Description
With uniformed police in front, this unknown parade is crossing the Rock River via the State Street Bridge. The John Sexton & Co. building on the river bank is at the left of the photograph. The long, low slanted roof in the middle belongs to the Rockford Lumber & Fuel Co., located at 201 E. State. The "Rep" at extreme right signifies The Republic Co., 97-99 E. State, publishers of the Daily Republic newspaper, forerunner of the Register Republic and its News Tower building, which was erected in 1930.