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West Side of Square, ca 1860
Oldest known photo of the Courthouse [101 N. Johnson] and newly landscaped (1858-9) Square Park. The Courthouse was built in 1857. There is a description of the courthouse in the February 3, 1858 Woodstock Sentinel.
Neill Donnelly's Cheap Cash Store…
Neill Donnelly's Cheap Cash Store…
Woodstock Implement Co decorated truck 1922
Fred G. Bosshardt and Alvin E. Eppel stand beside the Woodstock Implement Company truck decorated with flags, for the Fourth of July parade.
The picture was taken at the corner of Clay and W. First streets.
The back of the truck has an elaborate…
The picture was taken at the corner of Clay and W. First streets.
The back of the truck has an elaborate…
Woodstock High School Class of 1937
Eldon Segrist, Helene Reed, Ellen Peacock, Marian Phillipp, Nicholas Polizzi, Althea Schmidt, Clarence Aavang, Pearl Downing, Halold Kristensen, Dorothy Martin, Wilbur Benoy, Donna Traphagan, Marian Simmons, Charles Mansfield, Valeria Steinmitz,…
Woodstock High School Class of 1936
JOHN IRA COE, SYLVIS NOLAN, PATRICIA MURPHEY, ROBERT SCHNEIDER, DOROTHY WREDE, NORMA WHITE, EDMUND SKONEY, OLIVE HANSMAN, NORMAN HALL, DOROTHY PETEIT, EDWARD GORENFLO, CHARLES WOLF, RUSSELL GASSER, GUNNAR HANSON, ROBERT JOHNSON, BURTON McBROOM,…
Woodstock Brewery & Bottling Works Fire
Washington Street
Woodstock Brewery & Bottling Works was founded about 1858 to bottle beer. A photo of the building is on page 15 of Headlight Sights & Scenes (ca. 1898) along with a history.
May 8 "Fire Wipes Out Main Building of Woodstock…
Woodstock Brewery & Bottling Works was founded about 1858 to bottle beer. A photo of the building is on page 15 of Headlight Sights & Scenes (ca. 1898) along with a history.
May 8 "Fire Wipes Out Main Building of Woodstock…
West side of Square from Cass street in snow
Out of focus photo of the north and west sides of the Square after a snowstorm. It was taken looking west from Medlar's studio on Cass Street.
Neill Donnelly's store was demolished in 1887 to make room for the Sheriff's House.
Neill Donnelly…
Neill Donnelly's store was demolished in 1887 to make room for the Sheriff's House.
Neill Donnelly…
Train Over South Street Viaduct - Before 1900
This scan of two train engines and a coal car traveling over the viaduct on South St. is undated but the cutline for the Sesquicentennial Photo Exhibit labels it as nineteenth century.
It is not clear enough to determine if there is one track or…
It is not clear enough to determine if there is one track or…
St Mary's interior ca 1950
Close up of St. Mary's church altar with the ornate marble altar placed so that the priest says Mass with his back to the congregation. Angels kneel on either side with multiple candles and a gold dome over the tabernacle. The ceiling dome frescoes…
Woodstock Square in the Winter, circa 1873-78
Square park in the snow showing part of the Bunker Block obscured by trees and a clear view of the public school (Central School). The spring house is barely visible. Two horses and an empty wagon are hitched to the rope outside the fence along the…
Square Southeast Woodstock House ca 1868
South east side of Square with Woodstock House and Post Office. This is a blurred closeup of the same buildings as photo ID 37 [105-117 E. Van Buren]
Blossom's Jewelry was established in 1868. [117 E. Van Buren]. The photo could have been taken as…
Blossom's Jewelry was established in 1868. [117 E. Van Buren]. The photo could have been taken as…
Square Southeast side Pratt House ca 1870
Pratt House
Back of photo: "This block of buildings on the south side of square built in 1853. In one of the upper stories over the drug store was Phoenix Hall where many church organizations conducted their services until they had buildings of…
Back of photo: "This block of buildings on the south side of square built in 1853. In one of the upper stories over the drug store was Phoenix Hall where many church organizations conducted their services until they had buildings of…
Square south east side in mourning 1885
South side of the Square is decorated with mourning crepe to mark President Grant's death.
109 E. Van Buren A. S. Wright: Drugs & Medicines. The history of this business: Green Front Drug Store was opened by Cyrus B. Durfee in 1851 who took Chris…
109 E. Van Buren A. S. Wright: Drugs & Medicines. The history of this business: Green Front Drug Store was opened by Cyrus B. Durfee in 1851 who took Chris…
Square park entrance Grant Memorial
This photo was taken from the Main Street entrance to the Square Park. In the far background, there is empty space where the Opera House will be built 4 years later. A rectangular archway shows a large photo of President Ulysses S. Grant with a sign…
Square Northeast Side, circa 1866
"VIEW OF THE HOY BLOCK DURING CIVIL WAR DAYS This excellent picture of the northeast side of the public square shows the Hoy Block [100-104 Cass], consisting of the first three store rooms to the right of the picture, together with a fourth building,…
Square in winter ca 1867
This photo of the west side of the Square in winter shows the trees slightly larger than in the photo Item #480: "West Side of Square, ca 1858" and a second fence outside the original fence. It is dated between 1866 and 1868.
After 1858 (square…
After 1858 (square…
Square East side ca 1883
East side of Square taken approximately the same time as the Baseball Team 1884 Benton St. photo ID 63.
100 N. Benton J. Kendall dentist (moved in 1883)
102 N. Benton
104 N. Benton E. W. Blossom Jewelry & Watches
106 N. Benton Sign for Phoenix…
100 N. Benton J. Kendall dentist (moved in 1883)
102 N. Benton
104 N. Benton E. W. Blossom Jewelry & Watches
106 N. Benton Sign for Phoenix…
South Side of the Square Van Buren St, circa 1868-9
Back of photo: Old Bunker Block burned 1871
This photo of the south side of the square shows the Phoenix block that would be renamed as the Bunker Block after Bunker Brothers moved their grocery, hardware and crockery business there in 1872. Their…
This photo of the south side of the square shows the Phoenix block that would be renamed as the Bunker Block after Bunker Brothers moved their grocery, hardware and crockery business there in 1872. Their…
Square east & southeast sides ca1899
East side of Square in winter from Medlar studio vantage point. Shows Benton Street from 112 N. to 113 S.
Shows the street covered in snow with horses & buggies tied to the park fence. The Spring house is visible.
After 1899-Church Block…
Shows the street covered in snow with horses & buggies tied to the park fence. The Spring house is visible.
After 1899-Church Block…
Spring House in winter 1893
Incorrectly dated on the back of the photo "Spring House 1900-1910" this was taken around 1893.
View from Medlar Studio window at 100 Cass shows the Spring House and Square Park in the snow. Horses and wagons are tied up on the edge of the park on…
View from Medlar Studio window at 100 Cass shows the Spring House and Square Park in the snow. Horses and wagons are tied up on the edge of the park on…
Spring House 1882
Spring House was built in 1873 for $600 to attract visitors from Chicago. Charles Lemmers, who came to Woodstock in 1848, was the contractor. The 1937 Woodstock Sentinel said that it was in a style much in vogue at that time.
This photo is dated…
This photo is dated…
Snow storm of 1881
Taken March 19, 1881 shows the depth of the snow shoveled from the sidewalk on Cass street.
Background shows the McHenry County Courthouse as it was designed by John Van Osdol before the addition of the north and south wings.The copper crown on the…
Background shows the McHenry County Courthouse as it was designed by John Van Osdol before the addition of the north and south wings.The copper crown on the…
Season's Greetings Square 1950
A Season's Greetings banner hangs over the East Jackson entrance to the square. The banner is festooned with evergreens and plowed snow blocks the sidewalk. The entrance pillars and banner frame the Courthouse and the soldier's monument. It makes a…
Schulhof Plumbing Supplies
1300 S. Eastwood
Schulhof Wholesale Plumbing Supplies is on the same site as Olson's Jobbing House which was also a wholesale plumbing supply company and which was identified in the 1951 Sentinel Ad. Shulhof first appears in the 1958 City Directory…
Schulhof Wholesale Plumbing Supplies is on the same site as Olson's Jobbing House which was also a wholesale plumbing supply company and which was identified in the 1951 Sentinel Ad. Shulhof first appears in the 1958 City Directory…
Route 14 near Doty Road ca 1953
Highway 14 looking east as the road approaches Doty Road. During a photo identification session in the 1990s, a note on the back says that there was a cemetery in the trees near the curve. This is the location of Centegra Hospital 3701 Doty…
South Street Tunnel (Culvert/Viaduct) - 1913
The South St. tunnel (culvert/viaduct) is a helicoidal or spiral stone arch. One part was completed in 1867 and the other (over the other train track) was finished in 1897.
Allen Stebbins, Chair of the Woodstock Historic Preservation Commission,…
Allen Stebbins, Chair of the Woodstock Historic Preservation Commission,…
Pageant on Central School Lawn, 1917
This photo was previously named Graduation on Central School Lawn
School children of various ages are seated in front of Central School (now City Hall) 121 W. Calhoun St.
A large number of the girls are dressed in white with white bows and some…
School children of various ages are seated in front of Central School (now City Hall) 121 W. Calhoun St.
A large number of the girls are dressed in white with white bows and some…
Old South Side School on South Street
120 W. South StreetThis "fine brick school" was built in 1867 on South Street where the fire department addition to City Hall was located. In 1906, Central School (today's city hall) was built. This photo was taken some time before Central School was…
South Side School After Fire, 1919
120 W. South Street
The old brick South Side School burned Dec. 2 1919. Photo shows burned out shell. Central School (120 W. Calhoun St.) is visible in rear as well as a house no longer standing.
The school was erected in 1866, housing first…
The old brick South Side School burned Dec. 2 1919. Photo shows burned out shell. Central School (120 W. Calhoun St.) is visible in rear as well as a house no longer standing.
The school was erected in 1866, housing first…
Old Rat Hole
The "Rat Hole" 101 S. Benton
The building was constructed in 1847 to provide space for additional offices for the county courthouse needed due to growth of the county. Henry M. Wait got the bid to build an "eight-foot brick building" but determining…
The building was constructed in 1847 to provide space for additional offices for the county courthouse needed due to growth of the county. Henry M. Wait got the bid to build an "eight-foot brick building" but determining…
Methodist Episcopal Church interior
Methodist Episcopal church interior before the 1923 fire.The church was built in 1871 and burned Feb. 4, 1923. Leila Brooks Hockey is the organist and Bill Robinson is holding the book. The print is much more recent than when the photo was…
Methodist church corner stone ca. 1923
Cornerstone laying of Methodist Church 201 W. South Street. The cars are lined up facing east on South Street. Throop street in the upper right hand corner shows trees that were cut down in order to widen the street for U. S. Route 14.
Side view of…
Side view of…
Main St Waverly House ca 1871-1891
"Waverly House hotel was built in 1851 by Roswell Enos. In 1854 it was purchased by Leander Church who enlarged it and gave it the name of Waverly House. Church sold it to Daniel W. Robinson who further enlarged it to the present size. The present…
M. Blossom on chair in snow of 1881
Another view of the great snowstorm of March 19, 1881 shows the east side of the Square. M. Blossom, jeweler, is seated on a chair perched high on a snowbank. The crew of shovelers pose to the left of the snowbank. The chair is in front of two…
Looking East Toward Fairgrounds
Taken from the roof of 100 Cass (Medlar's studio) but from the Benton Street side, this photo shows the buildings next to the railroad tracks on what is now East Judd Street at Jefferson Street. The building with the three-step edge on the roof is…
Locomotive in snow 1870s
It is the opinion of the archives crew at the Chicago and North Western Historical Society that the locomotive in the photo you sent (balloon stack) IS a C&NW locomotive but a rare one used only in northern Wisconsin and did not run down here in…
Law Office
This photograph was identified by Jim Keefe as being in the Joslyn Law Office. If so, it may have been taken after 1873 when the Joslyn block (110 and 112 S. Benton) was constructed after a fire destroyed the block in 1872.
Without a doubt it is…
Without a doubt it is…
Kendall Block Cass Street
Kendall Block 112 Cass
Built in 1883 by Dr. Cassinus N. Kendall dentist, the building was specifically designed to house B. S. Austin's grocery store (see photo ID 62). Austin changed the awning in 1885. Kendall died May 9, 1893.
Two frame…
Built in 1883 by Dr. Cassinus N. Kendall dentist, the building was specifically designed to house B. S. Austin's grocery store (see photo ID 62). Austin changed the awning in 1885. Kendall died May 9, 1893.
Two frame…
Judge Donnelly's Wake 1904
Photo taken inside the Opera House shows the auditorium with a standing room only crowd of men, most of whom have corncob pipes. It is unknown whether these are members of the opposition prophecying a loss, or supporters implying that the "wake" was…
J. Dennis Livery Stable
J. Dennis Livery Feed and Sale Stable
Corner of Jefferson and E. Jackson
Corner of Jefferson and E. Jackson
Iron Fountain in the Square Park, 1882
This photo of the iron fountain in the center of the Square was dated as 1882 in the Centennial program in 1952. Since Modelle McCoy had the negatives at that time, the date is probably accurate.
The fountain was removed every winter and a cover…
The fountain was removed every winter and a cover…
Hicksgas
1023 Lake Avenue
Hicksgas was founded by Harold Hicks in 1946. This photo was taken during the same time frame as the others at this intersection, so could be as late as 1953. In addition to the propane tanks, appliances such as a refrigerator,…
Hicksgas was founded by Harold Hicks in 1946. This photo was taken during the same time frame as the others at this intersection, so could be as late as 1953. In addition to the propane tanks, appliances such as a refrigerator,…
Great Snow Storm of 1881 Benton Street
This stereoscopic of the east side of the Woodstock Square shows the square following the March 19, 1881 blizzard. Stone’s Drug Store is on the far left. The “Murphy Block” is next, then across Jackson is the “Rathole” and a glimpse of the spire of…
First Presbyterian church 1859
The Presbyterians built a frame church on the corner of Church and Jefferson in 1848 (hence the name Church Street). In 1856 they sold the building to the German Presbyterians who moved it to Queen Anne Prairie. That same year they built this brick…
First National Bank interior 1950
Interior of the newly remodeled First National Bank (101 N. Benton). Six giant Medlar photos are displayed on the wall. Several of the photos are now displayed in City Hall.
Amcore Bank scans (in History Photos) include a photo of this interior…
Amcore Bank scans (in History Photos) include a photo of this interior…
Woodstock Square Fire East Side 1872 South View
Fire August 27, 1872
The fire started by a disgruntled employee of Whitson's Hardware (124 N. Benton, now Lloyd's) and destroyed all of Benton street from E. Jackson to E. Judd. This photo was taken by Medlar, probably from his window on the upper…
The fire started by a disgruntled employee of Whitson's Hardware (124 N. Benton, now Lloyd's) and destroyed all of Benton street from E. Jackson to E. Judd. This photo was taken by Medlar, probably from his window on the upper…
Woodstock Square Fire East Side 1872 North View
The fire of August 27, 1872, destroyed all of the buildings on Benton street between E. Jackson and E. Judd. This photo shows the ruins with (blurred) views of the buildings on E. Judd Street which was known as Washington Street at that time.
220 N.…
220 N.…
Fire Department respirator
Photo of two fire trucks in front of the Fire Department garage on Calhoun St. Lee Dittman is holding a respirator. The Suitcase at his feet is labelled M. S. A. Chemox Breathing Apparatus.
Fire Department on Calhoun Street
Three fire trucks are parked in front of the Fire Department Garage on Calhoun Street. The department was moved here from the front of the Opera House when the addition was built in 1939. The two trucks on the right appear to be the same Seagrave…
Fire Department in front of Opera House
Woodstock Fire Department shown with two fire trucks in front of Woodstock Opera House. The truck on the left has been dated as ca. 1936.
Photo shows original wood doors and the Fire Department lettering over the doors as well as the original…
Photo shows original wood doors and the Fire Department lettering over the doors as well as the original…
Excelsior Market on Benton Street, circa 1883
110 N. Benton: Exclesior Market and part of the G. F. Stone Drug Store [112 N. Benton] also known as the Old Reliable Drug Store.
Woman seated in a buggy driving a horse and three men & a boy look on. The dirt street is lower than the sidewalk and…
Woman seated in a buggy driving a horse and three men & a boy look on. The dirt street is lower than the sidewalk and…