Rockford High School - RHS Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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,.1.-f-f eaw.-5,,- ' IES? i Thea 1! -- Upon entering these vine-covered gates one enters into the center of the actual edu- cational work of the Center of lndustry of Rockford Senior high school. This building houses the Sophomore and junior Study Halls, besides various classrooms and home rooms and the Publications Office. Situated between the Middle Building and the Old Building, this entrance has seen many stu- dents corne and go. Page 21

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Y? .-ppm, gk .,-.-- ., L . lair N351 , Yi Ji- +113 I. . , ,, , , T5 ' 'f- Jx.II',. Page 20 Formerly the W. R. Eynon Company of Cleveland, Ohio, with Winthrop Ingersoll as a partner, the Ingersoll Milling Machine Company was incorporated in 1887 and was moved later to Rockford in 1891 by Mr. Ingersoll. This Companyls manufacturing of milling machines and mechanical accessories has made it one of the most important con- cerns in the field.

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