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Ritzman Photo Collection
Floyd R. Ritzman (1885-1975) was a teacher and administrator in the DeKalb public school system. His passion was photography, especially of trains. When the Ritzman family traveled, Floyd always carried a camera. According to his son, Allyn, he and his father would take drives with the intention of photographing area depots, trains, bridges and events.
Through the generosity of Allyn, his father’s collection of photographs was donated to the Joiner History Room in Sycamore. The collection contains pictures of many railway trains, including 400 pictures of the Chicago North Western Railway trains, and 135 pictures of the Chicago Great Western Railway trains.
The Ritzman Photo Collection was digitized in collaboration with the Joiner History Room. For more information, please see their webpage.
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- Gormley School
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Pierce Township, DeKalb County, District 97, Section 8, Rural One Room School House, in Corn Field, DeKalb, Educational, Place, Agriculture, Education
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- Hickey School
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., District 86, Section 35, 3 Miles Northeast of Shabonna on McGirr Road and University Road, Rural DeKalb County, Abandoned One Room School House, in Corn Field, Shows Out-Buildings, DeKalb, Educational, Place, Agriculture, Education
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- Pleasant Hill School and Church
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., Kingston, Mayfield Township District 39, Rural One Room School House, Corn Fields, Gravel Road, Rural Kingston, DeKalb, Educational, Place, Religion
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- Pooler School
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Afton Township Section 2A, First School West of Cortland-Hinckley, Blacktop Curve, Rural One Room School House, Cornfields, Out House/Out-Buildings in Background, Rural DeKalb, DeKalb, Educational, Place, Agriculture, Education
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- DeKalb County Seed House
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Man in Photo, Old Barn Style Building, Residential Homes, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Residential, Equipment, People, Place, Pine Street, Agriculture, Economic Development, Education
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- Parker School
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., Sycamore, Route 23 South of Genoa, Sycamore Township District 46, Rural One Room School, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Educational, Place, Agriculture, Education
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- Dayton Church and School
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., Sycamore, 3 Miles East of Sycamore, 1873-1930, East of Lovell?s Crossing, Cortland Township, Section 2, Also called Lovell School, Abandoned One Room School House, Corn Fields, Rural Sycamore, DeKalb, Religious, Place, Agriculture, Education
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- School at United Presbyterian Church
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., Somonauk School District 145, Rural One Room School House, DeKalb, Educational, Religious, Place, Agriculture, Education
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- North School, DeKalb Grade School
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Fifth Street and Oak Street, Becomes DeKalb County Seed House, North Fifth Street East Side, South of Pine Street, 1919, Structure Resembles Church, Front/Side View, Residential Homes and Out-Buildings Visible, Winter/Snow, DeKalb, Educational, Place, North School (DeKalb Grade School), Pine Street, Religion, Education
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- North School, DeKalb Grade School
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, DeKalb Grade School, Fifth Street and Oak Street, Became DeKalb County Seed House, North Fifth Street East Side, South of Pine Street, 1919, Side View, Structure Resembles Church, Church Steeple in Background, DeKalb, Educational, Place, Fifth Street, Pine Street, Education, Religion
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- North School, DeKalb Grade School
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Fifth Street and Oak Street, Becomes DeKalb County Seed House, North Fifth Street East Side, South of Pine Street, 1919, Children in Front of School, Structure Resembles Church, DeKalb, Educational, People, Place, Fifth Street, Pine Street, Education, Religion
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- Somonauk United Presbyterian Church
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., Somonauk, In Town of Somonauk, Traditional Church Building, Stained Glass Windows, DeKalb, Religious, Place, Religion
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- Suydam Methodist Church
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., Victor Township, Rural DeKalb County, Farm Buildings Near Church, DeKalb, Religious, Place, Religion
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- Methodist Church
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Fourth Street and Locust Street, Southeast Corner, DeKalb, this was the Methodist Church Prior to It's Current Location at Fourth and Oak Streets, DeKalb, DeKalb, Religious, Place, Fourth Street, Locust Street, Religion
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- Somonauk United Presbyterian Church
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., Somonauk, In Town of Somonauk, Traditional Church Building, Stained Glass Windows, DeKalb, Religious, Place, Religion
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- Trinity Lutheran Church
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Seventh Street and Franklin Street, DeKalb, Residential Homes Located Around Church, DeKalb, Religious, Place, Seventh Street, Religion
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- Union Tabernacle
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, West Side of Third Street, South of Franklin Street, DeKalb, Nontraditional Church/Worship Building, Resembles Farm-Out Building, Sign on Corner of Building, Buggy on Street Outside Building, DeKalb, Religious, Place, Third Street, Religion
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- First Lutheran Church
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Third Street and Pine Street, Located Near DeKalb Public Library (Formerly Haish Library), Behind Methodist Church and Kitty Corner from St. Mary?s Catholic Church/School/Rectory, DeKalb, Religious, Place, Pine Street, Third Street, Education, Religion
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- Methodist Church
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Fourth Street and Oak Street, DeKalb, Still an Active Church in 2004, Residential Homes Around Church, DeKalb, Religious, Place, Fourth Street, Religion
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- Middleton and Lou Tyrrell Displaying Disc (Harrow)
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Made by Daly Manufacturing Company, DeKalb, in Front of Cussons Harness Shop Near Third Street (Smoke Shop Later Located), Near East Lincoln Highway, Two Men and Horse in Photograph, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Industrial, Equipment, People, Place, Third Street, Economic Development
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- Southeast Corner of Route 72 and North First Street (5 Points Road), Kingston
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., Kingston, The Building is Still Standing Today (2003), Apartments Upstairs, Coffee Shop Downstairs, Western Mineral Products Company on Side of Building, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Place, First Street, Economic Development
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- DeKalb's First Grocery Delivery Truck
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Howard Newquist, Sr., House in Background on Sycamore Road, Horseless Carriage, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Residential, Equipment, People, Place, Sycamore Road, Economic Development
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- Joseph Haish
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Looking West on Main Street (East Lincoln Highway), Between Second Street and Third Street, Winter/Snow, Mr. Haish ? Civic Leader of DeKalb and Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, People, Place, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Second Street, Third Street, Economic Development, Political Development
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- Old Map of DeKalb County, Illinois
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., Showing Old Townships, Old Frontier Settlements, Villages, Pioneer Settlements, DeKalb, Place, Agriculture, Economic Development, Frontier Settlement, Law and Society, Political Development
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- DeKalb Looking West from Chicago and Northwestern Coal Chutes
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Train Yards, Aerial View of City of DeKalb, Smoke Stacks, Water Towers, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Industrial, Equipment, Place, Economic Development