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- Riverview Park Observatory
- Businesses; Entertainment; Food; Parks; Restaurants; Quincy, Illinois;
- Riverview Park Observatory was built on the southwest corner of Riverview park in 1895 and was moved in 1909 to be alongside the bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. Riverview Park is located on sixteen acres at 2nd and Chestnut Streets. Its...
- Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection
- Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Wagon
- Circus; Entertainment; Transportation; Railroads; Quincy, Illinois;
- Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Wagon #38. The circus was on the road from 1907 until 1938 with the exception of the 1936 season. The Hagenback-Wallace Circus was one of the greatest American railroad circus shows. The Hagenback-Wallace winter...
- Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection
- Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Wagon
- Circus; Entertainment; Railroads; Transportation; Quincy, Illinois;
- Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Cage Wagon #24. This wagon was one of twenty-five built in the early 1920's at the winter headquarters in Peru, Indiana. This wagon was painted for the 1937 season for the Terrell Jacobs Fighting Lions. BW Exterior...
- Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection
- Cliff Padgett
- Boats; Transportation; Quincy, Illinois;
- Cliff Padgett, seated at the wheel of a boat, was responsible for bringing boat racing to Quincy before world War I. Cliff Padgett lived at 619 Vermont where he built boats. Exterior Photograph BW 7 1/10" x 8".
- Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection
- Baldwin Park
- Parks; Entertainment; Quincy, Illinois;
- Fairgrounds at Baldwin Park with people walking along the buildings. "Artists Studio" building is visible at far right. Baldwin Park was located at 30th and Maine Streets. T. Baldwin opened the park in 1892 and the remaining buildings were razed in...
- Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection
- Gem City Band
- Entertainment; Music; Musician; Quincy, Illinois;
- The Gem City Band, also known as the Brickyard Band was a 15 member band shown here with their instruments in a wagon bearing the name, "Gem City Band" pulled by two horses. Brickyard Band was organized by William Spilker and most of the original...
- Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection
- Sherman Park
- Entertainment; Parks; Celebrations; Businesses; Boats; Quincy, Illinois;
- Sherman Park, West Quincy, Missouri. Dances were held here with the O'Farrell Orchestra and others playing. The tower on the right hand side of the photograph was used for diving exhibitions. The Park Hotel and Grocery is on the left hand side of...
- Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection
- Singleton Park Clubhouse
- Entertainment; County Fair; Construction; Fair; Quincy, Illinois;
- General James Washington Singleton Park Clubhouse erected in 1869 for the Illinois State Fair. The Illinois State Fair was held in Quincy, IL in 1869 at 30th and Maine, where later Baldwin Park and even later Baldwin Intermediate School would be...
- Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection
- Q Stadium
- Baseball; Entertainment; Sports; Quincy, Illinois;
- Q Stadium on 18th and Spruce. Was built by the WPA during the Depression. BW Exterior 10" x 4 3/4".
- Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection
- Christmas Parade
- Entertainment; Parades; Holidays; Celebrations; Quincy, Illinois;
- Santa Claus standing in a Packard Touring car headed west down Maine between 6th and 5th streets. In the background local business can be seen. W.T. Duker Co. Dept. Store on corner; 527 Maine -- Odell Jewelry; 525 Maine --Plymouth Clothing; 523...
- Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection
- Quincy Market No. 1
- Government; Miscellaneous; Quincy, Illinois;
- Quincy City Market No. 1. Building. Located on the northeast corner of 3rd and Hampshire. This building was torn down to make room for the Quincy City Hall Building, which was built in 1891. BW Exterior 10" x 7 3/4".
- Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection
- Quincy City Hall
- Government; Quincy, Illinois;
- Exterior view of Quincy City Hall on the northeast corner of 3rd and Hampshire. Harvey Chatten was the architect and Col. William Harley was the contractor that built the original building in 1891. The building was heavily damaged in the 1906...
- Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection
- Quincy City Hall
- Government; Quincy, Illinois; Fires;
- Quincy City Hall remains after the City Hall building at 3rd and Hampshire caught fire in the Schott Saddlery Fire January 16, 1906. The Schott Saddlery was located across the street at 201-203 North 3rd. Harvey Chatten was the architect and Col....
- Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection
- Quincy City Hall
- Government; Fires; Quincy, Illinois;
- Quincy City Hall building at 3rd and Hampshire after the Schott Saddlery fire across the street on Jan. 16, 1906. Harvey Chatten was the architect and Col. William Harley was the contractor that built the original building in 1891. The building was...
- Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection
- Brown's Hall Handbill, 1869
- Entertainment; Buildings; Architecture
- Brown's Hall was the principal entertainment venue in Rockford, 1864-1881. Operated by Dr. J. P. Norman and built in 1864, it was located in the 100 block of West State Street, northeast corner of West State and North Wyman.
- Rockford Public Library
- Chick's Mills in High Water
- Mills; Flour & meal industry; Grain industry
- Built by Moses Bartlett about 1862, these flour mills were located in the 500 block of South Madison Street. They were acquired by John G. Chick in 1871 and were operated by him until 1889, then by his son-in-law Joseph Autes until 1927. The...
- Rockford Public Library
- East Rockford School and Adams School
- Schools; East Rockford School; Adams School; Architecture
- East Rockford School (1857) served as the East Side High School until the centralized Rockford High School was created in 1884. It served as an elementary school until replaced by Adams (later Freeman) School, built 1892, and was afterwards razed....
- Rockford Public Library
- First State Street Bridge, Rockford
- Bridges
- This bridge was built in 1845 and replaced by a covered bridge in 1854. View looking west, part of a restaurant sign visible ("Farmer's Recess"). Earliest known photograph of Rockford.
- Rockford Public Library
- H. W. Carpenter's Brick Multi-Family Building
- Apartment houses
- Located at 202-216 Kishwaukee Street, this multiple housing unit was built in 1882. Photographed dated circa 1930.
- Rockford Public Library
- Hess Brothers Store Under Construction
- Department stores; Hess Brothers Department Store
- In 1910 the Hess Brothers built a department store at 516-528 East State Street. It was one of the largest dry goods stores in Illinois when completed.
- Rockford Public Library