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Business Name	Business	Subject	Place	Title Source	Call Number	Page Number	Illustration
		Churches	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	29	No
		Fire Department	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	4	Yes
		Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	28	No
	Hospital	Hospitals	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	22	No
		Recreation	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	14	No
		Banks & Banking	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	23	No
		Maps	Aurora IL -1836	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	13,25	No
		Fire Department	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	23	No
		Banks & Banking	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	23	No
		Baseball	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	14	No
		Railroads	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	24	No
		Politics	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	25	No
		Clothing	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	11	No
		Police Department	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	3	Yes
		Banks & Banking	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	23	No
		Newspapers	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	10	No
		Education	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	18	Yes
		Marshalls, City	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	3	No
		Lincoln, Abraham	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	27	No
		Parades	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	18	Yes
	Library	Libraries	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	22	No
		Churches	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	21	No
		Mayors	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	3	No
		Mastodon	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	3	Yes
		Fires	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	5	Yes
A. P. Anderson's	Clothing Store	Bridges	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	11	No
American Machinery Co.	Manufacturing	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	28	No
Aurora Corset Co.	Manufacturing	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	28	No
Aurora Automatic Machinery co.	Manufacturing	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	28	No
Aurora Branch Railroad	Railroads	Railroads	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	24	No
Aurora Brewery	Brewery	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	22	No
Aurora City Hospital	Hospital	Hospitals	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	22	No
Aurora Cooperage	Cooperage	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	29	No
Aurora Cotton Mills	Cotton Mills	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	29	No
Aurora Cycling Club	Social	Recreation	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	14	No
Aurora Electric Light & Power Co.	Lighting	Utilities	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	7	No
Aurora Equipment E.	Automobile	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	21	No
Aurora Evening Post	Newspaper	Communications	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	10	No
Aurora Iron Works	Manufacturing	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	28	No
Aurora Public Library		Libraries	Aurora IL	History of Kane County, Ill., v. 2	Ref. C 977.323 Josl v.2	168	No
Aurora Soap Factory	Soap Factory	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	22	No
Aurora Street Railway Company	Railroad	Railroads	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	6	Yes
Aurora Woolen Mills	Woolen Mill	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	21	No
Aurora Zouaves	Drill Team	Zouaves	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 973.7 H83	15	No
Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway	Railroad	Railroads	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	9	No
Aurora, Plainfield & Joliet Railway	Railroad	Railroads	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	9	No
Bijou Theater	Vaudeville	Entertainment	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	15	No
Black Hawk Mill	Flour Mill	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	21	No
Brown, Myer & Co.	Wagon Factory	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	22	No
C. B. & Q. Railroad	Railroad	Railroads	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	7.9	Yes
C.B. & Q.	Railroad	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	22	No
Center School	Schools	Education	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	20	Yes
Chicago, Aurora, & DeKalb	Railroad	Railroads	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	6,9	Yes
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad	Railroads	Railroads	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	25	No
City Club	Social	Recreation	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	14	No
City Cotton Mills	Cotton Mills	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	29	No
City Foundry	Foundry	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	22	No
Clark Seminary	School	Education	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	20	Yes
Coliseum		Entertainment	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 973.7 H83	15	No
Daily Express	Newspaper	Communications	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	10	No
Daily's Grocery 7 Crockery shop	Grocery	Bridges	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	11	No
Denney's Furniture	Furniture Store	Bridges	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	11	No
Dreamland Theatre		Entertainment	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 973.7 H83	15	No
Driving Park		Parks	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	14	No
E. & A. Woodworth	Wagon Factory	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	21	No
East Aurora High School	Schools	Education	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	20	Yes
Elgin Eagle Brewing Co.	Brewery	Bridges	Elgin IL	History of Kane County, Ill., v. 2	Ref. C 977.323 Josl v.2	71	No
Elgin, Aurora & Southern Traction Co.	Railroad	Railroads	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	9	No
Fargrieve & Jamieson	Dry Goods	Fires	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	5	No
Fox River Butter Co.	Creamery	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	29	No
Fox River Light, Heat & Power C.	Lighting	Utilities	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	7	No
Fox Theatre		Entertainment	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	15	No
Frazier Road Cart Factory		Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	29	No
Gail Borden Co.	Dairy	Bridges	Elgin IL	History of Kane County, Ill., v. 2	Ref. C 977.323 Josl v.2	119	No
Grand Opera House		Entertainment	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	15,18	Yes
Hawley's	Dry goods	Bridges	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	11	No
Herald Express	Newspaper	Communications	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	10	No
Hobbes Furniture Store	Furniture	Bridges	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	15	No
Holsman Horseless carriage factory	Automobile	Industry	Plano IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	21	No
Illinois Iron & Bolt co.	Ironworks	Industry	Carpentersville IL	History of Kane County, Ill., v. 2	Ref. C 977.323 Josl v.2	103	No
Iola Theater	Movies	Entertainment	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	15	No
Jennings Seminary	Nursing Home	Fires	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	5	Yes
Kusel Bros.	Clothing Store	Bridges	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	11	No
Lyon-Metal	Manufacturing	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	29	No
Lyric		Entertainment	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 973.7 H83	15	No
Majestic		Entertainment	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	15	No
McCarty Park		Parks	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	14	No
McCarty Sawmill	Sawmill	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	21	No
McInhill Brewery	Brewery	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	22	No
McMicken's	Clothing Store	Business	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	11	No
Meredith an Davis	Clothing Store	Bridges	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	11	No
Messenger and Parks	Sheet metal goods	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	28	No
Miller-Bryant-Pierce	Carbon papers	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	29	No
Northwestern Railway	Railroad	Railroads	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	9	No
Oak St. School	School	Fires	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	5	No
Palace		Entertainment	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	15	No
Phillips Park		Parks	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	14	No
Pictorial Paper Co.		Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	29	No
Rathbone, Sard and Co.	Stove Works	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	29	No
Rice's Hardware	Hardware Store	Bridges	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	11	No
Richards Manufacturing Co.	Door Hangers/hinges	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	29	No
Richards-Wilcox Manufacturing Co.	Door Manufacturing	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	29	No
Riverview Park		Parks	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	14	Yes
Sencenbaugh's	Dry goods Store	Bridges	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	11	No
Sencenbaugh's	Dry Goods	Fires	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	5	Yes
St. Nicholas Church		Churches	Aurora IL	History of Kane County, Ill., v. 2	Ref. C 977.323 Josl v.2	56	No
Star Theater	Movies	Entertainment	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	15	No
Stephens-Adamson	Manufacturing	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	28	No
Stolp's woolen Mills	Woolen Mill	Fires	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	5	No
Tanner's Hardware	Hardware Store	Bridges	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	11	No
Thomas Dunham co.	Automobile	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	21	No
Uehren's	Hardware Store	Bridges	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	11	No
Volksfreund	Newspaper	Communications	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	10	No
Wade, Leitz and Grometer	Dry goods	Bridges	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	11	No
West High School	Schools	Education	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	20	Yes
Western United Gas & Electric co.	Lighting	Utilities	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	7	No
Western wheeled Scraper Works	Manufacturing	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	29	No
Whiting and Copley	Lighting	Utilities	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	7	No
Wilcox Manufacturing Co.	Mfg. Carpet Sweepers/Doors	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	29	No
Wilder Park		Parks	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	14	No
Wire Goods Factory	Manufacturing	Fires	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	5	No
Wright & Co.	Door Factory	Industry	Aurora IL	Aurora. . . in the beginning	Ref. H 977.323 Auro	22	No
YMCA		YMCA	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	22	No
YWCA		YWCA	Aurora IL	Aurora in the Gay '90s 1892-1910	Ref. H 977.323 Auro v.5	22	No