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Two women pack boxes of fasteners in the Packaging Department of Rockford Screw Products Plant #1 (2501 9th Street).

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Two women assemble boxes in the Packaging Department of Rockford Screw Products Plant #1 (2501 9th Street).

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A women in apron filling boxes with bolts in the Packaging Department of Rockford Screw Products Plant #1 (2501 9th Street).

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Raw material wire storage at Rockford Products Plant #3.

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The Kishwaukee Street side of the Rockford Screw Products at 707 Harrison Avenue and Kishwaukee Street.

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Harry Box weighs wire rolls at Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue).

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Wayne Johnson, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue).

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Rockford Products Plant #3. Employees operating machines to wash the manufactured parts.

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The main entrance of Rockford Screw Products at 707 Harrison Avenue.

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The main entrance of Rockford Products at 707 Harrison Avenue.

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Rockford Products Plant #3 trimming machines.

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The Rockford Products Plant #3 Tooling Department.

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Kenny Williams, Tool Room employee at Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue).

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Craig Runnested, Tool Room Supervisor at Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue).

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Dayle Rubly, the tool hardening foreman at Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue).

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Re-sharpening a milling cutter on the tool grinder at Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue).

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Tom Johnson, Vice President of Sales at Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue).

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The Vice President of Rockford International's office. This was at Rockford Products' Plant #1 at 2501 9th street.

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"The Tool Team" at Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue). Left to right are George Clough, Craig Run nested, unknown, Gil Styles, Jerry Ekberg, Dave Schiek, Don Chadwick, unknown , Jack Rauh (President), Bill Nail and unknown.

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The Rockford Products Executive Team at Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue). Jack Rauh, President, is the man standing on the right.

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Interior view of the lobby of Rockford Products at 707 Harrison Avenue.

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Interior view of the lobby of Rockford Products at 707 Harrison Avenue.

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Photo of Beechcraft King Air F90 Interior used by Rockford Products.

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Rockford Products Plant #3. An employee in the Metallurgical Laboratory at Rockford Products Plant #3 uses a tensile tester to determine the strength of a bolt.

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Debbie Gille using a tensile test machine in the Metallurgical Laboratory at Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue) .

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Rockford Screw Products founder Swan Hillman at left stands with a second unknown person in front of a biplane. The two men are wearing aviators goggles and helmets.

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Bruce Swanson operates a Mattison surface grinder at Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue).

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Stuart Lindeman, Plant Engineer for Rockford Screw Products Plant #3.

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Store display of Rockford Products NAPA automotive and miscellaneous hardware sold and stocked by Rockford Products salesmen. NAPA stands for National Automotive Parts Association.

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An employee at Rockford Products Plant #2 (612 Harrison Avenue) monitors a slotter for milling slots into screws.

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Rodger Herald in the shop office at Rockford Products Plant #2 (612 Harrison Avenue).

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Bud Larson, the supervisor of shipping, stands at the right overseeing the packaging of products at Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue).

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Albert Matt in the Shipping Department of Rockford Products Plant #2 (612 Harrison Avenue).

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Shipping racks of completed products at Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue).

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Pointer and shaving machines at Rockford Products Plant #3.

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Plant #3 Rockford Products front office sales desks. At the bottom right is Bud Anderson. Anderson handled the Ford Motor Company sales.

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Main office display rack for sales to hardware stores. This was set up at Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue).

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Rupert Hillman, Assistant Sales Manager at Rockford Screw Products. Rupert's brother, Swan Hillman, was cofounder of the company.

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Alelee Nelson runs a punch press at Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue). Note the safety harness around her body.

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Rockford Products Plant #3 tool room. Erwin Dach, a 50-year employee, operating a Giddings and Lewis numerical controlled milling machine.

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Terry Philips running a 1" Header at Rockford Products Plant #3.

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Ron Selin, Salesman at Rockford Products Plant #1 (2501 9th Street) poses with a framed advertisement for Automotive Fasteners

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Employees running Hartford Roll Threaders at Rockford Products Plant #3.

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African American employee operated a roll threader at Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue).

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Employees running Hartford Roll Threaders at Rockford Products Plant #3.

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Rockford Screw Products Tool Room employees at Plant #1 at 2501 9th Street.

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A close up of the Rockford Screw Products sign and building at the corner of 707 Harrison and Kishwaukee Street.

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Rockford Screw Products. Shipping department employees at Rockford Screw Products Plant #1 at 2501 9th Street.

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Concept drawing of Rockford Screw Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue).

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Concept drawing of Rockford Screw Products Plant #2 (612 Harrison Avenue).
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