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Main Stretet looking south from Exchange Street.

A view of Main Street looking northeast towards the Wood's Hotel.

Looking south on Main Street from Exchange.

Main Street north of Herman Street with a street light in the middle of Main.

Looking north on Main Street.

A view of Main Street.

Two photographs of an unknown man with a bull.

A man, woman & child (names unknown).

Missouri Pacific Engine 78 after it took over the C & EI railroad on the tracks at Exchange street.

The Murhead farm house on Richton road was built by Francis and Elizabeth Spence, immigrants from Scotland. The land had originally been owned by Moses and Hannah Cook. The house was used in the underground railroad in the 1840's and 1950's.

The Mussman family, displaying furniture from their store on their Fouth of July float.

Myron and Helen Quackenbush. Myron was a Civil War veteran and owned a Machine Shop by his home. He was also the first Chief of the Crete Fire Department. He additionally made the first car in Crete in 1903.

Doescher corn shredder at the Orr Farm on Burville Road.

Photos from an unknown outdoor location.

A parade on Main Street, looking north from Cass Street.

Pipenbrink School located on the northwest corner of Volbrecht and Richton Road.

Polson's Saloon, pictured left to right: W. Schweer, unknown, unknown, C. DeGrace, H. Wilkening, A. Rohe, C Bisterfield, unknown, F. Paape, H. Polson, A. Polson, A.H. Rice, W. Klemme, H. Bahlman and in his buggy Dr. C. Blim.

A fleet of milk trucks from Pralle & Son's Motor Services, parked on Faithorn Road.

The tree in front of the Quackenbush family home was a well-known landmark. Featured here in this postcard.

Structures along side the railroad tracks at Exchange, including the water tank, Crete Depot and the former Hattendorf hotel building.

Unknown individuals relaxing in Beebe Grove, at Plum Creek and Old Post Road.

Ernest Rinnie's family home, purchased from Willard Wood in 1876.

The home, at 533 Exchange Street, was build by Ernest Rinne in 1876 using bricks from his brickyard.

Standing in their yard, (left to right) Helen and Ann Rohe.

Rollert's Ice Cream Shop located north of Faithorn Road, on the east side of Main Street.

Pictured in front of their grocery store are Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ruhe and their daughter Lillian.

A rural mail carrier with his deliveries, pictured in front of Opperman/Bakkhaus' Harness Shop.

A rural mail carrier getting ready for his day's work.

Rural mail carrier Francis Muirhead posed along side his vehicle.

Schweer's Appliance Store on the west side of Main Street.

Schweer's Blacksmith Shop & Schweer's Wagon Shop stood on the east side of Main Street between Division and Cass Streets.

Schweer's Shoe Store also provided space for Illinois State Bank, which started there in 1908.

Seggebruch's Garage, a dealership for Buick & Ford among others, with Opperman/Bakhuas' Harness Shop next door.

Photos from the 1941 Sennholtz Train Wreck.

A snow day on the east side of Main Street, between Exchange and Cass Streets.

A train stops in Crete to puck up food supplies for snow bound people in Goodenow.

Unknown man on a steam engine.

A steam engine and water wagon owned by the Doescher family.

Steger Hotel on the northeast corner of 34th Street.

An Suburban Safeway Bus at the turnaround point of Wood Street and Faithorn Road.

The office of the Crete Citizen Newspaper, published by William C and his son, Roy Trowbridge and H.W. DeJarnette.

The Doescher Family (names unknown).

The Rohe Brothers' Drug Store also housed the Crete Post Office.

The Rose Family gathered in front of their home.

Photograph of the Samuel Rose House, located at the southwest corner of Wood and North streets.

Several photos of men working with a threshing with a steam engine or tractor.

Tilloston's Grocery and Meat Market on the northeast corner of Main and Cass Streets. Next to the horse are Mr. Tillotson, Mr. Bordwell, Mrs. Tillotson and their three children, Hilda, Sophie and Hiram.

Several pictures of the area after a train wreck had occurred.

An open trolley providing pleasure trips to and from Crete.

Unknown child in baby buggy.

Several people in front of a unknown home.