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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.