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Laura Foster in Prom Dress

Date: 05 1959
Description: Laura Foster (b. 1941) standing in the foyer of her house dressed for her senior prom at Rockford East High School. The sleeveless, knee-length dress is wh...
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Camp Grant

Date: 1918
Description: Soldiers of Company I, Baraboo, Wisconsin, pose with their rifles at Camp Grant near Rockford, Illinois. There are tents behind them and a wooded area in t...
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Interior of Chapel

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Description: View from back of room of the interior of the chapel at Rockford College. There is a piano on the right, in front of the stage. Folding chairs are set up i...
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Harvesting Grain with Three-Horse Osborne Binder

Date: 08 05 1913
Description: Man harvesting grain with a New Osborne three-horse grain binder in a field.
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Tractor Pulling Four Osborne Binders

Date: 07 21 1912
Description: Men harvesting grain with four Osborne grain binders pulled by an Emerson Brantingham(?) tractor.
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School Boys Using Wood Tools

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Description: Two boys of different ages using wood tools, including planes and files, during a classroom exercise.
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Landscaping Near House

Date: 06 1926
Description: Perennials and evergreens planted on the lawn of a brick home. Ivy is growing up the exterior walls of the house.
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New Osborne Binder

Date: 08 10 1914
Description: A man sitting on top of an Osborne grain binder pulled by three horses. A man in a straw hat, tie, and vest is standing to the left holding cut grain. Hou...
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Osborne Reaper

Date: 08 02 1912
Description: Farmer operating a horse-drawn Osborne reaper. The original caption reads: "Emerson-Brantingham."
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Osborne Reaper

Date: 1912
Description: A man operates a horse-drawn Osborne self-rake reaper in a field. The original caption reads: "Emerson-Brantingham."
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Muller's Milk Truck

Date: 1934
Description: A man carrying a crate of milk bottles and wearing a hat and overalls walks toward an International truck owned by Muller's Union Dairy. The truck is parke...
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Rockford College Picnic

Date: 1913
Description: Four women from Rockford College standing by the side of a dirt road looking into a wooded area. The women are carrying picnic baskets.
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Rockford College Costumed Battle

Date: 1914
Description: Four costumed Rockford College students pose outdoors in mock battle on a lawn. Fighting roosters [?].
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Emerson-Brantingham Factory

Date: 02 25 1924
Description: View across road towards a car parked on a brick-paved road outside the front of the factory. A sign on the front has the name of the factory and also read...
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Rockford College Jane Adams Room

Date: 1914
Description: Unidentified woman seated in a wicker chair reading in the Jane Adams room at Rockford College. A walled-over fireplace is on the wall behind her, and an H...
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Rockford College Lawn

Date: 1914
Description: Two costumed dancers on the lawn at Rockford College.
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McCormick Corn Picker and Wagon

Date: 1905
Description: Two farmers operating a McCormick corn picker and wagon.
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Manny's Reaper and Mower Advertisement

Date: 1856
Description: Engraved illustration from an advertising booklet for Manny's Patent Adjustable reaper and mower. The page features two images of men operating the reaper ...
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Emerson-Brantingham Factory

Date: 02 25 1924
Description: Stored in a large room are rows of tractors. Along the left and right corner are stacked beams. Light streams in from skylights in the ceiling. The factory...
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Exterior of Emerson-Brantingham Factory

Date: 02 25 1924
Description: View across road towards a car driving down a cobblestone road in front of the factory. The factory manufactures 4 cylinder engines for general and farm wo...

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