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R. A. Aldeen at His Desk.
American Cabinet Hardware Corp. (later Amerock) co-founder R. A. Aldeen is pictured working at his desk. The painting on the wall behind him depicts the Ziock building at 416 S. Main St. in Rockford IL, which the company occupied in the 1940s and…
Regan, Chaney and Pratt, Lumber Dealers
Bill of sale to C.I. Horsman from Regan, Cheney and Pratt, dealers in lumber, lath, shingles and posts. Yards located at Kishwaukee and First Ave., and at Main and Greene Streets.
Remodeling D.J. Stewart and Company facade.
With a crane in the street and workers atop scaffolding, this black and white photograph shows remodeling of the D. J. Stewart and Company facade at 115 S. Main Street. For additional views, see photos 78.41.8, 78.41.6, and 78.41.9b.
Repairing a Wagon
Bill of sale to Mrs. C.I. Horsman from Childs and Merrick, manufacturers of carriages, 301-303 South Main Street, West Side.
Repairing and Painting the Carriage
Bill of Sale to Mrs. C.I. Horsman from Weldon Brothers, carriage manufacturing and repair, 301-303 South Main Street, for repairing and painting carriage.
Rialto Theatre
Rialto Theatre. 1104 South Main Street.
Rialto Theatre
Rialto Theatre. 1104 South Main Street.
Rockford Business College
Rockford Business College was founded in 1862. It moved several times before settling into the Stewart Building in 1892 at 113, 115 and 117 S. Main Street. This photograph shows one of the coed classrooms in that building. The college still exists…
Rockford Fire Station #3
Signage for Rockford Fire Station #3 at 1520 South Main Street. September 1976.
Rockford Industries Incorporated
Rockford Industries Inc. at the 600 block of South Main Street. Looking north towards Race Street and the Amerock Building.
Rockford Parade on Main Street
This parade route view of horse-drawn wagons was taken from the Chestnut and South Main Street intersection looking north. Note several businesses along the east side of the street: People's Bank, H. W. Buckbee at 220 S. Main, and Empire Mercantile.…
Rockford Parade Route at South Main and Chestnut
This parade route view was taken from the Chestnut and South Main Street intersection looking north. Note several businesses along the east side of the street: People's Bank, H. W. Buckbee at 220 S. Main, and Empire Mercantile. The William Brown…
Rockford Parade Route at South Main and Chestnut
This parade route view of men on horseback was taken from the Chestnut and South Main Street intersection looking north. Note several businesses along the east side of the street: People's Bank, H. W. Buckbee at 220 S. Main, and Empire Mercantile.…
Rockford Parade Route at South Main and Chestnut
This parade route view of men on horseback was taken from the Chestnut and South Main Street intersection looking north. Several of the riders look like they have shields and jousting lances. Note several businesses along the east side of the street:…
Rockford Parade Route at South Main and Chestnut
This parade route view of men on horseback and a circus wagon was taken from the Chestnut and South Main Street intersection looking north. Note several businesses along the east side of the street: People's Bank, H. W. Buckbee at 220 S. Main, and…
Rockford Parade Route at South Main and Chestnut
This parade route view of men on horseback, a large horse-drawn, ammunition-carrying caisson, and two horse-drawn caissons with cannon was taken from the Chestnut and South Main Street intersection looking north. Note several businesses along the…
Roper Girls Annual Banquet.
A black and white photograph of the Roper Co. Girls Annual Banquet, held at the Hotel Nelson, 306 S. Main St. The Roper Co., manufacturers of stoves and pumps, was located on Blackhawk Park Ave.
S. Withrow Dry goods
Bill of Sale to Mrs. Underwood from S. Withrow, dealer in dry goods and carpets, 122 South Main Street.
S.W. Stanley, Dealer in Coal and Wood
Bill of sale to C.I. Horsman from S.W. Stanley, coal and wood, at Railroad Crossing on Main Street.
South Main and Cedar Streets
Industrial building at South Main Street and Cedar Street.
South Main Post Office Building
Main facade of the Post Office, 401 South Main Street. Later the offices of the Rockford Park District would move into the building.
South Main Street Business District
A photograph of Rockford's South Main Street taken from 300 South Main looking north with Nelson Hotel in right foreground. The William Brown building is to the north of this and the Hotel Holland, at South Main and Elm Streets,is further north…
South Main Street from Elm to Chestnut Streets
Area of west downtown focused on the west side of South Main Street from Elm to Chestnut Streets. The river is visible in the background. The William Brown Building is on the right end of the block.
South Main Street Mural
A mural on side of a building on South Main Street, south of the railroad bridge, north of Morgan Street.
South Main Street Post Office Building
The Post Office at 401 South Main Street. This would later be home to the offices of the Rockford Park District.
South Main Street Viaduct
The South Main Street Railroad viaduct, painted with a mural of a train, October 1979
South Main Street Viaduct
Rail viaduct over South Main Street on south side of downtown, looking north.
South Main Street, looking North at Night, Rockford, Ill.
View looking up the street's trolley tracks with lighted buildings on both sides, pedestrians, buggies, and bicyclists.
South Main Street.
An early view of South Main Street with Winnebago National Bank on one corner (left) and Brown Stewart Dry Goods on the next.
South Main Street.
A view of S. Main Street looking south from W. State Street. Note the rails in the middle of the brick roadway.
St. Elizabeth Center
St. Elizabeth Center, 1536 South Main Street, September 1976.
St. Elizabeth Center
St. Elizabeth Center, 1536 South Main Street, September 1976.
Steam Engine 18
Steam engine 18 and crew idle in the railroad yard while posing for this photograph. It is highly likely that this photograph was taken in the Illinois Central yard on South Main Street.
Stewart Square
Stewart Square at the corner of West State and South Main Streets. A food cart is visible at the left.
Stewart Square at Christmastime
The South Main Street side of Stewart Square in November 1993. Christmas decorations are visible on the pedestrian mall.
Stewart Square Building
Stewart Square building, 100 block of South Main Street
Stewart Square Building
Stewart Square, 100 block of South Main Street
Stewart Square Building Decorated for Christmas
Main Street side of Stewart Square with Christmas decorations, 100 block of South Main Street, December 1993
Taylor Park
Taylor Park on South Main Street. September 1976.
Taylor Park
Taylor Park on South Main Street. September 1976.
The Brown Building
The north side of the Brown Building, 228 South Main Street
The Capitol Theater
Capitol Theatre before top of facade was taken off. 1120-1126 South Main Street.
The Chandler Hotel
The Chandler Hotel, 329 South Main Street
The Graham-Ginestra House
The Graham-Ginestra House, 1115 South Main Street.
The Metro Centre
The Metro Centre. The Centre is bound by Elm, Main, Chestnut and Church Streets.
The Soda Bar
The Soda Bar at 123 South Main Street
Three Men on an Amerock Couch.
Reuben A. Aldeen (left) and G. W. Aldeen (right) flank an unidentified man in the middle as they sit on a couch in an office of the Amerock Corporation. They must be high inside the Ziock building at 416 S. Main St. in Rockford, IL, judging by the…