Public Library, Roosevelt Day, Rockford, Ill.

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Title

Public Library, Roosevelt Day, Rockford, Ill.

Description

Looking west across the Rock River at the library building with a paddle boat on the river nearby and throngs of people in front anticipating Theodore Roosevelt's visit, possibly in June 1903 to dedicate the Veterans Memorial Hall, seen to the right behind the domed library building.

Date

Circa 1903

Rights

Midway Village Museum

Format

jpeg

Type

Still Image

Identifier

85.109.11

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

3.5" x 5.5"

Citation

“Public Library, Roosevelt Day, Rockford, Ill.,” Midway Village Museum - Digital Collections, accessed April 24, 2024, https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net/items/show/1557.