Hi, I‘m interested in modeling Rockford in the ‘50s. Anyone Know any good sources for photos and maps?
Bruce
Google, image function would be one place to start.
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Shorpy may or may not have any images of interest. Sometimes it's a treasure trove, sometimes it's complete devoid of any images of a given area.
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For a historical topographic map go to:
https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#4/39.98/-100.06
Enter rockford, il into the location box,
Click on 1949, Scale 1:24000
You can click on the map icon to view the map.
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