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A history tour of the Tinker Cottage estate in 2010.
A history tour of the Tinker Cottage estate in 2010.
The Tinker Swiss Cottage estate in Rockford, Illinois.
The Tinker Swiss Cottage estate in Rockford, Illinois.
The Tinker Swiss Cottage estate in Rockford, Illinois.
The bedroom of Mr. Robert Tinker(Swiss Cottage property).
The library of Mr. Robert Tinker's estate in Rockford, Illinois.
The living room in Mr. Robert Tinker's estate.
The parlor room in Robert Tinkers house in Rockford, Illinois.
Robert Tinker's library in his Cottage estate located in Rockford, Illinois.
Robert H. Tinker's house in Rockford, Illinois.
The stair case to the second floor in the Tinker Swiss Cottage in Rockford, Illinois.
An 1908 postcard looking across the Tinker property at the train station that was torn down many years ago.
An 1957 picture of the Tinker Cottage showing the original wire rope bridge.
A data plaque from my 1988 tour of the Tinker Cottage property.