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This is one of a series of Woodstock postcards that Wm. G. Hoffman of Chicago printed. The earliest is dated 1908 and the latest in this series was 1912. Three large houses are pictured. The one on the left is 414 W. South St. The one in the middle…

Three trains have pulled into the station. The arriving passenger train has several people getting off and leaving the area. The passenger train going to Chicago has an engine blowing steam. A freight train is on the third rail.
The depot is the…

In this postcard the vegetation is lush and colorized so it looks like late summer.

A copy of this postcard for sale on Ebay was postmarked 1908.

The South St. tunnel (culvert/viaduct) is a helicoidal or spiral stone arch. One part was…

This photo of the culvert (also known as the tunnel or the viaduct) under the railroad tracks on South Street is nearly identical to the other Wm. G. Hoffman, Chicago postcard. This is postmarked 1908.

It is possible to see the differences in…

Horses and buggies are lined up in front of the grandstand at the McHenry County fairgrounds. The spectators are both seated in the grandstand and standing at the railing.

The title on the front of the card is McHenry County Fair, Woodstock,…

This is a view of the fairway with booths and fair visitors. One booth has Ice Cream on the canvas edge.

We have two copies of the postcard; one has 1911 pencilled on the front, the other is postmarked 1918.

This is part of a Wm. G. Hoffman…

This photo was not included in A Glimpse of Woodstock (Item #50: "A Glimpse of Woodstock") but was taken around the same time period. The number on the front of the postcard would be in sequence with other postcards used. However, it is taken later…

Front of post card: City Hall and Opera House, Woodstock, Ill. 700
Reverse has message dated 9-7-27
The lights in front of the building were installed in 1912 and the horse in the photo indicates an earlier time than 1927. Also, there is no fire…

840 N. Seminary Ave

The Woodstock Children's Home was started in Chicago in1886 by the Rev. Thomas Brayton Arnold and his wife Teressa Richardson Arnold . It was incorporated in 1888 as the Chicago Industrial Home for Children.

In 1897, the…

This postcard is a photo montage of eight W. G. Hoffman postcards: "Benton St. From Van Buren #730"
"C. & N. W. Depot #705"
"Main Street #734"
"Oliver Typewriter Factory"
"Woodstock Typewriter Co."
"Benton Street #729"
"Congress Dairy…