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Ellis School
Ellis School at the 1500 block of Elm Street. The teacher is Bess Conway.
Rockford High School Class of 1906
The graduating class of 1906, Rockford High School. The high school was located on Madison Street. Desrette Hodges is the African-American student in the center of the back row.
Lincoln School
Lincoln School on Rockford's west side at Court Street and Park Avenue. Top Row: Mrs. Marie Taylor, Carl Ross, Bert Sames, Daisy Sames, Charlie Clifford, Minnie Gray, Frankie Reed, Jessie Williams, Morris Pendergrast, Lee Shaw, Prof. Stetson -…
Roosevelt Junior High School
Roosevelt Junior High School at 978 Haskell Avenue. Built in 1922.
Lincoln Junior High School under construction.
Lincoln Junior High School, on Charles Street, under construction.
Rockford High School
Rockford High School, 1906 addition, South Madison Street.
Rockford High School
Rockford High School, corner Walnut and South Madison Street
Rockford High School
Rockford High School, corner Walnut and South Madison Street
Rockford High School
Rockford High School, South Madison Street
Lincoln Junior High School under construction.
Lincoln Junior High School, on Charles Street, under construction.
Lincoln Junior High School
Lincoln Junior High School on Charles Street, around the time of its completion in September 1927.
Benjamin Franklin School (formerly Lincoln School)
Lincoln School, located at Park Avenue and North Court Street, was renamed Benjamin Franklin School in 1925.
Wood-working class at Rockford High School
Wood-working class at Rockford High School
Construction of O.F. Barbour School
O.F. Barbour School under construction in southwest Rockford, at 1116 Montague Street. The school was demolished in 1999.
Construction of O.F. Barbour School
The back of O.F. Barbour School as construction neared completion in southwest Rockford, at 1116 Montague Street. The school was demolished in 1999.
Construction of O.F. Barbour School
O.F. Barbour School under construction in southwest Rockford, at 1116 Montague Street. The school was demolished in 1999.
Adams School
Adams School in the 200 block of South Fifth St and built in 1857. It was razed in 1893.
Henry Freeman School
Henry Freeman School. Built in 1893 as Adams School, the school was renamed as Henry Freeman School in 1904.
Wight School
Wight School at Fourth Avenue and Tenth Street
Hall School
Hall School, at 426 North Third Street, built in 1892. The building, which ceased to be used by Rockford Public Schools in 1981, was demolished in 2003.
Adams School
Photo of Adams School in the 200 block of South Fifth Street. It was razed in 1893 and replaced with a brick building. It was renamed Freeman School in 1904.
Hall School
Hall School, at 426 North Third Street, built in 1892. The building, which ceased to be used by Rockford Public Schools in 1981, was demolished in 2003.
Turner School
Turner School, 1410 Broadway Avenue. The school was built in 1898.
Rockford High School Science class.
Rockford High School Science class. Students examine cross sections of tree branches.
West High School Students
West High School students with Teacher Miss Ethel Vincent (bottom right). It is possible that they are the Senior class officers.
West High School, Senior Class Officers of 1944
West High School, Senior Class Officers of 1944. Left to Right are Betty Hennessey, Miss Ethel Vincent, Lavern Allen, Georgia Retsinas, and Joseph Acardo.