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1882 black and white photograph of a large three tiered water fountain in the center of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. Several adults and children can be seen sitting and standing near the fountain. The Square Park has wooden plank pathways.
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…

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Circa 1907 colorized black and white postcard of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. The photography shows a fountain in the center of the park with the decorative Springhouse structure. The park is filled with mature elm trees and in the background are brick buildings on Benton STreet
This postcard was printed after 1907 when postal regulations were changed to permit writing a message on the back as well as the address.

It shows the Square park from the west entrance on Johnson St. with mature trees, a dark-red colorized…

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