Rockford Insurance Co. of Illinois: Business Office Interior

88.122.786 96 dpi watermarked.jpg

Title

Rockford Insurance Co. of Illinois: Business Office Interior

Description

The Rockford Insurance Company of Illinois was founded in 1866. The President in the 1890s was John Lake. The company typically underwrote flood and fire disasters. In this time period, Rockford Insurance was on the sixth floor of the William Brown building on the corner of Main and Chestnut Streets. Numerous desks, ledgers, and file drawers are present in this scene. Similar depictions may be found in photos 88.122.744, 88.122.746, 88.122.752, 88.122.756, 88.122.757, 88.122.759, 88.122.779, and 90.5.44.

Date

circa 1895 - 1905

Rights

Midway Village Museum

Format

jpeg

Type

Still Image

Identifier

88.122.786

Original Format

Glass Plate Negative

Physical Dimensions

8" x 10"

Citation

“Rockford Insurance Co. of Illinois: Business Office Interior,” Midway Village Museum - Digital Collections, accessed October 7, 2024, https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net/items/show/1282.