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Corner of Benton and East Judd ca 1907.tif
The brick buildings on the northeast corner of North Benton and East Judd house several businesses and offices. At the time this photo was taken, the street in front was called Lumber Street.

The building on the right was known as the Dacy Block,…

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This circa 1870 photograph of the southeast corner of the Woodstock Square appeared in the January 20, 1916 issue of the Woodstock Sentinel Newspaper.

A decade after the photo was taken, 1893, this section of the Square burned to the ground. A…

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1919 black and white photograph of two and three story brick buildings on Benton Street. The buildings are decorated with patriotic flags and buntings for a homecoming celebration for local soldiers returning home from World War 1. Several cars are parked on the brick paved street in front of the buildings.
On June 10, 1919 the city of Woodstock Illinois hosted a Homecoming Celebration for McHenry County's returning soldiers, sailors and marines from World War I.

This picture shows Benton Street from Van Buren all the way to Church Street.

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1919 black and white photograph of two and three story brick buildings on Benton Street. The buildings are decorated with patriotic flags and buntings for a homecoming celebration for local soldiers returning home from World War 1. Several cars are parked on the brick paved street in front of the buildings.
On June 10, 1919 the city of Woodstock Illinois hosted a Homecoming Celebration for McHenry County's returning soldiers, sailors and marines from World War I.

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1919 black and white photograph of two and three story buildings on the corner of Benton and Jackson Streets, Woodstock, Illinois. The buildings are decorated with patriotic flags and buntings for a homecoming celebration for local soldiers returning home from World War 1.
On June 10, 1919 the city of Woodstock Illinois hosted a Homecoming Celebration for McHenry County's returning soldiers, sailors and marines from World War I. This photo is of the State Bank of Woodstock and to the left, the Odd Fellows Hall (Benton…

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Circa 1916 black and white photograph of the two and three story brick buildings on the corner of Cass and Benton Streets, Woodstock, Illinois. A few pedestrians are seen walking on the sidewalks.
This photo of the northeast corner of the Square was taken after 1910, when the McHenry County Bank moved out of the west portion of the building so that Stone & Sons shoes occupied the entire space. The globe type electric lamps were installed in…

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Circa 1910-1925 black and white photograph of a two story brick building known as the Church Block on Benton Street, Woodstock, Illinois.
113 S. Benton: Woodstock Dry Goods Company in the Church Block, built by Malachi Church after his livery stable burned in the 1893 fire that destroyed all the buildings on South Benton to East Jackson. Church did not live to occupy the building, but…

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1896 black and white photograph of Benton Street, Woodstock, Illinois. Lining the street are two and three story brick buildings. Strung across the street is a banner that reads welcome home company G, Spanish American war..
"When the electric sign up on the Murphy block, which read 'Welcome Home' when Company G returned from the Spanish American war. That sign caused almost as much excitement as the actual return of the soldier boys themselves, and how proud everyone…

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1919 black and white photograph of two and three story brick buildings on the corner of Benton and Jackson Streets, Woodstock, Illinois. The buildings are decorated with patriotic buntings.
Shows the corner of Cass and E. Jackson streets decorated for the Welcome Home celebration June 10, 1919. See Item #465: "Welcome Home 1919 train depot" for more information

101 S. Benton: State Bank of Woodstock with original crenelated tower of…

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1919 black and white photograph of the corner of Benton and Cass Streets, Woodstock, Illinois. The two and three story brick buildings in the background are decorated in patriotic buntings. Crowds of people line the street in anticipation of a parade.
LEFT IMAGE - The intersection of Cass and North Benton streets is lined with the crowd that is waiting for the parade to begin. The edge of the reviewing stand is visible along with the back of those sitting on the stand. The rest of the spectators…

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1919 black and white photograph of two and three story brick buildings on Benton Street, Woodstock, Illinois. The buildings are decorated with patriotic buntings. Several automobiles and horse and buggies are parked on the brick paved street.
Continuing the tour of the decorations around the Square, this shows Murphy Block and 110 N. Benton.

100 N. Benton: American National Bank
102 N. Benton: Murphy & Doering General Merchandise
106 N. Benton: Lencioni & Bertolozzi Ice Cream and…

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1919 black and white photograph of two and three story brick buildings on Benton Street, Woodstock, Illinois. The buildings are decorated with patriotic buntings and there are a few auotmobiles parked on the brick paved road in front of the buildings.
Continuing the tour of the decorations around the Square for the Welcome Home celebration June 10, 1919, this view of Benton Street starts with Mead & Charles Grocery and extends all the way to Church street. Pennants and banners are draped on wires…

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1919 black and white photograph of two and three story brick buildings on Benton Street, Woodstock, Illinois. The buildings are decorated with patriotic buntings and there are a few auotmobiles parked on the brick paved road in front of the buildings.
Fourth photo of Benton Street decorated for the Welcome Home celebration June 10, 1919
110 N. Benton: Schneider & Eckert Barber shop; Gus Anderson Harness Maker
112 N. Benton: E. E. Stone Drug Store
114 N. Benton: Bank
116 N. Benton:
118 N.…

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Circa 1954 black and white photograph of the south-east corner of the Woodstock, Illinois square. The streets are paved with bricks and there are a few cars driving and parked on the streets. Two and three story brick buildings line the streets. To the left can be seen a small portion of the Woodstock Square park with mature leafless elm trees.
Continuing the Public Works tour around the city, this photo includes a clue that the photos were taken around 1954. Bohn's added the two-story brick façade that year.
Other businesses include
117 Van Buren Woodstock Grill and
115 Van Buren…

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Circa 1954 black and white photograph of the south-east corner of the Woodstock, Illinois square. The streets are paved with bricks and there are a few cars driving and parked on the streets. Two and three story brick buildings line the streets.
Closeup version of Item #428: "Van Buren and South Benton Sts"

Continuing the Public Works tour around the city, this photo includes a clue that the photos were taken around 1954. Bohn's added the two-story brick façade that year.
Other…

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1890 black and white photograph of a clothing store in Woodstock, Illinois Two men, two women and two boys are posing in the entrance way to the store.
This photo of the exterior of the C. F. Thorne Clothing and Shoes store at 108 N. Benton shows five members of the family. William S. Thorne, age 11 stands in front on the left with his father Charles F. Thorne on the top step. The others in the…

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1984 color photograph of a brick building addition being constructed on the south-west corner of Jefferson and Jackson Streets, Woodstock, Illinois.
The top story is being constructed for the addition to the State Bank of Woodstock. The Odd Fellows building has been demolished to make space for the addition.

101 S. Benton
East Jackson and Jefferson streets

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1881 black and white photograph taken after a snow storm of snow piles from a shoveled sidewalk. In the background can be seen three and four story brick buildins on Van Buren Street, Woodstock, Illinois.
Looking toward the southeast side of the Square from in front of Murphy Block 101 N. Benton. Taken the same day as the stereoptican ID 45 but later in the day since the snow is piled higher around the lamppost and an advertising sign for Royal St.…

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Circa 1866 black and white photograph of the Hoy Block building, a three story brick building, on Cass Street, Woodstock, Illinois. In the foreground is a muddy Benton STreet with a few horse and wagons parked. To the left a portion of the Woodstock Square Park can be seen surrounded by a fence. In the park are young trees.
"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,…

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Circa 1883 black and white photograph of two and three story brick buildings on Benton Stret, Woodstock, Illinois. A few people are seen posing on the sidewalk in front of the buildings and one horse and carriage are seen parked on a muddy street.
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…

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Circa 1899-1904 black and white photograph of the north-east corner of the Woodstock Square. The picture was taken in the winter after a snow storm. There are several horse and sleds parked on the street. In the background are two and three story brick buildings.
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…

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1912 black and white photograph of workers installing brick pavers on the corner Cass and Benton streets in Woodstock, Illinois. In the background are two and three story brick buildings.
Workers are preparing to lay bricks on the Square at Cass and Benton streets. Workmen have dumped wheelbarrows full of rocks which will pave the way for the bricks that will be laid on top. Many bricks are stacked under awnings of Benton St. Two men…

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Circa 1946-1948 black and white photograph of the south-east corner of the Woodstock Public Square Park in Woodstock, Illinois. In the park are mature elm trees, park benches and paths. In the background are two and three story brick buildings.
Part of the same series as Montgomery Ward (ID 183) and View in Business Section (ID 182), this photo of Van Buren and S. Benton street businesses was taken from the Square. Identifiable businesses include:
103 E. Van Buren: Sears (1952-1958)
105…

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1969 color photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. Prominent in the photograph is a large soldier statue in the center of the park. In the background can be seen two and three story brick buildings.
View of the back of the Civil War soldier's monument with North Benton street in the background. Visible signs include Lloyd's, Stone's, and First National Bank. Note the small trees that were recently planted after the 1967 storm.

The arches…

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1921 black and white photograph of Benton Street after a snow storm. A few people are seen walking on the Benton Street sidewalk and a few horse and wagons are seen in the street. In the background are two and three story brick buildings on Van Burent Street. Woodstock, Illinois.
Taken April 16, 1921, A gentleman is walking on the cleared concrete sidewalk on Cass Street. The frame building behind him at 108 Cass was one of the last wooden buildings on the Square. It burned in 1936.
The gloom makes it impossible to read any…

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1921 black and white photograph of Benton Street, Woodstock, Illinois after a snowstorm. A few people are seen on the sidewalk in front of two and three story brick buildings.
Benton Street is covered with snow with several people standing in front of the buildings on what appear to be cleared sidewalks. Most buildings on South Benton are visible in the back while signs and doorways from 100 to 114 North Benton can be…

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1918 black and white photograph of Cass and Benton Streets, Woodstock, Illinois after a snow storm. Adults and children are http://dublincore.org/documents/dcesseen walking on the Cass Street sidewalkl and in the background are two and three story brick buildings.
Several young women stand in front of 100 Cass St with a large snowpile where the street should be. Benton Street businesses are in the background.

The date Jan 6, 1918 is pencilled on the back.

110 N. Benton barber shop
112 N. Benton E. E.…

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1970 black and wite photograph of Benton Street, Woodstock, Illinois during a sidewalk sale. The sidewalk is crowded with shoppers and merchandise. The street is lined with parked cars. In the background are two and three story brick buildings.
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…

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1970 black and wite photograph of Benton Street, Woodstock, Illinois during a sidewalk sale. The sidewalk is crowded with shoppers and the street is lined with parked cars. In the background are two and three story brick buildings.
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…

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1882 stereoptican image of a band standing in front of a jewelry business on Benton Street, Woodstock, Illinois. Seven band members in their band uniforms are seen holding their instrutments and posing on the wooden sidewalk in front of the store building.
The members of Ed. Lindsey's Comedy Concert Company stand in front of Sherman Jewelers at 104 N. Benton St. Eight band members hold brass instruments and drums. The name of the group is lettered on a drum.

The signs read: Sherman the…

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1910 black and white photograph of a parade on the Woodstock, Illinois Square. The main focus of the photograph is a float with a sign that says 'Roosevelte's Wildbeeste". On the float is a man driving the horses and another man in a cage with two dogs. In the background there hudreds of people in the Woodstock Square Park and on the sidewalks.
Part of the big July Fourth celebration that Woodstock produced and invited all of McHenry County to attend. This parade entry "Roosevelte's Wildebeeste" is pulled by Harry Burbank and his mules according to the note on the back of this postcard.…

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1927 colorized black and white postcard of the south-east portion of the Woodstock Square Park in Woodstock, Illinois. In the park can be seen the decorative Springhouse structure. In the background are two and three story brick buildings. Several automobiles are parked on the street.
Slightly colorized Curt Teich postcard shows Benton Street lined with autos and and the southeast corner of the Square park. The photo was taken from the Opera House.
Better color version donated by Jim Keefe

The date is determined by the…

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Circa 1919 black and white photograph of a two story brick building located at 126 Benton Street, Woodstock, Illinois. The lower level of the building is a restaurant named the Park Restaurant Lunch Room.
Old photos of 126 N. Benton show it to be the only building in the block between East Jackson and East Judd streets without arched windows and a brick cornice (such as in the building to the right). The northwest corner of the original storefront had…

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1993 color photograph of the Woodstock Square Park taken from the west side of Johnson Street. Prominent in the center of the photograph is a large soldier statue and the Square Park Bandstand. In the background are two, three and four story brick buildings.
This panorama shows the W. Jackson St. entrance (and a great deal of the Johnson St bricks. The buildings in the park and in the background on Benton & VanBuren are too far away to be useful.

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1993 color photograph of the Woodstock Public Square looking south-east from the Square Square Park bandstand. the main focus of the photograph is a large soldier statue and the decorative Springhouse building. In the background are two and three story brick buildings on Benton and Van Buren Streets.
Taken from the bandstand, this photo shows a closeup of the soldier's monument (without his head) and the bandstand.

The buildings on S. Benton and Van Buren are visible in the distance. The Bohn's Hardware sign is obscured by the tree. Angelo's…

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1910 black and white photograph of a band marching on the Woodstock Square. There are many other people on the street, on the sidewalks and in the Woodstock Square park, Woodstock, Illinois.
Part of the big July Fourth celebration that Woodstock produced and invited all of McHenry County to attend. Photo was taken from Melvin Tripp's photography studio's corner on Cass and Main streets. The movement of the band members make them slightly…

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1910 black and white photograph of a marching band leading a parade on Benton Street, Woodstock, Illinois. They are following the Parade Marshall on horseback. A small crowd watches from the sidewalk and two and three story brick buildings are in the background.
As part of the large July 4, 1910 celebration, the Oliver Typewriter Band leads the parade on Benton Street following the Parade Marshall on horseback. A small crowd watches from the sidewalk.
"The Oliver Typewriter band, which gets its name from…

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Circa 1877-1885 black and white photograph of a two-story brick building on South Benton Street, Woodstock, Illinois. Several men and boys are posing in front of the building on a wooden plank sidewalk.
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…

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Circa 1895-1905 black and white photograph of five people walking on a sidewalk on Benton Street, Woodstock, Illinois. In the background are three-story brick buildings and a two-story wood building.
Three young people stroll down a "sidewalk" on Benton street with the Hoy Block behind them. The young woman wears leg o mutton sleeves which became popular in the mid 1890s. They were out of fashion by 1906, the same year that the Odd Fellows (IOOF…

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1910 black and white photograph of people racing mules on Cass Street, Woodstock, Illinois. The street is lined with spectators and parked horse and buggies. The square park is full of mature elm trees and the background are two and three-story brick buildings.
Unlike the other photos in this series that show large crowds and excitement, this photo of Cass street with Benton street buildings in the background seems faded and dull. The street is nearly empty of spectators and only 3 mules are shown in the…

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Circa 1899-1928 black and white photograph of a grocery store located at 107 S. Benton, Woodstock, Illinois. Seven men pose in front of the store.
Mead and Charles Groceries Fruits & Vegetables was located at 107 S. Benton for almost 30 years. Seven men pose in front of the store, presumably the employees. This copy of the original photo is not clear enough so that clues that the sign on the…

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1881 black and white photograph of a man sitting on a chair on top of a pile of snow. Behind the pile of snow are several people posing for the camera. In the distance are brck and wood buildings.
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…

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1910 black and white photograph of a women's foot race on the unpaved dirt road Benton Street in the Woodstock Square. The street and sidewalks are lined with spectators watching the women run towards the camera. In the background are two and three story brick buildings.
Part of the big July Fourth celebration that Woodstock produced and invited all of McHenry County to attend. Six young ladies run down a dirt Benton Street. Five are wearing white dresses that flare up and show black stockings from the run while the…

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1997 color photograph of five children wearing rollerblades and sitting on a park bench in the Woodstock Square park. In the background are two and three story brick buildings.
Three other kids have joined the two boys from ID 411 and are resting on a bench in the Square. What a way to enjoy a spring day.

These kids were identified in August 2019 by "Annie" who responded to the photo published as the Photo Detective in…

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1972 black and white photo of an automobile decorated as a train engine on a brick paved street in the Woodstock Square, Woodstock, Illinois. In the background are tow and three story brick buildings.
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…

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1881 black and white photograph of men with shovels on Benton Street, Woodstock, Illinois. In the background are people on sidewalks in front of two and three story brick buildings.
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…

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1910 black and white photograph of people and automobiles gathered on the south-east side of the Woodstock Square, Woodstock, Illinois.
One of the many contests that took place as part of the July Fourth celebration, a boy can be seen climbing the pole on South Benton, reaching about as high as the store awnings. This is one of the few photos that shows this particular part of the…

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1950 black and white photograph of the interior of a bank in Woodstock, Illinois. On the wall behind the teller counter are oversized historical photographs of Woodstock. These photographs now hang in the Woodstock City Hall building.
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…

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1872 black and white photograph of burned buildings on Benton Street, Woodstock, Illinois. Several men can be seen inspecting the rubble. In the background is the three story Phoenix Block building on Van Buren Street.
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…

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1872 black and white photograph of burned buildings on Benton Street, Woodstock, Illinois. People are seen inspecting the rubble. In the background is a large church building and other buildings.
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.…

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