Description
This colorful Rockford, Illinois postcard shows a bustling street scene with brick buildings and streetcar tracks. The image includes text referencing “Office Supplies,” “Insurance Company,” and “Tailor,” hinting at the businesses along South Main Street. This charming postcard, postmarked August 27th, 1917, offers a glimpse into early 20th-century life.
Front Text (cleaned):
Office Supplies
South Main St., looking north,
Rockford, Ill.
Insurance Company
B. Sched
Tailor
Head to foot outfit
arm
Back Text (cleaned):
E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee.
Dear Misa Jean Hirkless,
August 27, 1917
2 PM
You are to go to school now, and I hope you will like it. Who is your teacher? Well, you have to study hard this winter. I hope you get along alright and Dad won't get to scold you.
1005 N. Main St.
Rushville,
Ind.
