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THE WAY WE WERE: ROCK ISLAND PHOTOS FROM THE 1890S

Rock Island Public Library 401 19th St, Rock Island

From 1888 until 1903 a Rock Island photographer named Oscar Hakelier worked from his studio in downtown Rock Island. He called it the "Vienna Photographic Studio," and it was located at 1722 Second Avenue. As he worked he took many...