West End Furniture Co. Exterior.
This photograph shows wood piled up outside the West End Furniture Co., located at Factory St. and Johnson Ave.
circa 1890-1942
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Two Workers Amid the Lumber at West End Furniture Co.
An interior shot of the West End Furniture Company, at Factory St. and Johnson Ave., depicting two employees (right) laboring between piles of stacked lumber.
circa 1890-1942
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Crowded Interior of West End Furniture Co.
This photograph of West End Furniture Company's interior shows a ceiling filled with gears and belts, and a floor crowded with stacked boards and cut lumber. The factory was located at the corner of Factory St. and Johnson Ave.
circa 1890-1942
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West End Furniture Co. Interior.
Interior shot of West End Furniture Co., Factory St. and Johnson Ave. A trash can sits to the left of a table with an electrical device underneath and an oven-looking apparatus on top.
circa 1890-1942
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Worker at West End Furniture Co.
An employee of the West End Furniture Co., corner of Factory St. and Johnson Ave., works at a belt-driven machine connected to gears on the ceiling. Piles of lumber wait on dollies (right). For an additional view of this same machine, see photo 91.49.31e.
circa 1890-1942
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Machine at West End Furniture Co.
A close-up view depicting a machine at the West End Furniture Co., located at the corner of Factory St. and Johnson Ave. For an additional view, see photo 91.49.31k.
circa 1890-1942
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West End Furniture Co. Interior.
A blurry figure works at a machine labeled "Berlin 160" surrounded by stacks of lumber inside the West End Furniture Co., located at the corner of Factory St. and Johnson Ave.
circa 1890-1942
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West End Furniture Co. Group of 1892.
A very large group of men, sixty-four unidentified individuals, make up this "Group of 1892," the workers of the West End Furniture Co. Established on July 7, 1890 by John Herman Lynn, the business was located at the corner of Factory St. and Johnson Ave. in Rockford IL. According to the Rockford Morning Star newspaper (c. 1909-1910), the company's motto was "Correct designs, correct construction, correct finish, correct price." The business closed around 1942. Notice also the lone figure visible in the upper right window.
circa 1892
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