A Rock River scene, north of the State Street bridge looking east. Rockford Wholesale Grocery is on the east side and a steamboat is at each side of the river. The foreground is the riverfront side of the Rockford Public Library.
A large group of spectators have gathered on the ice-covered Rock River just north of the State Street bridge to watch the ice skaters. The Rockford Wholesale Grocery building is in the background. (Reference - Sinnissippi Saga, page 292.)
A very large group of people stand on the ice on either side of the Rock River and also on the East State Street bridge. This photograph was taken looking southeast. Rockford High School and Rockford Watch Company rooflines are visible just to the…