Ontario dam, 1915
Pictured is a wooden dam over the Kickapoo River in Ontario in 1915. Not long after this photo was taken, … Read the rest
Kendall, 1940s
Ontario High School FFA, 1940s
REVISED 3/10/16: This photo was incorrectly identified as the Ontario High School FFA. In fact, it is the Wilton High … Read the rest
Wilton’s Main Street, circa 1900
Dakota 400 pulls into Norwalk, 1950
Here, the “Dakota 400,” No. 519, pulls into the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad depot in Norwalk in 1950.
Standard Service, Ontario, 1940s
Pictured is Standard Service on Highway 33 in Ontario in the 1940s. The building now houses Precision Physical Therapy.
Chicago North Western construction
One of the few known photos of the construction of the Chicago North Western rail line between Elroy and Sparta, … Read the rest
Kendall fire of 1903
From left are the Ingalls House, Felker Hardware, Adrian General Store and Burchhardt General Store, where a fire started in … Read the rest
Temporary Rockton creamery, c. 1925
When Rockton’s original creamery, which Stanton McVey had built in about 1880, burned down in 1925, Buford Wood (1896–1967) and … Read the rest