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Photo of the Union Furniture Company building damaged from the 1928 Rockford Cyclone/Tornado.

Photo of the damage near the Union Furniture Company after the 1928 Rockford earthquake. Among the debris, there is a chair and a bed headframe.

Photo of the Union Furniture Building damaged by the 1928 Rockford tornado. The caption on the back reads, "Two men killed at the plant in tornado."

Photo of the Union Furniture Company building damage from the 1928 tornado. There is damage to roof and windows.

Photo of the Union Furniture Company factory tornado damage in 1928.

Photo of Union Furniture Company from the tornado damage in 1928.

A large group of men, and three boys standing at the top outside a window, pose in front of the Union Furniture Co., located at the intersection of 18th Ave. and 9th St. in Rockford IL. P. A. Peterson and Jonas Peters formed the company in 1875.…