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Lincoln School at Court Street and Park Avenue. Lincoln School was renamed Franklin School in 1925 when Abraham Lincoln Junior High was opened.

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Class photo taken outside. Believed to be Henrietta School at 200 N. Johnston Avenue. The teacher, Betty Peters, is standing behind at the right.

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Sixth grade class at P. R. Walker School 1950-1951. The teacher, Betty Page, is center. Walker School was at 1520 Post Avenue.

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"Highland School Heavyweight Champions". Two rows of football players with a football marked 1921. Top row: Jake Ahlgren, unknown, V. Nelson, Rupert Johnson, Dick Harrington, Pete Van Ames, Stan Hribal, Russ Harring. Bottom Row: Dick Decamp, H.…

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Lincoln Park Elementary School, at Springfield Avenue and West State Street, Elementary School, at Springfield Avenue and West State Street, 8th Grade Graduation.

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North End Portable School classroom located in Williams Park at the corner of Huffman Boulevard and Yonge Street.

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Lincoln Park Elementary School, at Springfield Avenue and West State Street, Grade 8 with teacher Mr. Robert Bushaw.

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Lincoln Park Elementary School, at Springfield Avenue and West State Street, graduating class of 1936.

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Ellis School, at the 1500 block of Elm Street.

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Graduating class of 1923 at Turner School, 1410 Broadway Avenue.

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Barbour School group. Roy Williams is in the second row, the sixth from the left. Barbour School was on Montague Street.

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John Nelson School, Grade 1. Located on 14th Street and 5th Avenue.

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Class of 1920 at P.R. Walker School at 1520 Post Avenue. Earl Parlee, Rodney Lowry, Morris Edelwish, Arthur Belter, Gladys Bjork, Earl Wolf, Evert Moulder, David Jonist, Janice Kennedy, Harry Peterson, Edward Foltz, Ralph Pontius, Paul Rosenthal,…

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Turner School in 1910, located at 1410 Broadway Avenue. Teachers: Miss Giffen, Miss Cassidy. Names of children: Judith Johnson, Helen Duhfek, Bertha Lund, Nellie Jackson, Ethel Warner, Hilma Carlson, Eleanor Frederickson, Dora Nyquist, Alice…

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The Rockford High School Band. The band included male students of any grade from Freshmen to Seniors. Established in 1907, the band performed at athletic and social events, as well as in the community.

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Ellis School 2nd Grade Class. Ellis School was at the 1500 block of Elm Street.

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Ellis School 1st Grade Class with teacher Miss Maime Irons. Ellis School was at the 1500 block of Elm Street.

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Ellis School at the 1500 block of Elm Street. The teacher is Bess Conway.

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Ellis School at the 1500 block of Elm Street. The teacher is Bess Conway.

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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 -…

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Roosevelt Junior High School at 978 Haskell Avenue. Built in 1922.

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Lincoln Junior High School, on Charles Street, under construction.

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Rockford High School, 1906 addition, South Madison Street.

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Rockford High School, corner Walnut and South Madison Street

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Rockford High School, corner Walnut and South Madison Street

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Rockford High School, South Madison Street

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Lincoln Junior High School, on Charles Street, under construction.

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Lincoln Junior High School on Charles Street, around the time of its completion in September 1927.

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Lincoln School, located at Park Avenue and North Court Street, was renamed Benjamin Franklin School in 1925.

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Wood-working class at Rockford High School

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O.F. Barbour School under construction in southwest Rockford, at 1116 Montague Street. The school was demolished in 1999.

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The back of O.F. Barbour School as construction neared completion in southwest Rockford, at 1116 Montague Street. The school was demolished in 1999.

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O.F. Barbour School under construction in southwest Rockford, at 1116 Montague Street. The school was demolished in 1999.

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Adams School in the 200 block of South Fifth St and built in 1857. It was razed in 1893.

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Henry Freeman School. Built in 1893 as Adams School, the school was renamed as Henry Freeman School in 1904.

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Wight School at Fourth Avenue and Tenth Street

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Turner School, 1410 Broadway Avenue. The school was built in 1898.

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Rockford High School Science class. Students examine cross sections of tree branches.

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West High School students with Teacher Miss Ethel Vincent (bottom right). It is possible that they are the Senior class officers.

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West High School, Senior Class Officers of 1944. Left to Right are Betty Hennessey, Miss Ethel Vincent, Lavern Allen, Georgia Retsinas, and Joseph Acardo.

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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.

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Brown School Class of 1912, 50th reunion. The school was located at 16th Avenue and 8th Street. Third from the left in the front row is their teacher, Mrs. Victoria Ericson.

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Students sitting at their desks in their classroom. Henrietta School, Grade 4, 1952-1953. Teacher Betty Peters stands at back near windows. It appears to be Valentine's Day, February 14, 1953 as most students have homemade valentines and boxes on…

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Students sitting at desks in their classroom at P.R. Walker School, Grade 6A. The teacher, Betty Peters, is standing in back. Walker School was located at 1520 Post Avenue.

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John Nelson School, Grade 6. Located on 14th Street and 5th Avenue.

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John Nelson School, Grade 5. Located on 14th Street and 5th Avenue.

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John Nelson School, Grade 4. Located on 14th Street and 5th Avenue.
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