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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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- House, 628 West Lincoln Highway
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Owner in 1948 was Arthur Friestead, Near Normal Road and Carroll Avenue, DeKalb, Residential, Place, Lincoln Highway, Normal Road, Economic Development
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- Glove Factory, DeKalb
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Men Working in Factory, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Equipment, People, Economic Development
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- William Ellwood House
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Later Sam Bradt, 329 North First Street, at The Corner with Augusta Avenue, Razed August 1975 to Build Apartment, not Ellwood Mansion, Spring/Summer Scene, DeKalb, Residential, Place, William Ellwood House, First Street, Economic Development
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- William Ellwood House
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Later Sam Bradt, 329 North First Street, at the Corner with Augusta Avenue, Winter Scene; Snow; Razed August 1975, to Build Apartment, not Ellwood Mansion, DeKalb, Residential, Place, William Ellwood House, First Street, Economic Development
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- Gurler Brothers Creamery
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Southeast of DeKalb, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Equipment, Place, Gurler Brothers Creamery, Agriculture
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- Brothers Creamery
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Southeast of DeKalb, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Equipment, Place, Gurler Brothers Creamery, Agriculture
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- Abram Ellwood Manufacturing Company
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Showing Equipment, DeKalb, Industrial, Equipment, Place, Abram Ellwood Manufacturing Company, Economic Development
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- Goodyear Blimp in DeKalb
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Good Year Tires, Reliance NC-14A, Low to the Ground in Country, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Equipment, People, Agriculture, Economic Development, Entertainment
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- Clover Leaf Dairy Farm
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Gurler Road West of First Street, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Educational, Equipment, Place, First Street, Agriculture
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- From Spanish-American War
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Inscription Reads 'Honor To Admiral Dewey?s Fleet', American Flag Flying, DeKalb, Government, Monumental, Place, Law and Society
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- Elmer Embree House
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, 407 South Second Street, DeKalb, DeKalb, Residential, Place, Second Street, Economic Development
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- Haish Building Being Razed
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, East Lincoln Highway and Third Street, Later was Dr. Smith Building, Woolworths Next Door, Northwest Corner, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Place, Smith Building, Third Street, Economic Development
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- Haish Building Being Razed
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, East Lincoln Highway and Third Street, Later was Dr. Smith Building, Woolworths Next Door, Northwest Corner, Third and Second Floor Razed, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Place, Smith Building, Lincoln Highway, Third Street, Education
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- Haish Building Being Razed
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, East Lincoln Highway and Third Street, Later was Dr. Smith Building, Woolworths Next Door, Northwest Corner, Third Floor Almost all Razed, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Place, Smith Building, Lincoln Highway, Third Street, Economic Development
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- Nansen Glidden House
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, 921 West Lincoln Highway, House Moved to 460 Hillcrest Drive, DeKalb, DeKalb, Residential, Place, Lincoln Highway, Agriculture, Economic Development
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- Bob Huestis Grocery Market
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, 414 North Tenth Street, DeKalb, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Place, Economic Development
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- George Gurler House
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, 205 Pine Street, DeKalb, Illinois, DeKalb, Residential, Place, George Gurler House, Economic Development
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- Haish Building Being Razed
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, East Lincoln Highway and Third Street, Later was Dr. Smith Building and Woolworths Next Door, Taken From Third Street, Looking West, Before Razing Began, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Place, Smith Building, Lincoln Highway, Third Street, Economic Development
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- Haish Building Being Razed
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, East Lincoln Highway and Third Street, Later was Dr. Smith Building, Woolworths Next Door, Northwest Corner, all Floors Almost all Rubble, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Place, Smith Building, Lincoln Highway, Third Street, Economic Development
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- Haish Building Before Razed
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Businesses Still Open, East Lincoln Highway and Third Street, Later was Dr. Smith Building, Woolworths Later Next Door, Northwest Corner, Goodyear Tires, Auto Radio Supplies, Hotel Rice Turn North, Drugs, Coca-Cola, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Place, Smith Building, Lincoln Highway, Third Street, Economic Development
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- Dr. George H. Joost House
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, 234 Linden Place, DeKalb, Illinois, DeKalb, Residential, Place, Economic Development
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- Water Tower, Ellwood House
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Barbed Wire, Page 94 DeKalb Chronicle Souvenir Book, 1894. Wind Mill in Background, DeKalb, Monumental, Equipment, Place, Ellwood House, First Street, Agriculture, Frontier Settlement
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- Haish Building Being Razed
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, East Lincoln Highway and Third Street, Later was Dr. Smith Building, Woolworths Next Door, Businesses Gone, Before Razing Began, People on Sidewalk, Showing Northwest and Northeast Corners of East Lincoln Highway and Third Street, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, People, Place, Smith Building, Lincoln Highway, Third Street, Economic Development
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- Haish Building Being Razed
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, East Lincoln Highway and Third Street, Later was Dr. Smith Building, Woolworths Next Door, Third Floor Razed, Second and First Floors Still Standing, Northwest Corner of East Lincoln Highway and Third Street, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Place, Smith Building, Lincoln Highway, Third Street, Economic Development
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- Work Force in Engine Room of Haish Plant
- Joiner History Room, Sycamore Public Library., DeKalb, Sixth Street and Main Street (East Lincoln Highway), DeKalb, DeKalb, Commercial/Business, Industrial, People, Place, Lincoln Highway, Sixth Street, Economic Development