashton Bldg., Rockford, Ill.
Allison's and C. F. Henry's on the left; Hayes Dentists and Hotel National on the right.
South Main Street Looking South, Rockford, Ill.
View looking down on the street with a pool hall and E. & W.'s on the left and a hotel on the right.
Printing Office of the Theo. W. Clark Company, Rockford, Ill.
Color rendering of the building's corner structure, listed on the back as being at 311 S. Main Street.
South Main Street along River Rockford Illinois
Color photo showing an unpaved path above the banks of the Rock River.
The Brown Building - Rockford, Ill.
Black and white photograph displaying the structures' two turrets with a horse and buggy and a bicycle in front.
South Main Street looking North, Rockford, Ill.
A nighttime neon-lit street scene with Rockford Dry Goods and the Coronado Theatre on the left, and Masters Shoe Company, Busch Jewelers, and Woolworth's on the right.
Coronado Theatre - Barton Organ
Majestic view of the theater's white and gold organ. On the back: "The Grande Barton Theatre Pipe Organ (4 manuals, 17 ranks) opened the Coronado Theatre, Rockford, Illinois in 1927. Restored in 1971, it is maintained by the Land of Lincoln Theatre…
Ziock Building, Rockford, Ill.
Wonderful color rendering with an old-fashioned automobile and passengers on the street in front.
Redwood Restaurant
Front: "Serving Rockford, Illinois since 1920." Back: "Rockford's finest coffee shop and dining room located in downtown Rockford at 307 South Main St. on U. S. Route 20."
S. H. Kress & Co., Rockford, Ill.
Color rendering of the S. H. Kress & Co. store.