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.
1944
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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.
circa 1940s
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Rockford High School Science class.
Rockford High School Science class. Students examine cross sections of tree branches.
circa 1949
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Turner School
Turner School, 1410 Broadway Avenue. The school was built in 1898.
circa 1900
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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.
circa 1890s
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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.
circa 1890
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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.
circa 1890s
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Wight School
Wight School at Fourth Avenue and Tenth Street
circa 1890s
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Henry Freeman School
Henry Freeman School. Built in 1893 as Adams School, the school was renamed as Henry Freeman School in 1904.
circa 1904
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Adams School
Adams School in the 200 block of South Fifth St and built in 1857. It was razed in 1893.
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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.
1916-1917
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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.
1916-1917
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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.
1916-1917
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Wood-working class at Rockford High School
Wood-working class at Rockford High School
1915
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Benjamin Franklin School (formerly Lincoln School)
Lincoln School, located at Park Avenue and North Court Street, was renamed Benjamin Franklin School in 1925.
circa 1930s
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Lincoln Junior High School
Lincoln Junior High School on Charles Street, around the time of its completion in September 1927.
1927
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Lincoln Junior High School under construction.
Lincoln Junior High School, on Charles Street, under construction.
1927
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Rockford High School
Rockford High School, South Madison Street
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Rockford High School
Rockford High School, corner Walnut and South Madison Street
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Rockford High School
Rockford High School, corner Walnut and South Madison Street
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Rockford High School
Rockford High School, 1906 addition, South Madison Street.
After 1906
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Lincoln Junior High School under construction.
Lincoln Junior High School, on Charles Street, under construction.
1927
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Roosevelt Junior High School
Roosevelt Junior High School at 978 Haskell Avenue. Built in 1922.
circa 1920s
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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 - Principal. Second Row from Top: Will Dagwell, Will Hampton, Fred Andrews, Bertha Ashton, Frank Bertrand, Charlie Lyman, Ella Hicks, George Smith, Johnnie Fellows. Next to Bottom row: Kate Barns, Hattie Warren, Minnie Chalmers, Mamie Ridgley, Susie Muckle, Kittie Flynn. Hattie Marsh, Shelley Blaisdell, Joe Barnes, Hattie Reed, Hattie Marsh, Maude Mandeville, Meta Gibson. Bottom Row: Belle Lockwood, Clara Ticknor, Dell Doty, Ida Phinney, Charlie Lawshee, Flo Bryant, Walter Martin, Stella Thayer, Maggie Westbrook, Charlie Hinckley, George McCoy, Amy Barnes, Carrie Lawshee, Elsie Gibson. Note the African American girl in the center back row is Jessie Williams. Her father James Williams was a member of Nevius GAR and a local barber. Lincoln School was renamed Franklin School in 1925 when Abraham Lincoln Junior High was opened.
circa 1881
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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.
Thompson's Art Shop, 125 N Main St, Rockford, Illinois
circa 1906
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Ellis School
Ellis School at the 1500 block of Elm Street. The teacher is Bess Conway.
circa 1907
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Ellis School
Ellis School at the 1500 block of Elm Street. The teacher is Bess Conway.
circa 1907
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Ellis School First Grade Class
Ellis School 1st Grade Class with teacher Miss Maime Irons. Ellis School was at the 1500 block of Elm Street.
circa 1908
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Ellis School Second Grade Class
Ellis School 2nd Grade Class. Ellis School was at the 1500 block of Elm Street.
circa 1908
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Rockford High School Band
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.
circa 1907-1908
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Turner School
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 Swanson, Agnes Anderson, Julia Carlson, Esther Olson, Harriett Johnson, Alice Halberg, Esther Strote, Grace Elvidge, Stanley Wessman, Marvel Stockwell, George Belting, Roy Peterson, Arthur Lengquist, Harold Granlund, Elof Carlson, Edwin Nord, Daniel Linden, Rueben Fagerstrom, Lyman Thorpe, Rudolph Jacobson, Reuben Stockenberg.
September 1910
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P.R. Walker School Class of 1920
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, George Fairhead, Garver Smith, George Olson, Walter Carlson, Walter Bjork. On steps: Russell Prolin, Mary Louis Irving, Robert Lindely, Iona Cunningham, Jack Armstrong. Next row: Marie Smith, Gertrude Eastman, Dorothy Leet, Evelyn Freshwater, Gladys Sullivan, Pauline Rosenthal. Next row: Dorothy Goodrich, Betty Williams, Janice Gschwendt, Evangeline Mortenson, Leta Andrews, Lillian Gardner, Anna LaMount, Helen Moulder, Ralph Braid. Teacher, Miss Blanche Scone.
1922
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John Nelson School Kindergarten Class
John Nelson School, kindergarten. Located on 14th Street and 5th Avenue.
National School Studios
1952
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John Nelson School First Grade Class
John Nelson School, Grade 1. Located on 14th Street and 5th Avenue.
March 1952
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John Nelson School First and Second Grade Students
John Nelson School, Grade 1 & 2. Located on 14th Street and 5th Avenue.
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John Nelson School Second Grade Class
John Nelson School, Grade 2. Located on 14th Street and 5th Avenue.
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1952
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John Nelson School Third Grade Class
John Nelson School, Grade 3. Located on 14th Street and 5th Avenue.
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1952
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John Nelson School Third and Fourth Grade Students
John Nelson School, Grade 3 & 4. Located on 14th Street and 5th Avenue.
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1952
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John Nelson School Fourth Grade Class
John Nelson School, Grade 4. Located on 14th Street and 5th Avenue.
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1952
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John Nelson School Fifth Grade Class
John Nelson School, Grade 5. Located on 14th Street and 5th Avenue.
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1952
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John Nelson School Sixth Grade Class
John Nelson School, Grade 6. Located on 14th Street and 5th Avenue.
National School Studios
1952
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Barbour School
Barbour School group. Roy Williams is in the second row, the sixth from the left. Barbour School was on Montague Street.
circa 1920s
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Turner School Class of 1923
Graduating class of 1923 at Turner School, 1410 Broadway Avenue.
1923
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Ellis School
Ellis School, at the 1500 block of Elm Street.
circa 1900
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Lincoln Park School Class of 1936
Lincoln Park Elementary School, at Springfield Avenue and West State Street, graduating class of 1936.
1936
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Lincoln Park School Eighth Grade Class
Lincoln Park Elementary School, at Springfield Avenue and West State Street, Grade 8 with teacher Mr. Robert Bushaw.
1948
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Ellen Stiles School Sixth Grade
1979-1980 Ellen Stiles Elementary School, Grade 6. Stiles was located on LeClede Avenue.
Mueller's Studio
1980
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Ellen Stiles School Staff, 1979
1979-1980 Ellen Stiles Elementary School Staff. Stiles was located on LeClede Avenue.
Mueller's Studio
1980
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Ellen Stiles School Fifth and Sixth Grades
1980- 1981 Ellen Stiles Elementary School, Grade 5 & 6. Stiles was located on LeClede Avenue.
Mueller's Studio
1980-1981
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Ellen Stiles School Sixth Grade
Ellen Stiles Elementary School, 1981-1982 Grade 6. Stiles was located on LeClede Avenue.
Mueller's Studio
1981-1982
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