Aerial View of New Elco Building Location Compared to Chicago-Rockford International Airport, Elco Tool and Screw

2018.78.245 96dpi wm.jpg

Title

Aerial View of New Elco Building Location Compared to Chicago-Rockford International Airport, Elco Tool and Screw

Description

Black and white aerial photograph of the site where the Elco factory would be built at 1111 Samuelson Road. The site was once nothing but farmland but does show the close proximity to what appears to be the start of the Chicago-Rockford International Airport. On the back of the photograph the year "1951" is written in pencil.

Date

1951

Rights

Midway Village Museum

Type

Still Image

Identifier

2018.78.245

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

8" x 10"

Citation

“Aerial View of New Elco Building Location Compared to Chicago-Rockford International Airport, Elco Tool and Screw,” Midway Village Museum - Digital Collections, accessed March 29, 2024, https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net/items/show/3130.