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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.
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…
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Banner at South Main and West State Streets
The GAR (Grand Army of the Republic, the Union in the Civil War) Banner hangs at the corner of South Main and West State Streets looking south. GAR was founded on April 6, 1866, on the principles of Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty. (Reference -…
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…
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Depot, Shriner's Train Stop
A train engine and cars stop at the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Depot in Rockford at S. Main and Cedar Streets. The Shriner's symbol hangs at the front of the steam engine. It appears that dignitaries, soldiers, and police have gathered at this…
President Theodore Roosevelt Visits Rockford
This photograph, looking southwest, captures the Rockford Military Band and a large group of Rockford Police Officers waiting for President Theodore Roosevelt to arrive at the Illinois Central Train Depot on South Main Street. The President dedicated…
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 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…
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 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 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…
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.
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.
Emerson Manufacturing Company.
A group of men and women in formal business attire pose on the steps of the Emerson Manufacturing Company office at 601 S. Main Street. Railroad boxcars can be seen to the left.
E & W Clothing House.
View of the store front and display windows of E & W Clothing House, located at 118-124 S. Main Street.
Dyke Room, Hotel Nelson.
A photograph showing the interior of the Dyke Room at the Hotel Nelson, located at 306 S. Main Street. Above the bar is artwork depicting windmills, and the wine lists on the tables identify the location as the Hotel Nelson's Drake Room.
Western Union Office.
This photograph shows busy employees at the Western Union Telegraph Co. office, located at 216 S. Main Street.
D. J. Stewart & Co.
This photograph depicts the high-ceilinged interior of D. J. Stewart & Company, located at 115 S. Main St., in a building that was originally erected in 1890.
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.
D.J. Stewart and Company renovations.
With a crane in the street and workers atop scaffolding, this black and white photograph shows renovations being done to the D. J. Stewart and Company building at 115 S. Main Street. For additional views, see photos 78.41.8 and 78.41.6.
D.J. Stewart and Company.
Full frontal view of the D. J. Stewart and Company building, 115 S. Main Street, erected in 1890. For a depiction of later alterations, see photo 78.41.6.
D.J. Stewart and Company.
A black and white photograph depicting the D. J. Stewart and Company building, 115 S. Main Street, in downtown Rockford, with its three-arched entranceways.
Willie Hoppe at Lewis C. Herbert Billiards.
A black and white photograph believed to be taken at Lewis C. Herbert Billiards, located at 208 S. Main St., Rockford IL. The assembled crowd is there to see Willie Hoppe play pool. Hoppe may be the gentleman in the white shirt at the pool table. For…
Willie Hoppe at Lewis C. Herbert Billiards.
A black and white photograph believed to be taken at Lewis C. Herbert Billiards, located at 208 S. Main St., Rockford IL. The assembled crowd is there to see Willie Hoppe play pool. Hoppe may be the gentleman in a white shirt seated by the far corner…
Willie Hoppe Playing Pool.
A black and white photograph believed to be taken at Lewis C. Herbert Billiards, located at 208 S. Main St., Rockford IL. The man wearing the white shirt at the pool table is Willie Hoppe. The gentleman in the center in vest and bow tie may be Lou…
Pool Hall, Lewis C. Herbert Billiards.
This black and white photograph is believed to be Lewis C. Herbert Billiards, located at 208 S. Main St., Rockford IL. Cigars are being sold from a display counter at the right, several men pose around billiard tables in the back, and a man stands…
Mapes Bros. Plumbing.
This black and white photograph depicts Mapes Brothers, 315 S. Main Street, offering "practical plumbing, gas fitting, sewer and repair work." A man in overalls poses in the doorway, and a scale stands outside the storefront on the left.
Rockford Fire Station #3
Signage for Rockford Fire Station #3 at 1520 South Main Street. September 1976.
Demolition of 206 South Main Street
Demolition of the Empire Building, 206 South Main Street, for construction of the Rockford Metro Centre. September 1978.
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
Stewart Square at the corner of West State and South Main Streets. A food cart is visible at the left.
Metro Centre
The Rockford Metro Centre, viewed from the intersection of South Main and Elm Streets, in May 1986.
South Main Street Mural
A mural on side of a building on South Main Street, south of the railroad bridge, north of Morgan Street.
200 Block of South Main Street
200 block of South Main Street. The Rockford Shoe Outlet at 221 South Main and A Step Up are visible.
South Main Street Viaduct
Rail viaduct over South Main Street on south side of downtown, looking north.
South Main Street Viaduct
The South Main Street Railroad viaduct, painted with a mural of a train, October 1979
Taylor Park
Taylor Park on South Main Street. September 1976.
Taylor Park
Taylor Park on South Main Street. September 1976.
St. Elizabeth Center
St. Elizabeth Center, 1536 South Main Street, September 1976.
St. Elizabeth Center
St. Elizabeth Center, 1536 South Main Street, September 1976.
Martin House
Martin House at 1020 South Main Street, June 1979.
Mural at South Main and Kent Street
Mural of a bean plant sprouting painted on the building on southeast corner of South Main and Kent Streets.
Mural at South Main and Kent Street
Mural of a bean plant sprouting painted on the building on southeast corner of South Main and Kent Streets.
Gem Suburban Mobile Home Park
Gem Suburban Mobile Home Park on the east side of South Main Street at Pelley Road (south of US 20) in June 1979.
Gem Suburban Mobile Home Park
Gem Suburban Mobile Home Park on the east side of South Main Street at Pelley Road (south of US 20) in June 1979.
Gem Suburban Mobile Home Park
Gem Suburban Mobile Home Park on the east side of South Main Street at Pelley Road (south of US 20) in June 1979.
Gem Suburban Mobile Home Park
Gem Suburban Mobile Home Park on the east side of South Main Street at Pelley Road (south of US 20) in June 1979.
The Graham-Ginestra House
The Graham-Ginestra House, 1115 South Main Street.
D.J. Stewart and Porter's Corner
D.J. Stewart (308 West State Street) and Porter's Corner (115 South Main Street). They would later became Stewart Square. Duncan James Men's Wear is at the corner.