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V-J Day Parade Softball Team 1974
The Woodstock Girls Softball Team rides the float pulled by a pickup truck. The Woodstock Die Casting employee newsletter editor took the photo.
V-J Day Parade Shriners Horses 1974
Shriners' Horses strut their stuff on Dean St. during the parade. The Woodstock Die Casting employee newsletter editor took the photo.
V-J Day Parade on Dean 1974
Flag bearers precede a Drum & Bugle Corps unit as the parade approaches on Dean St. just past the Lawrence Ave intersection. The Woodstock Die Casting employee newsletter editor took the photo.
V-J Day Parade Magic Carpet 1974
As in many parades, the Shriner's had a team of Aladins riding magic carpets along the edges of the parade route. They would (maybe still do) maneuver between the parade units. The Woodstock Die Casting employee newsletter editor took the photo.
V-J Day Parade Fireball 8 1974
The band named Fireball 8 from McHenry rides on their firetruck in the parade down Dean St. The Woodstock Die Casting employee newsletter editor took the photo.
V-J Day Parade Drill Team on Dean 1974
One of the many Drum and Bugle Corps passes Lawrence Ave on Dean St. Taken by the Woodstock Die Casting newsletter editor.
V-J Day Parade City of McHenry float 1974
The City of McHenry float in the parade on Dean St. The Woodstock Die Casting employee newsletter editor took the photo.
V-J Day Parade Antique Auto 1974
A contingent of antique autos parade down Dean St. The Woodstock Die Casting employee newsletter editor took the photo.
Sidewalk Sales west Cass 1970
Merchandise is displayed on Cass St. for the August 1970 sidewalk sales. Chairs are available to make it easier to try on shoes at Bowman Shoes. Dress racks are in front of Bates Smartwear. Merchandise from both the dress shop and Woolworth's dime…
Sidewalk Sales under Cass St awning 1970
Signs for the U. S. Navy Recruiting 2nd Floor, [Ben Franklin's]Fountain, and Laing's True Value Hardware are suspended from the awning. The shopper in front is life-long resident Ida Brink Howell.
100 Cass
100 Cass
Sidewalk Sales N Benton St
Appliances can be seen in front of Dacy Electric with barrels of clothes in front of Hogan's Distinctive Apparel and spilling over in front of the bakery. The awnings over the sidewalk are almost all metal with the exception of the canvas owning over…
Sidewalk Sales Cass St from Benton 1970
Sidewalk sales merchandise and customers on Cass St at the Benton St intersection. Gibson's Rexall Drug's and True Value Hardware share the space under the awning. The Elbert L. Phillips Real Estate Office is upstairs.
100 Cass Gibson's Rexall…
100 Cass Gibson's Rexall…
Sidewalk Sales Cass St Discount Prices 1970
The sidewalk is filled with racks of dresses in front of Wien's Women's Wear. Photo is taken from the Main St crosswalk into the park.
108 Cass
108 Cass
Sidewalk Sales Benton St at Cass 1970
A pedestrian is in the crosswalk at Cass & Benton during the Sidewalk Sales. The most notable images in this photo are the number of really big automobiles in the parking spaces. Signs are visible for Buschkopf'sWalgreen's Agency Pharmacy, Stone's…
Pool Diving Board 1973
The City Pool, named Peters Pool in 1994, had an L-shaped configuration with the deep end and diving boards on the short side. A young swimmer is ready to dive off the side of the pool.
The photo was taken for the Woodstock Die Casting employee…
The photo was taken for the Woodstock Die Casting employee…
Pool Deck & Pool House 1973
A swimmer stands on the pool deck with the pool house behind him. He stands above the Deep Water sign on the short edge of the L-shaped pool.
The photo was taken for the Woodstock Die Casting employee newsletter "The Spotlite"
The photo was taken for the Woodstock Die Casting employee newsletter "The Spotlite"
Hogans Lloyds Stones on Benton 1972
The Woodstock Die Casting newsletter editor took photos of events in Woodstock for the employee newsletter "The Spotlite." This shows the Square during Fair Diddley in May 1972. A truck decorated as a train is stopped on Benton St in front of Hogan's…
Fair Diddley State Bank on Benton 1971
Fair Diddley craft tables are set up in front of the State Bank of Woodstock. One table seems to be selling ceramics and the Woodstock Fine Arts Association is selling candles and flowers.
101 S Benton
101 S Benton
Fair Diddley Square with young boys 1971
Three boys, obviously not interested in shopping at Fair Diddley's craft booths, stand near the center of the Square Park. They are standing near young trees and bushes, but two of the original elm trees show in the background near the Dean St.…
Fair Diddley Square looking towards Cass 1971
The writer for the Eltra Woodstock Die Casting company took pictures of community events to include in the employee newsletter "The Spotlite." This series of photos was taken for Fair Diddley in 1971. Fair Diddley booths did not extend into the…
Fair Diddley Square at Dean entrance 1971
Kids are drinking from the open water fountain, located where the Spring House will be built as part of the U.S. Bicentennial celebration in 1976.
People fill the sidewalk towards the Dean Street entrance and children are obviously attracted to…
People fill the sidewalk towards the Dean Street entrance and children are obviously attracted to…
Fair Diddley Benton Street and Cass 1971
Fair Diddley fairgoers on Benton St.
100 CassGibson's Rexall Drugs
106 Cass Woodstock True Value Hardware
116 N. Benton Buschkopf's Walgreen Agency
124 N. Benton Dacy Electric Zenith Applicance
100 CassGibson's Rexall Drugs
106 Cass Woodstock True Value Hardware
116 N. Benton Buschkopf's Walgreen Agency
124 N. Benton Dacy Electric Zenith Applicance
Fair Diddley Benton St and E Judd 1971
Fair Diddley fairgoers on the northern end of Benton with East Judd in the background.
Jan Hervert is the tall man with light shirt, dark jacket and glasses in the middle of the street.
112 N. Benton Stones Drug Store
114 N. Benton Lloyd's…
Jan Hervert is the tall man with light shirt, dark jacket and glasses in the middle of the street.
112 N. Benton Stones Drug Store
114 N. Benton Lloyd's…
Die Cast PicnicBall Field and Pool House 1972
Woodstock Die Casting was the largest employer in town. Their employee picnic was held in the city park (now Emricson Park) with carnival rides, games and refreshments.
This long shot shows the baseball field and dugout with the pool house in the…
This long shot shows the baseball field and dugout with the pool house in the…
Die Cast Picnic Train Ride 1972
Woodstock Die Casting was the largest employer in town. Their employee picnic was held in the city park (now Emricson Park) with carnival rides, games and refreshments. The train ride on tracks (!) is set up under the trees with a Dean's Milk truck…
Die Cast Picnic Rescue Squad 1972
Woodstock Die Casting was Woodstock's largest employer in 1972. So many people attended the event at City Park (now Emricson Park) that the Rescue Squad had two vehicles. A group of men line up in front of one van (the gentleman on the right is, I…
Die Cast Picnic Pony Rides 1972
Woodstock Die Casting was the largest employer in town. Their employee picnic was held in the city park (now Emricson Park) with carnival rides, games and refreshments. Pony rides were set up in the trees by Main Pavilion. Note the striped pants on…
Die Cast Picnic Mom & baby on swing
A mom sits in a swing in the city park (now Emricson Park) holding an infant on her lap during the Die Cast picnic. It is take from the opposite direction as the Die Cast Picnic Airplane Ride photo which can be seen in the background.
Die Cast Picnic Merry Go Round 1972
Woodstock Die Casting was the largest employer in town. Their employee picnic was held in the city park (now Emricson Park) with carnival rides, games and refreshments. These photos were taken for the employee newsletter.
Small children ride in…
Small children ride in…
Die Cast Picnic Horse Drawn Wagon ride 1972
Woodstock Die Casting was the largest employer in town. Their employee picnic was held in the city park (now Emricson Park) with carnival rides, games and refreshments. Kids enjoy a ride on a wagon pulled by ponies that took them all around the park.
Die Cast Picnic Hill Top 1972
Woodstock Die Casting employees' children line up for rides on the Ferris Wheel and Tilt-A-Whirl that were set up for the company's picnic in the City Park (now Emricson Park).
These photos were taken for the employee's newsletter "The Spotlite."
These photos were taken for the employee's newsletter "The Spotlite."
Die Cast Picnic Gunny Sack Races 1972
Woodstock Die Casting employee picnic with carnival rides, games and food. This gunny sack race is taking place on the baseball field. The cars are parked at the top of the hill. The toboggan slide, demolished when liability became of concern, is…
Die Cast Picnic Ferris Wheel 1972
Woodstock Die Casting was the largest employer in town. Their employee picnic was held in the city park (now Emricson Park) with carnival rides, games and refreshments.
The Ferris Wheel is photographed looking west with the old Bigelow farm house…
The Ferris Wheel is photographed looking west with the old Bigelow farm house…
Die Cast Picnic Family in Pavilion 1972
Woodstock Die Casting was the largest employer in town. Their employee picnic was held in the city park (now Emricson Park) with carnival rides, games and refreshments. This series of photos was taken to be used in the employee newsletter "The…
Die Cast Picnic Carnival Rides 1972
Woodstock Die Casting was the largest employer in town. Their employee picnic was held in the city park (now Emricson Park) with carnival rides, games and refreshments.
This shows the Ferris Wheel, Tilt-A-Whirl and swings.
This shows the Ferris Wheel, Tilt-A-Whirl and swings.
Die Cast Picnic Airplane Ride 1970s
This polaroid photo was found with the other Die Cast picnic pictures but has no date and there were picnics during other summers. It was taken in city park with the regular playground equipment visible in the background.
Dean St School and VJ Day Parade 1960s
The V-J Day Parade has reached Dean Street School in this undated photo taken by the editor of the Woodstock Die Casting newsletter editor. This was taken before the addition was build on the school in 1968.
City Park Pavilion 1969
Employees of Woodstock Die Casting-Division of Eltra Corporation enjoy a picnic in the Main Pavilion at Woodstock City Park, now Emricson Park.
Christmas on the Square 1972
This photo of the Square Park decorated for Christmas with the nativity figures and Santa's Hut was taken by the Woodstock Die Casting editor for the employee newsletter The Spotlite. The Soldiers Monument looms on the left and the Courthouse is in…
Car crash through Bohn's window 1971
A large sedan has backed into the front window of Bohn's Ace Hardware, taking out the posts that hold up a metal awning. A woman left her car running while she went to make a deposit at the State Bank (101 S. Benton). When she returned to the car,…
Bushkopf Pharmacy and Hotel Woodstock 1972
The gentleman holding the balloons in this photo has some connection with Woodstock Die Casting. This should be part of the Fair Diddley photos that were taken for The Spotlite Newsletter, but the date on the edge of the photo says June 1972 rather…