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West State and Main Streets.
A panel view depicting busy West State from its intersection with Main Street. The large building on the right is Rockford Insurance Company.
West State and Main Streets, Looking East.
A view looking east on West State Street with the Golden Eagle Clothing House and C. F. Henry clothing store in the same building on the far left at 211-213 W. State. Next door, A. C. Deming is just to the right of these.
West State and Main Streets Looking West.
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.
West Side Skyline
View across Rock River from the News Tower showing the C.T.U. Building on the West side bank, a boat in the river, and cars on the State Street bridge.
West Side Senior High School, Rockford, Illinois.
Color aerial view of West Side Senior High School, which became simply West High School, at North Rockton and Custer Avenues, showing the extensive grounds and nearby residential district.
West Side Senior High School, Rockford, Ill. - 74.
A color rendition showing West Side Senior High School at North Rockton and Custer Avenues, which eventually became simply West High School.
West Side Reflections.
This newspaper photograph shows buildings on Rockford's West side reflected in the Rock River. Rockford's civic arena, the 10,000-seat Metro Centre, is in the background slightly to the left of middle. This facility had just opened the previous month…
West Side of 100 Block, South Main Street.
A photograph depicting the Elms Hotel and D. J. Stewart at 115 S. Main Street, building erected in 1890.
West Side Manufacturing District, Rockford, Ill.
Black and White depiction of buildings across the Rock River, with two large smokestacks in view and a bridge far left. This card is postmarked July 13, 1916.
West Rockford, Aerial View.
This aerial photograph is looking from south to north across Rockford's West side. The Rock River and its many bridges can be seen to the right in the photo.
West High School, Rockford, Ill., 6-96.
This black and white postcard depicts West High School, located at North Rockton and Custer Avenues.
West High School - Rockford, Illinois. R2
This black and white photograph looks across North Rockton Avenue at West High School, located at North Rockton and Custer Avenues.
West End Furniture Co. Interior.
Interior shot of West End Furniture Co., Factory St. and Johnson Ave. A trash can sits to the left of a table with an electrical device underneath and an oven-looking apparatus on top.
West End Furniture Co. Interior.
A blurry figure works at a machine labeled "Berlin 160" surrounded by stacks of lumber inside the West End Furniture Co., located at the corner of Factory St. and Johnson Ave.
West End Furniture Co. Group of 1892.
A very large group of men, sixty-four unidentified individuals, make up this "Group of 1892," the workers of the West End Furniture Co. Established on July 7, 1890 by John Herman Lynn, the business was located at the corner of Factory St. and Johnson…
West End Furniture Co. Exterior.
This photograph shows wood piled up outside the West End Furniture Co., located at Factory St. and Johnson Ave.
West & East Rockford, Aerial View.
An aerial photograph showing the Rock River splitting the city while its bridges connect Rockford's West side (left) with the East side (right).
Weighing Wood Screws, Elco Tool and Screw
Black and white photograph of an Elco employee weighing screws before putting them in their designated boxes. Weighing screws allowed for an equal amount of product in each box. This particular set of screws are Elco's "Wood Screws."
Weighing Bolts, Rockford Screw Products.
A black and white photograph depicting two men weighing bolts at Rockford Screw Products, screw and bolt manufacturers at 2501 9th St. The scale in the picture, which is labeled "Fairbanks Springless," has a line drawn to it where the weight has been…
Wayne Johnson and Jake Luyinger, Elco Tool and Screw
Black and white photograph of two Elco Tool and Screw employees, Wayne Johnson and Jake Luyinger (sp), from the Recreation Association.
Waterworks Park.
The tower looms above Waterworks Park on Preston Street by the bank of the Rock River.
Waterworks Park and the Rock River.
Located on Preston Street, Waterworks Park, with its tower looming in the distance, is pictured next to the Rock River. A steam ship is anchored at the west bank.
Water Tower, Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
With a blue, white-clouded background, the buildings below - with a few people on the grounds - surround a water tower. On back: "Our hearts exulting swell as we think / Of victories we have gloriously won. / We've never lost our cause, as yet, /…
Water Tower - First class water tower and sewerage system for perfect sanitation
These images are contained within an envelope (labeled as a "letterette"), ready for mailing. Shows a water tower on the grounds with buildings on either side.
Watching Over Production, W. F. & John Barnes Co.
An employee in a lab coat presides over the controls, watching the production of a huge machine at W. F. & John Barnes Co. In the lower right corner is printed "2320 / F0651C." This photograph is part of a collection bound in a black leather binder.
Washington Junior High School, Rockford, Illinois.
This black and white photograph shows a more frontal view of Washington Junior High School, located at West Street and Linden Avenue. The postcard bears the number "R3" on the front.
Washington Jr. High School, Rockford, Ill.
This black and white photograph pictures the imposing brick structure of Washington Junior High School at West Street and Linden Avenue. The postcard is numbered 6-102 on the front.
Warp-Tying Machine.
The note typed on the back of this photograph, made of thick but flexible cloth-like paper, states, "Warp Tying Machine No. 1 - 1904." This Howard Colman invention was awarded a patent on November 25, 1913.
Wards-Stilson.
Black and white interior view of what may be Ward-Stilson Co., located at 705 National Bank Building. Women's clothing hangs on racks on the sales floor while hats and mirror stations fill the center. "Wards Gift City" can be seen on the pillars.
Wait Talcott Portrait.
A sepia-tone photograph of Wait Talcott, the fifth president of the Nelson Knitting Company (1880-1992), 909 S. Main, Rockford IL, and son of W. A. Talcott.
W. J. Swits Grocer.
Three unidentified people (one woman and two men) in front of the W. J. Swits Grocers' store at 517 East State Street.
W. F. & John Barnes Co. Pump.
A scene depicting a man in dirt and grease-stained work clothes leaning on a pump at the W. F. & John Barnes Co. The plate on the pump reads, "Ames Pump Company, New York."
W. F. & John Barnes Co. Plant Exterior.
An exterior view of the W. F. & John Barnes Co., manufacturers of drilling and boring machinery, located at 301 S. Water St. by the Rock River.
W. F. & John Barnes Co. Machines.
A worker stands at the controls for machines in the W. F. & John Barnes Co. The alphanumerics "FO-684-H7457" are written in the photograph's lower right corner.
W. F. & John Barnes Co. Machine.
A worker stands at the helm of a large horizontal machine at the W. F. & John Barnes Co. In the lower right corner is printed "2446 / F.0.733C." This photograph is part of a collection bound in a black leather binder.
W. F. & John Barnes Co. Machine and Operator.
An operator stands at the controls of a machine marked "W.F. & John Barnes." In the lower right corner is printed "2500 / F.O.775C." This photograph is part of a collection bound in a black leather binder.
W. F. & John Barnes Co. Interior.
A black and white photograph portraying an employee at the controls of a huge machine in the W. F. & John Barnes Co. This photo is part of a collection bound in a black leather binder.
W. F. & John Barnes Co. Interior.
A black and white photograph of W. F. & John Barnes Co. interior, located at 301 S. Water St. in Rockford IL, and specializing in "drilling machines, foot power lathes and woodworking machinery" according to the 1920 city directory. Three workers are…
W. F. & John Barnes Co. Factory Floor.
An "aerial" shot depicting many men at their work stations on the W. F. & John Barnes Company factory floor. This photograph is part of a collection bound in a black leather binder.
W. F. & John Barnes Co. Exterior.
Eleven male workers and one female pose outside the W. F.& John Barnes Co. The third from the right may be Carl E. Johnson, machinist (see photo 93.78.10a).
W. F. & John Barnes Co. Exterior with Four Workers.
Four male employees are picture outside the W. F. & John Barnes Co. The second from the left is possibly Carl E. Johnson, machinist (see photos 93.78.10a and 93.78.10e).
W. A. Whitney's Building 9.
A photograph depicting W. A. Whitney Corporation's "Bldg. 9" with its overhead door open and a man leaning on a cane next to a closed pedestrian door. The structure, built in 1916, was located at 650-675 Race Street in Rockford's Water Power…
W. A. Whitney Corporation.
A view looking south depicting the W. A. Whitney Corp. building in the Water Power District, located in the 600 block of Race Street, Rockford IL.
Visitor Entrance to Building, Elco Tool and Screw
Color photograph of the "visitor entrance" for the Elco Tool and Screw building on Samuelson Road. This entrance was used by visitors, executives, or some staff to access the front office.
View of the Southeast Part of Water Power from the East Side.
This reproduction photograph looks from the east side of the Rock River across to Rockford's west side. The Water Power district allowed industry to flourish and grow. The photo's center shows the N. C. Thompson Agricultural Works, manufacturers of…
View of the Rockford Register Star from across the Rock River.
This view is looking east across the Rock River at the Rockford Register Star News Tower and newspaper building located at 97 E. State Street.
View of Rockford Electric Co. by the River.
This view looks across the Rock River at the Rockford Electric Co. The caption on the photograph reads, "Installation of 1900 H. P. Boiler, Rockford Elec. Co. July - 10 - 1926."
View of Factory Floor Machines, W. F. & John Barnes Co.
The information included with this black and white photograph states, "Two of the last four machines shipped from W.F. & John Barnes plant on S. Water St. Shipped to Watervliet Arsenal near Philadelphia PA [actually located on the west bank of the…
View from Girder Bridge, Rockford, Ill.
Looking across the Rock River at Rockford Wholesale Grocery Company, E. S. Gregory, Uneeda Biscuit, and Red Line Transfer-Storage. A boat is at the bank in front of this row of buildings.
Valspar Celebration at the Faust Hotel.
Black and white photograph of four men holding a painting, taken at the Faust Hotel, 618-634 E. State St. at 4th Street. Valspar Corporation, founded in 1806, is celebrating its 160th anniversary. The man on the far left is Ben Schleicher, mayor of…