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November 11, 1903 Woodstock Sentinel Newspaper article regarding the success of a dedication dance held in a new Oliver Typewriter building. The article indicates up to 400 couples attended the dance.

October 29, 1903 Woodstock Sentinel Newspaper article regarding a large dance to take place in a new Oliver Typewriter factory building. Oliver Band will play music and they expect 1500-2000 attendees.

This postcard shows the 1906 addition to the Oliver Typewriter factory. It may have been taken later, but the trees are not tall. Three years after the 1903 expansion, this addition added 103' x 80' to the front and east with a gangway connecting the…

1766 The Oliver Typewriter Co. Woodstock, Ill. Photo by A. Stratton

This color postcard was produced between 1902, when the separate office and gateway was built in front of the original factory building, and 1906, when a large addition was…

This rather blurred photo of an Oliver Typewriter is a good illustration for the description in the following publication:

HEADLIGHT: SIGHTS & SCENES ALONG THE CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD (1898)
"Oliver Typewriter Co
This is the largest…

The men in the photo are attaching the keys on the typewriter to the metal arms that control the type bars (also called strikers). Each striker has a metal letter on the end corresponding to the key that strikes the inked ribbon and leaves an…