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[Emmanuel] Episcopal Church, Rockford, Ill.
This postcard displays the church's green roof atop the heavy brick building with spaces at the top of its four-sided tower that resemble a castle's battlement crenellations. The church is located at North Church Street and Park Avenue.
[Theodore] Roosevelt at Rockford, Ill. [Courthouse], April 6, 1912.
Crowds surge in front of the court house building, up the twin, curving staircases leading to the entrance, and even in the buildings' windows to see and hear Theodore Roosevelt during his visit on April 6, 1912.
100 Block, South Main Street.
The limestone building pictured occupied 118-120 S. Main Street in a busy area of downtown Rockford. This structure housed the New American Theatre (N. A. T.).
1944 Rockford Peaches.
A team photograph of the 1944 Rockford Peaches sitting and standing on the grass in front of a scoreboard, possibly at Beyer Stadium, a football field with a running track around it that was known as the "Peach Orchard," located at 245 15th Avenue in…
1957 Employee Baseball Team, Elco Tool and Screw
Black and white photograph of three Elco Tool and Screw employees posing with a baseball and their gloves. Each individual is wearing athletic gear, so it is believed that they had just finished (and possibly won) a baseball game. The player's names…
2nd Congregational Church, Rockford, Ill.
Frontal colorized rendering of the church with three distinct sets of steps ascending from the North Church Street side. The church is located at North Church Street and Park Avenue (out of sight to the right, which is north in this depiction).
300 Block, North Main Street.
A black and white photograph depicting the Rockford Motor Hotel, 317-319 N. Main Street, which opened ca. 1928, billed as a facility providing auto storage, washing, and greasing as well as a filling station. Next door is Wendt Drug Store (John F.)…
300 Block, North Main Street.
A black and white photograph depicting the Rockford Motor Hotel, 317-319 N. Main Street, which opened ca. 1928, billed as a facility providing auto storage, washing, and greasing as well as a filling station. Next door is Wendt Drug Store (John F.)…
300 Block, South Main Street.
This building, in the 300 block of South Main at Chestnut Street, houses several businesses: the Loop Tavern; a leather store; and a barber shop and beauty parlor. Another lunch counter and Goodyear's are up the street (to the right in the photo).
332 Field Artillery Exchange, Camp Grant, Ill.
Men standing around a counter that bears the signs "Soda Department" and "Empty Bottles Here."
3682, The Armory, Rockford, Ill.
The sign outside this theater touts the "Majestic," located at 123 North Church Street.
3682. The Armory, Rockford, Ill.
The Majestic Theatre is pictured with the Knight Building to the left with an overhanging "Cleaners and Dyers" sign. Several women are seen walking on the sidewalk. There is an indiscernible postmark.
3701. Bird's-Eye View of Rockford, Ill.
View of building tops with the Rock River in the middle distance and the other side of the river at the top. This card seems to be postmarked either June or July of 1916.
3705, Court House, Rockford, Ill.
The impressively ornate courthouse building bordered by West State, Elm, North Church, and North Court Streets. Notice the horse and buggies in the street.
4 Government Building, Rockford, Ill.
Similar to postcard 94.38.446cc, this blue-tinged photograph depicts an unnamed "Government Building" with pedestrians on two sides.
400 Block of East State Street, Rockford, Ill.
This view depicts horses and wagons on the street, pedestrians on the sidewalks, wires strung above across the street, and signs on the left advertising Doxsee and Son and Fritz's. Doxsee and Son were located at 407 East State Street.
400 Block, 7th Street.
This black and white photograph shows a wintry view of the 400 block of 7th Street. The A. G. Ogren Music Co., located at 415-417 7th Street, is on the left.
400 Block, 7th Street.
This black and white photograph shows a wintry scene in the 400 block of 7th Street. The A. G. Ogren Music Co., located at 415-417 7th Street, is on the right. For an additional view looking down the street from the opposite direction, see photo…
A Barber at Work.
The name and location of the barber shop, as well as the identity of the white-haired barber preparing lather in a shaving cup in this photograph, are unknown.
A Board and Batten Building
A board and batten outbuilding (alternating wide boards with narrow wooden strips) with a limestone foundation is seen in a wooded clearing. There are windows in the foundation as well as in the main building. It appears to be a workshop-type…
A Building of Many Businesses.
Originally built as the Arnold Furniture Factory building at 1149 Railroad Ave. in Rockford IL, this site later housed Rockford Screw Products (from 1929-1933), Producto Tool & Star Bit Co., and Rockford Steel Industries Co. (1976). For an additional…
A Busy Factory Floor, W. F. & John Barnes Co.
W. F. & John Barnes Company employees work at various machines on both sides of an aisle where one man holds a control unit.
A Food Queue at Mattison Machine Works Cookout.
Employees line up for food at a Mattison Machine Works cookout.
A Labyrinth of Machinery in Rockford Electric Co.
A view looking down on the congested floor of the Rockford Electric Co., thick with machines, cables, and controls. The caption in the photograph's lower left corner states, "No. 167 Rockford Electric Co. Feb. 2 - 11. Rockford Ill."
A League Player rests against the Wall
This photograph was identified as Rockford Peach Dorothy Kamenshek, leaning against a wall wearing a smile and sporting a baseball glove, A left-hander hailing from Norwood, OH, she played first base for the Rockford Peaches from 1943 through 1953…
A Long Line for Mattison Machine Works Cookout.
A long line of employees snakes its way to the food at a Mattison Machine Works cookout.
A Machine at W. F. & John Barnes Co.
A black and white photograph showing three employees observing the workings of a large machine at the W. F. & John Barnes Co. The man in the middle is Carl Erbe, who was an engineer for the company.
A Mix of Team Members from the AAGPBL.
A nighttime photograph on a field depicting the Rockford Peaches and representatives of other teams from the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (the Battle Creek Belles, the Kalamazoo Lassies, the Fort Wayne Daisies, and the Grand Rapids…
A Modern U.S. Army Camp
With tents in the background, soldiers march on the grounds in front.
A Peach in Action.
This photograph depicts a player fielding a ball. People are visible in the background in front of empty stadium seats. The player's identity and the name of the baseball field are not known.
A Picnic-Style Cookout at Mattison Machine Works.
Employees at Mattison Machine Works sit down to enjoy the food at a company cookout.
A popular place - refreshments at Canteen, Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL
Soldiers relaxing outside and underneath the portico of a building labeled "Regimental Exchange."
A portion of the Camp
These images are contained within an envelope (labeled as a "letterette"), ready for mailing. This picture depicts rows of long buildings; "each barrack is 43 by 140 feet, housing 200 men."
A Roomful of Men and Machines at W. F. & John Barnes Co.
This scene depicts a large, high-ceilinged space at the W. F. & John Barnes Co. with employees working along the left side and angled machines and their workers busy at the right. This photograph is part of a collection bound in a black leather…
A Roper Range and Oven, the "Town and Country."
A black and white photograph of a large Roper range and oven known as the "Town and Country" model. The George D. Roper Co., on Blackhawk Park Ave., were stove, gas range, and pump manufacturers.
A Street Scene - Wide streets etc.
These images are contained within an envelope (labeled as a "letterette"), ready for mailing. Soldiers with arms, and one on horseback. "Wide streets, allowing plenty of light and air. The camp covers several square miles and has about one thousand…
A Worker at the Controls, W. F. & John Barnes Co.
A man stands at the controls of a tall machine labeled "W.F. & John Barnes." In the lower right corner is printed "2285 / F.0.618C." This photograph is part of a collection bound in a black leather binder.
A. W. Woodward Co.
This photographic enlargement shows a clapboard commercial structure next to a picket fence that depicts the A.W. Woodward Company, in the Water Power District on Mill Street.
A.L.A. Base Hospital Library. Physical Reconstruction, Base Hospital, Camp Grant.
Showing men and women at the stacks and at tables reading in the American Library Association Library.
AAGPBL Player Signing Autograph.
This unidentified player in an AAGPBL uniform is apparently signing an autograph for a fan.
Abraham Lincoln Jr. High School, Rockford, Ill. 4-205.
A black and white photograph of this school's imposing structure. Lincoln School is located at Charles and 12th Streets.
Abraham Lincoln Jr. High School, Rockford, Ill. 4-206.
This black and white photograph displays the school's sprawling structure and well-manicured, tree-filled grounds. Lincoln School is located at Charles and 12th Streets.
Abraham Lincoln Junior High School, Rockford, Ill. - 8.
A color depiction of Abraham Lincoln Junior High School, also later known as Lincoln Middle School, at Charles and 12th Streets.
Abraham Lincoln Junior High School, Rockford, Illinois, 1B-H1355.
This postcard depicts a view much like postcard 85.109.636, showing the school's large, arched windows and flowered walkways.
Abraham Lincoln Junior High School, Rockford, Illinois.
This color photograph shows Abraham Lincoln Junior High School at Charles and Twelfth Streets, also later known as Lincoln Middle School, and its well-tended front lawn as well as its tall-columned entrance fronting Charles Street.
Abraham Lincoln Junior High School, Rockford, Illinois.
Aerial color rendering of the school that shows the surrounding streets and neighborhood houses and other buildings. Lincoln School is located at Charles and 12th Streets.
Abraham Lincoln Junior High, Rockford, Illinois, R29.
This black and white photograph was taken of the front of the school across Charles Street. Lincoln School is located at Charles and 12th Streets.
Adams Express Wagon in Front of Grand Opera House.
A photograph of an Adams Express wagon (a business located at 203 W. State Street) in front of Rockford's Grand Opera House located at 113-117 N. Wyman Street.
Administration Building of American Cabinet Hardware Corp.
A rendering by Johnson & Johnson, a Chicago based architectural firm, depicting American Cabinet Hardware Corporation's administration building.
Aerial Downtown View.
This aerial photograph depicts an unknown section of downtown with a more residential-looking district in the forefront and industrial smokestacks peeking through in the background.