Harry B. Burpee Bldg.
People outside examining fire damage; Heller & Livingston to the right.
Grenlund
1910
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Ashton Building, Rockford, Ill.
Corner building with street car and horse and buggies in the streets.
1908
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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.
1910
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Mendelssohn Hall, Rockford, Ill.
With Opie Bros. on awning below and advertising Buck Cigars to the right.
1920
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J. C. Peers & Son, Jewelers and Opticians, 204 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois.
Looking inside J. C. Peers & Son store - jewelry cases.
Ferguson Post Card Co.
1930
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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.
Quality Paper Co.
1940
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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 the middle distance.
H. Brueckner
Color-View Inc.
1960
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Trust Building, Rockford, Ill.
Stand-alone structure with US flag on roof.
S. H. Knox & Co.
1910
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West State Street, Rockford, Ill.
Street scene with two blocks of buildings, streetcar, and horse and buggies.
A. C. Bosselman & Co.
1908
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Talcott Bldg., Rockford, Ill.
With Woolworth's 5 and 10 Cent Store and Arcade & Billiards lower right.
E. C. Kropp
1928
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West State Street, Looking East from Court House, Rockford, Ill.
Building-high view of a few blocks to the Rock River.
1909
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Rockford, Ill., Trust Building
Candy Kitchen lower left, people on the sidewalks, and bicycles lower right.
J. A. Croon & Co.
1910
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West State Street, Rockford, Ill.
Rockford Abstract Co. very left; overhanging C. F. Henry sign in second block.
Penfield's Book Store
1908
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West State Street, Rockford, Ill.
Looking down the tracks in the middle of the street; C. F. Henry on right side.
1910
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West State St., Looking West from N. Court St., Rockford, Ill.
Building on left has signage for Acorn Stoves and F. D. Goddard Furniture.
1910
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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.
1910
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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.
1909
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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.
1911
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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.
Wilson Bros. Co. Printers
1910
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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.
Wilson Bros. Co. Printers
1910
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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.
Wilson Bros. Co. Printers
1910
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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.
Wilson Bros. Co. Printers
1910
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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.
Wilson Bros. Co. Printers
1910
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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.
Wilson Bros. Co. Printers
1910
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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.
Wilson Bros. Co. Printers
1910
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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.
Wilson Bros. Co. Printers
1910
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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.
Wilson Bros. Co. Printers
1910
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Library
This card is in a booklet stamped "Souvenir Letter: Views of Rockford, Ill." This depicts the library with its dome on top.
Wilson Bros. Co. Printers
1910
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View West State Street
Streetcars, buggies, and automobiles with the Riverside Cafe on the left.
Wilson Bros. Co. Printers
1910
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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.
Wilson Bros. Co. Printers
1910
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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."
Nationwide Post Card Co.
1960
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Rockford Trust Building, Rockford, Ill.
Color graphic rendering of the Trust building with trolley cars in the streets.
E. C. Kropp
1910
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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 smorgasbord."
J. A. Fagan Co.
1970
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Wortham's, outfitters to women.
Department store at 203 W. State Street.
Ferguson Post Card Co.
1920
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Rockford, Ill. West State St., looking East.
Rockford Abstract Company on the far left; C. F. Henry's in the second block.
1900
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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.
E. C. Kropp
1900
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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.
May 12, 1994
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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.
February 14, 1994
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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.
March 5, 1994
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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.
February 16, 1994
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Warren Carlson
Born February 26, 1916, Warren Carlson served in the U.S Army Air Corps from 1941 to 1945 as a pilot. He died April 23, 2010.
circa 1994
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Dwight W. Conrad
Born May 7, 1919, Dwight W. Conrad served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945. He died January 15, 1998.
March 1, 1994
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Joe H. Crawford
Born November 13, 1921 Joseph H. Crawford was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1941. He was discharged in 1945. He died February 7, 2005.
January 19, 1994
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Judson Dalmadge
Born July 12, 1923, Judson Dalmadge became a Naval Air Force Gunner.
January 12, 1994
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Maxine Eck
Born June 12, 1919, Maxine Eck served as an army Nurse from 1941 to 1944.
March 16, 1994
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Leroy Elfstrom
Born August 14, 1922, Leroy Elfstrom enlisted in the Air Force as a radio operator. He died July 9, 2006.
January 24, 1994
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Ray Erickson
Born March 30, 1919, Ray Erickson joined the army in 1942.
March 23, 1994
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Nels Gunnar Fransen
Born February 10, 1924, Nels Gunnar Fransen joined the Air Force as a pilot. He died May 31, 2010.
June 1, 1994
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Thomas D. Gilbert
Born January 19, 1921, Thomas D. Gilbert enlisted in the Air Force from 1942 to 1944 as radio operator. He spent time in the Nazi prisoner of war camp Stalag 17B in Austria. He died April 9, 1998.
March 23, 1994
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Earl Hutchinson
Born December 4, 1921, Earl Hutchinson was drafted into the Army. He died November 8, 2001.
March 8, 1994
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