Rockford gentlemen on east bank of the Crow River
Unknown gentlemen on the east bank of the Crow River. In the background, while faint, there is a tremendous amount…
Unknown Couple
This picture was included in the Marvin Schaar collection. No information was written on the picture front or back. If…
After 1891, Steinke tintype
This tintype of Augusta Sasse Steinke and her husband Gustav Steinke was likely taken in the mid 1890’s. This is…
c1880’s, Sisters tintype
This tintype, probably from the late 1880’s or early 1890’s shows sisters Amailie Paulina Augusta Steinke Splittstozer and Ernestine Wilhelmina…
c1880’s, Augusta Krause Steinke
Augusta Anna Krause Steinke was born in Friedheim / Miasteczko Krajenskie (German/Polish town name) in what today is Northwestern Poland,…
c1891, Richard Schaar
c1891, Richard Schaar Richard was the oldest surviving son of Joseph Schaar and Ernestine Steinke Schaar. He had two older…
c1889, Schaar Family
Ida, Joseph, William, Ernestine, Emma This is the only known photo of William as he and Emma died 9 days…
c1881, Joseph and Ernestine Schaar
Joseph Schaar married Ernestine Steinke May 25, 1881 in Medina, MN. By 1887 they were residing on the Schaar family…
Rockford Flood 1965
The post office in Rockford in 1965 was very near the river, on the east side of Leider street. The…
1953 Rockford Town Team
Hard for me not to share great baseball pictures when I receive them. THe 1953 Rockford Town team played on…
Rockford 1965 Flood
April 1965 brought a fast melt of winter snow, along with a ground that was saturated from a wet fall…
Walter & Elmer Vergin
Rockford gas station that was on Bridge street near where the Buffie Chiropractic building is now. Pictured are Walter and…