Eclipse Gas Stove Company in 1913

Joe Prinzivalle (1891-1949) started working at Eclipse Gas Stove Company in 1913.  He was a molder in the foundry. He likely returned to that job after he finished his hitch in the US Army (8 June 1917 – 26 Sep 1919).

Joe, like many others, ended up with silicosis from working at that factory.Photo date is uncertain.

This image was attained by donation at RPL’s Community Scan Day event on April 8, 2023.

400 Block of East State (south side of street) City Hall expansion Loss of 4 Historic Buildings

Source: Nuggets of History  Summer 1990  Vol. 27  No.3

Race Outlet located in the Waterpower District (photos from 1972 and 2023)

Source: Swanson, Don. Rockford (Images of America). Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia, c2012. Page 18.

Photo taken by Amber Kresol, February 8, 2023.

Photo taken by Amber Kresol, February 8, 2023.