The Lake-Peterson House, 1313 East State Street, used for administrative offices of Swedish-American Hospital. Once the home of industrialist P.A. Peterson.
Don Swanson is a Rockford native and a polio survivor. The retired principal of Walker School, Swanson contracted polio at age 5 and spent a year in the hospital. These images are part of a PowerPoint presentation created by Swanson in 2018 to share…
Dedication of room 314 at Swedish American Hospital in honor of Swan Hillman, founder of Rockford Screw Products. From left to right are Dean Grout the Administrator of Swedish American Hospital, Ward Lidbetter the President of Rockford Screw…