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August Voigts making butter at the Acorn Creamery.

AMVET's parade on July 27, 1953. Leading the parade are the veterans ladies in the Crete AMVET's Auxiliary.

Ansco Supreme Pan Train

A steam powered hand lever worked this Armstrong road grader,

Photograph of August Meyer in baby buggy.

Baseball Game at site of the original public school building.

Looking south from west side of Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad tracks at the corner of Lumber and First Streets.

A view southeast from C & EI Railroad, at First Street.

Looking southeast from the east side of the railroad tracks at the corner of Lumber and First Streets.

Grave stone of Maria Borchers wife of Henry Borchers. Born 26 Oct 1831, died 11 Oct 1898

Brickmakers working in a local brickyard.

The Buchanan family home and attached Buchanan Meat Market.

First C & EI Streamliner, Mail Hook & General Views around Railroad. CH&T Engine between 14th and 16th West of Columbia Steel

Photograph of C. Hecht (first name unknown).

The Crete Train Depot after a fire.

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Rail Road employee on a hand car.

Richton Road crossed the C & EI Railroad before the viaduct was built.

A steam engine operating on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C & EI) Railroad.

A train arriving in Crete from Chicago.

Crete's Streetcar Depot station, where Chicago and Southern Traction Company provided daily runs between Chicago and Crete.

An annual Christmas tree, which stood in the middle of Exchange Street just east of Dixie Highway.

Paper chains and popcorn adorn this traditional Christmas Tree.

Crete Congregational Church before it's dissolved in 1958.

A fire at the Congregational Church caused damage to the roof and steeple.

The Crete Baseball Team: (front row l.-r.) Stinger, the Flickening Brothers, Al Ruppert, Ray Hewes, Henry Ruhe and unknown.

Crete Board of Trustees - 1899 Standing L to R: R. A. Hewes, Chas. Blim, John Luecke Seated L to R: W. H. Rohe, Henry Rinnie (Pres), Condrad Schweer, W. H. Rinnie.

Possibly taken at the Monee Fairgrounds, Crete bred and raised Clydesdales.

Photo at Town Hall on Wood Street. Standing L to R: H. Schweppe, Town Clerk; H.C. Wehmhoefer, Assessor; Seated L to R: John Saller, Commissioner; J.H. Piepenbrink, Commissioner; A.H. Smith, Commissioner

The Crete Manufacturing Company located south of Division Street on the east side of Main Street.

Parade headed South on Main St. between Cass & Division Streets.

Interior of the Crete Post Office.

The Crete Public School, on North Street between Wood and Elizabeth Streets.

The railroad water storage tank, train depot and the former Hattendorf's Hotel looking northeast at First and Lumber Streets.

Crete supervisors & justices Photo taken at Town Hall at Wood St in Crete Standing L to R: Henry Cole J.P., H. F. Rotermund J.P., J. H. Bahlman J.P. Seated: Wm Saller Supervisor

The Crete Township Commissioners and Justices of 1899 in front of the Town Hall on Wood Street. Top Row (l to r): Unknown, H.J. Wehmhoefer (Assessor), H. Schweppe (Town Clerk); Second Row: William Saller (Supervisor), "Grandpa" John H. Piepenbrink…

Railroad depot, north of First Street.

Parade on Main Street for the 100th year celebration of Crete's founding. Myron J. Tillotson, honoray Marshal, leads the parade.

Cushman's Confectionery at the northeast corner of Main & Cass Streets.

The storefront of Diersen's Hardware Store, on the northeast corner of Main and Exchange Streets.

Diersen Hardware Store at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange Streets.

The Doescher Farm on Exchange Street west of Klemme.

Portrait of the Doescher Family outside in front of the family home at 1322 Benton St.

A double header train at Crete Depot.

Duensing's Saloon at the southwest corner of Main and Cass Streets.

Unknown infant, photo labeled as "E. Rinnie".

The historic home of Don and Winifern Easterday built in 1901. The home was passed down from her grandparents, William Wood and his wife. In 1997 it would become the law office of Phyllis Monk.

Photograph of Ernest Rinne's children (names unknown).

A Latviam immigrant Fred "Fritz" Pehrkon, owned and operated his blacksmith shop on the east side of Main Street between Division and Cass Streets.

Photos of several farms in Crete.

A fourth of July parade in front of the Wilkening Building. Pictured left to right: Frank Cloke, Mae Bissett Hewes, Jules Doescher, Winnie Hewes, Charles Bissett, Myron Tillotson and H.J. Hartmann.

A Fourth of July Parade in front of the Seggerbruch Building.

Portrait of Fred Batterman's daughter (name unknown).

Workers making monuments at Frey and Johnson's Monument Works.

Illinois Governor Dunne (under the X) speaking with Charles Doescher during the celebration of the completed Dixie Highway.

Hartmann's General Store

Fred Haemker is seated on the hitching rail in front of Hartmann's Grocery Store.

The former Hattendorf Hotel before it was razed in 1964.

Helen's Coffee Shop at the northeast corner of Main & Exchange Streets.

Henry Schulze & family (names unknown).

The home of the Hewes Family, pictured left to right, Reverend Joseph Cadwell, Daniel E. Hewes, Mrs. Daniel Hewes and Miss Eva L. Hewes.

William Hinze's homestead.

Hoffart's Shoe Repair, formerly the residence of Fred Saller.

Home & office of Dr. Cas. Blim, on the northeast corner of North & Benton Streets.
L to R: Dr. Chas Blim, Md Jenory Caldwell (Hewes) Spencer Blim (on arm) Chas Blim Jr (standing) Minnie Schweer Rev. Jospeh Caldwell (seated) Franc (Hewes) Blim Mrs.…

The Horn Family Home, own by Charles Horn, the first mayor of Crete. The house was donated in 1978 by Joe Hager to be used to house the Crete Public Library.

Crete Resident Ida Henning posed for a photograph.

John A. Diersen with a customer inside of his hardware store.

The interior of Duensing's Confectionery with Mrs. Anna Duensing behind the counter.

Louis Grote and Frank Hartmann inside Hartmann's General Store.

The interior view of Koelling's Exchange Hotel, showing the bar and the billards area.

Interior of Rohe Brothers' Drug Store, with Charles J. Rohe pictured at counter. The post office operated on the right side and to the rear of the building.

William C. Trowbridge, editor of the Crete Citizen, surrounded by the tools of the newspaper trade.

J.C. Doescher and two woman (names unknown) having a picnic.

Photo of Marie Jaeger and her sister (name unknown).

Photograph of John Gabe's daughter (name unknown).

The Klemme School between Exchange and Bemis Road.

Koelling's Exchange Hotel was located on the southeast corner of Main and Cass Streets.

Al Wilkening with a tractor and disc, building the Lincoln Fields Race Track.

The Linclonshire Country Club, situated on Deer Lake.

Looking south on Main Street from Exchange Street.

The intersection of Main and Exchange Streets.

Main Street at Exchange looking south.

Business along Main Street, including the Wilkening Block.