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Riding Horseback
Lucy E. Waldo on horseback.
Horse Drawn Buggy
Man in a horse drawn two wheeled buggy.
Fly Net
Horse drawn carriage. The horse has a fly net over its back as part of its tack. The fly net was used to keep flies off the horse and was used on horses pulling vehicles.
Fly Net
Horse Drawn Wagon. The horse has a fly net over its back as part of its tack. The fly net was used to keep flies off the horse and was used on horses pulling vehicles.
Groom with Horses
Groom with two horses.
Davis Junction, Illinois
Horse-drawn delivery wagon for Harm Barber's grocery store in Davis Junction, Illinois.
P. A. Lundgren with Horse Drawn Sled
P. A. Lundgren with horse and sled. P. A. Lundgren owned and operated the Star Grocery on the corner of 10th Avenue and 7th Street. He owned the house at 1017 - 7th Street at extreme left.
Harlem Village Creamery
Transporting milk cans for the Harlem Village Creamery. The wagon is pulled by donkeys.
Family Camp Site
Family camp site. A tent with a cook stove in it is at the left. To the right of the tent is a Horse Drawn Wagon with the horses unhitched.
Wagon at a River
Horse Drawn Wagon near a river.
Horse Drawn Fire Engine
Horse drawn, steam fire engine used at Fire Station number 2 in Rockford, Illinois. The steam engine was used for pumping water at a fire and it needed to be transported by horses.
Horse Drawn Fire Engine
Fire engine with oscillating engine driving rotary pump. Engine manufactured by Mansfield Machine Works, Mansfield, Ohio. The company completed their first steam powered fire engine in 1883. Their goal was to have steam engines replace hand engines…
Steamboat "Illinois"
The steamboat "Illinois" on the Rock River.
Steamboat "Illinois"
Steamboat "Illinois" with many passengers disembarking.
Steamboat "Illinois"
The steamboat "Illinois" on the Rock River.
Steamboat "Illinois"
The steamboat "Illinois" on the Rock River.
Steamboat "Illinois"
The paddle wheel steamboat "Illinois" on the Rock River. A steam engine drives the paddle wheel which propels the vessel through the water.
Steamboat
Excursion boat docked at the Rockford Public Library.
Fisherman
A fisherman with his boat. A motor is in the center of the boat.
Fisherman
A fisherman on the Rock River.
Fisherman
A fisherman on the Rock River.
Steamboat "Illinois"
Steamboat "Illinois" being boarded.
Harlem Park
Rock River at Harlem Park
Steamboat
An excursion steamboat docked at the Rockford Public Library.
Steamboat
An excursion steamboat docked in front of the Rockford Public Library.
Rockford Boat Club
Private dock for the Rockford Boat Club.
Rock River Scene
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.
Steamboat
An excursion steamboat on a river bend.
Steamboat
An excursion steamboat on a river.
Sailboat
A sailboat on a river.
Steamboat
An excursion steamboat traveling on the Rock River
A River Scene
Two small fishing boats.
Canoeing on a River
A row of canoes on an unknown river.
A River Scene
Canoes and a boathouse at the edge of a river, at the base of a stone cliff.
Boathouse
A boat house at the edge of a river
Canoes
Canoes moored around a pier. This appears to be Canoe Club activities as the canoes are filled with materials and one man is taking a photograph with a small camera.
Ferry
People traveling on a ferry on an unknown river. In 1836 Germanicus Kent established a ferry in Rockford, located where the State Street bridge would be built later. The ferry transported vehicles, people and animals across the Rock River. Ferry…
Motor Boats
Motor boats moored on a river.
Row Boats
Two rowboats at the edge of the Rock River.
Excursion Steamboat "May Lee"
In 1896, "May Lee" was the second steamboat owned by Theodore C. Largent, who named it after his daughter May and son Lee. The steamboat was cut into two pieces when it proved to be too small to keep up with the demand for passenger travel. A middle…
Excursion Steamboat "Illinois"
The excursion steamboat "Illinois" docked at the Rockford Public Library.
The Harvey and Norris Boat House
A boat house looking east belonging to G.C. Harvey and H. F. Norris.
"City of Rockford" Steamboat
"City of Rockford" excursion steamboat on the Rock River. In 1918 the steamer "Illinois" was purchased by the Excursion Amusement Co. and renamed the "City of Rockford". It was carrying 50,000 people annually until it was destroyed by fire on March…
Rockford Boat Club
Rockford Boat Club members on the Rock River looking west. The Rockford Water Works is in the background center. The Rockford Boat Club held annual canoe races, competing against other area boat clubs.
Early Motor Boat
A motor boat under what may be the North End high bridge at Auburn Street. Motor boats came about before the automobile. As automobiles became more popular, boat design began to mimic cars with dashboards, steering wheel and front facing seats. The…
Excursion Steamboat "Illinois"
The excursion steamboat "Illinois" with passengers standing on the deck.
Excursion Steamboat on the Rock River
An excursion steamboat docked on the Rock River, looking north. The Rockford Waterworks is in the background at left. The Waterworks building was built in 1874 near the Rock River on the south side of Park Avenue. It was the headquarters and main…
"Arrow" Steamboat
The banks of the Rock River with the excursion steamboat "Arrow" and row boats. The "Arrow" was the first steamboat launched in Rockford in 1885. It sank in 1900. This picture may be of the "Arrow's" maiden voyage on the Rock River.
"Illinois" Steamboat
Steamboat "Illinois" on the Rock River, possibly near Harlem Park.
Excursion Boat
An excursion boat.