11 Historic Photos That Show Us What It Was Like Living In Illinois In The Early 1900s
Old photos have a way of transporting us to the past, allowing us to look at what life was like way back when. If you’ve ever been curious to see what life was like in Illinois a century ago, here are 11 historic photos just to give you a small glimpse.
1. Once upon a time, when this photo was taken in 1905, this 12th Street Bridge was a bascule bridge. It is now the location of the Roosevelt Road Bridge.
4. September 4, 1911, was the first Labor Day Parade in Granite City. Here you can see the horse-drawn parade float of NESCO Graniteware and Granite Ironware showing off some of their products.
8. This 1925 photo was taken of the first stone structure built in Granite City on Cleveland Boulevard. It was built and owned by a stonemason named Louis Mehl.
9. This photo, taken in 1936, shows a farmhand dumping corn into a grain elevator near Gibson City. The agricultural industry in rural Illinois is still going strong today.
Photographs are one of the best ways of preserving the past and we are lucky to see what life was like so long ago in the Prairie State. Do you enjoy looking at historic photos of Illinois? Step even further back in time by looking at some of the very first photos taken of Illinois.
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She's an east coast girl living in a west coast world. Melissa has worked in the entertainment industry for much of her adult life and loves photography, writing, and traveling around the U.S. and to far-flung locations around the world.