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Aerial Rockford.
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.
Aerial View from the South Looking North.
A wonderful aerial photograph depicting the Rock River splitting Rockford's West side (left) from the East side (right).
Aerial View of Arvidson Cabinet Company.
An aerial photograph showing the Arvidson Cabinet Co. facilities. The location of the business and the exact date of the photo are unknown. This scene depicts the business's buildings, parking lots, and a train (lower portion) running across a street…
Aerial View of Broadway, Charles St., and Alpine Road.
This aerial photograph shows Broadway (just right of center), Charles St. running diagonally through Broadway, and Alpine Road perpendicular to Charles in the upper portion. The early stages of development for the Colonial Village Mall can be seen in…
Aerial view of business section and Rock River bridges
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.
Aerial View of Elco Building on Samuelson Road, Elco Tool and Screw
Black and while aerial view of Elco Tool and Screw Corporation and the surrounding area.
Aerial View of J. L. Clark Company.
This photograph offers a bird's-eye view of the J. L. Clark Company complex, located at 923 23rd Ave. in Rockford IL.
Aerial View of Military Parade.
This scene looks east on East State St. from Madison St. at a military parade. The Hotel Chicago, 310-314 E. State, can be seen on the left.
Aerial View of N. 2nd Street and East Rockford.
This black and white aerial photograph shows Sinnissippi Park and its surroundings just east of the Rock River, including the lagoon and N. 2nd Street (both extreme left).
Aerial View of National Lock Co.
An aerial view displaying the National Lock Company's six-story plant on 18th Ave. from 7th to 9th Sts. and on 7th St. from 19th to 20th Aves. in Rockford IL. The company, founded in 1903, boasts a tall and distinctive "clock tower" that graces one…
Aerial View of National Lock Co. New Plant.
An aerial view of the National Lock Company's new plant on Kishwaukee St. The company moved into its new facility on July 13, 1957. This photograph is mounted on heavy mat cardboard. For an additional view, see photo 93.88.1.
Aerial View of New Elco Building Location Compared to Chicago-Rockford International Airport, Elco Tool and Screw
Black and white aerial photograph of the site where the Elco factory would be built at 1111 Samuelson Road. The site was once nothing but farmland but does show the close proximity to what appears to be the start of the Chicago-Rockford International…
Aerial View of North Main Street.
The roof of Memorial Hall can be seen in the middle background. At the corner is believed to be the People's Church of the Christian Union Unity Hall ( early location of the Unitarian Church). At the extreme right is the domed roof of the Public…
Aerial View of Original Elco Building and Commercial Wire Products Co., Elco Tool and Screw
Black and while aerial view of Elco Tool and Screw Corporation and the surrounding area.
Aerial View of Original Elco Building, Elco Tool and Screw
Black and while aerial view of Elco Tool and Screw Corporation and the surrounding area.
Aerial view of Rockford Register Star between bridges.
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…
Aerial View of Rockford Register Star Building and East Side of the Rock River.
An aerial view looking north, depicting the Rock River on the left and the News Tower building of the Rockford Register Star at 97 E. State Street. The State Street Bridge is in the lower part of the photo and the Jefferson Street Bridge spans the…
Aerial view of Rockford Register Star building and parking lot.
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…
Aerial View of Rockford Register Star Building.
This view of the newspaper building, located at 97 E. State Street, on the east side of the Rock River, looks west at the State Street bridge and Rockford's downtown area beyond that on the west side of the river.
Aerial View of Samuelson Building, Elco Tool and Screw
Color photograph of Elco Tool and Screw looking towards the building from Samuelson Road.
Aeroplane View of Rockford, Ill.
Aerial view of Rockford's buildings on both sides of the Rock River. Two of the city's bridges are in the scene.
Aftermath of Mattison Machine Works Fire.
A scene depicting the severity of a fire that destroyed the Mattison Machine Works.
Ahlstrand Meat Market.
A fuzzy photograph of a man sitting outside Ahlstrand Meat Market,102 7th Street, date unknown.
Ahlstrand Meat Market.
This black and white photograph depicts the inside of Carl August Ahlstrand's Meat Market, located at 102 7th Street. Ahlstrand, born October 18, 1861 in Skovelz, Sweden, came to Rockford in 1885 and operated the meat market for over forty years.…
Ahlstrand's Meat Market.
Black and white photograph of Ahlstrand's Meat Market storefront, located at 102 7th Street.The man in the picture could be Julius Ahlstrand, son of the proprietor, Carl August Ahlstrand, born October 18, 1861 in Skovelz, Sweden, who came to Rockford…
Air View Looking West, Camp Grant, Ill.
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…
Air View of Camp Grant, Illinois
Pictures the layout of the land and the buildings.
Air View, Rockford, Illinois
A view depicting four motor bridges and one railroad bridge (very bottom) across the Rock River.
Albert Dahlin at Rockford Chair & Furniture Co.
A black and white photograph depicting Albert Dahlin seated behind his desk at the Rockford Chair and Furniture Co., 920 9th St. The company manufactured buffets, bookcases, desks, and china cabinets but never actually made chairs. See photo…
Allen Ice Cream Company Office.
A man sits reading a document while a woman stands at a business machine in this photograph of the Allen Ice Cream Company office at 327 S. Winnebago in Rockford IL.
Allen's Ice Cream Factory Employees and Equipment.
This photograph may represent a Christmas celebration with unidentified employees gathered around a tinsel tree with presents on top of an Eskimo Pie machine.
Allen's Ice Cream Factory.
Delivery, shipping, and receiving dock with workmen on a truck and a car at Allen's Ice Cream Factory, located at 107-109 S. Water St. in Rockford IL.
Allington's All-Americans.
A photograph of William "Bill" Allington's All-Americans in front of a touring car. Allington (1900-1966), a Rockford Peaches' manager, refused to give up on women's professional baseball and formed this team after the AAGPBL ended in 1954, including…
Alpine State Bank.
A view depicting the Alpine State Bank building, 4401 Highcrest Center, near the corner of North Alpine and Highcrest Roads, on Rockford's east side, looking west from Alpine Road.
Alpine State Bank.
This view shows the Alpine State Bank building, 4401 Highcrest Center, near the corner of North Alpine and Highcrest Roads, on Rockford's east side. For a frontal view, see photo 2009.21.8.
American Cabinet Hardware Corp. Employees "Weigh In."
A view displaying several male workers amid trays of parts while a couple of employees weigh two trays on a scale.
American Cabinet Hardware Corp. Employees at Work.
This photograph presents several female employees seated at work stations with trays of hardware and parts on the floor.
American Cabinet Hardware Corp. Employees.
A black and white photograph depicting American Cabinet Hardware Corporation employees hard at work, including several women seated at machines.
American Cabinet Hardware Corp. Office.
Employees at their desks face the camera in this photograph of the American Cabinet Hardware Corporate office, located at 416 S. Main St., Rockford IL.
American Cabinet Hardware Corp. Plant 2.
A black and white nighttime shot of the American Cabinet Hardware Corporation's Plant 2 building, precursor to Amerock, on Seminary Street in Rockford IL with all the windows brilliantly lit from within.
American Cabinet Hardware Corp. South Main Street Building.
A view looking down S. Main St. in Rockford IL. The tall building on the right is located at 416 S. Main, the future home of Amerock Corp., known before that as the American Cabinet Hardware Corp. Note the sign on the left advertising the Williamson…
American Cabinet Hardware Corporation's Press Department.
This black and white photograph depicts several workers by the machinery in the press department of the American Cabinet Hardware Corporation. This company later became Amerock.
American Insurance Company.
Depiction of the stately and columned American Insurance Company at 302 N. Main Street in Rockford's downtown district. For an additional view, see photo 2010.73.13..
American Legion Drum & Bugle Corps.
The American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps. marches in a G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) parade in Rockford IL.
American Legion Parade on West State Street.
With a large crowd on the sidewalk in the first block of W. State St., a group of women is seen marching in the American Legion parade. The Rockford newspaper News Tower building, constructed in 1930 at 99 E. State, can be seen to the left in this…
American Legion Parade.
The baton-wielding drum major leads this parade into the first block of W. State Street. The Rockford newspaper News Tower building, constructed in 1930 at 99 E. State, can be seen to the left in this photograph and is actually across the Rock River…
Amerock Blanking Department.
This black and white photograph shows Amerock's blanking department where the machines punch out pieces of metal. These parts and scraps come out at the end of the machines into bins. For an additional view, see photo 2007.74.15.
Amerock Building.
A full frontal view of the Amerock Corporation building in Rockford IL. Notice that the company is flying the Canadian flag atop its facility.
Amerock Corporation Building.
This photograph shows the Amerock name on the company's facilities at 4000 Auburn Street, Rockford IL.
Amerock Corporation Plant.
A black and white photograph displaying the sprawling Amerock Corporation plant at 4000 Auburn Street.