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401 W. Jackson Always Inn Postcard
This postcard, published circa 1910, shows the Cyrus Durfee House, 401 W. Jackson, during the years it was a hotel. Cyrus Durfee built his "mansion" in 1867. The Woodstock Sentinel extolled it as "One of the largest, most convenient, and best…
456 W. Judd - Dietz Home (demolished ca 1952)
This postcard is identified on the back as the Irene Dietz home on W. Judd Street. It is part of a collection of Irene and Betty Dietz Hayes items donated by a relative.
The US census and Woodstock City Directories list Dietz at 456 W. Judd in…
The US census and Woodstock City Directories list Dietz at 456 W. Judd in…
A Glimpse of Woodstock
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…
"C. & N. W. Depot #705"
"Main Street #734"
"Oliver Typewriter Factory"
"Woodstock Typewriter Co."
"Benton Street #729"
"Congress Dairy…
Armory, 1916
400 N. Madison at the intersection with Hutchins.
This building was built in 1912 after a previous armory on Calhoun between Dean & Jefferson was destroyed by fire in 1910. Used by Woodstock Company G, of the 3rd Illinois Regiment during World…
This building was built in 1912 after a previous armory on Calhoun between Dean & Jefferson was destroyed by fire in 1910. Used by Woodstock Company G, of the 3rd Illinois Regiment during World…
Birds Eye View of Town Looking South, Woodstock, IL
This postcard has been colorized by Copy Express, an enhancement that emphasizes the details. The original photo was taken about 1912, when the lights around the Square were installed with several glass globes on the single light pole. In this photo,…
Birds Eye View, Oliver Typewriter Factory Hoffman 720
This colorized postcard shows the layout of the Oliver Typewriter campus with the buildings to the east of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad tracks. Right to left: office, factory buildings, electric shed, and foundry.
The Printype electric…
The Printype electric…
Chicago Industrial Home for Children ca 1910
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…
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…
City Hall (Opera House) and Bunker Brothers Building 1907
Nearly identical to "Opera House postcard #6203" by C. R. Childs, this "real photo" postcard includes a broad view of the buildings on Van Buren Street. The A. S. Wright drug store and the Bunker Brothers building signs are clear and easy to…
City Hall and Opera House
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…
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…
City Hall from Wdstk Illustrated 1895
The postcard shows a fuzzy print of the illustration used for the 1895 advertising pamphlet "Woodstock Illustrated."
The attached photo is from the jpg file from the booklet rather than a scan of the postcard.
This shows the original Opera House…
The attached photo is from the jpg file from the booklet rather than a scan of the postcard.
This shows the original Opera House…
City Hall, Woodstock, IL. Pearson-Ullberg
This photo shows the City Hall/Opera House with very few details to indicate when it was taken. Since the Pearson-Ullberg company was founded in 1906, it is fair to estimate that it was taken in 1906 or 1907. The company stayed in business until…
City Square Park with Baseball Sign on Spring House
The Spring House dominates this photo of the Square Park, and the Base Ball sign on the Spring House gives us the date the photo was taken.
Base ball was so popular that the Woodstock Sentinel had a weekly column “Among Those Who Play Base Ball”…
Base ball was so popular that the Woodstock Sentinel had a weekly column “Among Those Who Play Base Ball”…
City Square Park, Woodstock, IL - Panorama
This panorama postcard is slightly larger than two standard postcards and designed to be folded in half and mailed. The photo was taken from Johnson Street and shows the sweep of the park from Cass Street to Van Buren. The buildings include 100 Cass,…
Community High School postcard
Woodstock Community High School was built in 1922 at 501 W. South St.
Looking at the landscaping, this photo was taken soon after.
A. S. Wright Druggist is printed on the front. He was in business from 1880-1840.
Auburn Post Card Mfg. Co.…
Looking at the landscaping, this photo was taken soon after.
A. S. Wright Druggist is printed on the front. He was in business from 1880-1840.
Auburn Post Card Mfg. Co.…
Court House Woodstock, IL
This postcard photo is from a different angle than most others taken of the court house, since it shows the W. Jackson St. view of the building. This is to highlight the new addition that was completed in 1906. The trees must have been protected…
Courthouse and Sheriff's House after 1904
Colorized photo of the Courthouse after the additions of 1903-04 with the Sheriff's House. It was taken from the Square park in winter. There are no other identifying clues except that it was printed after 1907 because a message can be written on the…
Courthouse, Woodstock, ILL (Teich 117100)
This postcard of the McHenry County Courthouse was taken by Curt Teich in 1927, according to the number 117100. It was taken about the same time as The Woodstock Typewriter Factory and Dean Street School postcards.
Teich used a four-color…
Teich used a four-color…
Dean Street School 1928
600 Dean Street
This school was built in 1921 and opened in February, 1922. The Sentinel article called it a "beautiful architectural achievement." It was the third elementary school at the time after Clay Street and Central School. Woodstock…
This school was built in 1921 and opened in February, 1922. The Sentinel article called it a "beautiful architectural achievement." It was the third elementary school at the time after Clay Street and Central School. Woodstock…
East Jackson to Public Square
This is an unusual view, looking down East Jackson toward the Spring House. The only clue to the date is the style of lamp posts that were installed in the downtown area in 1912.
Two frame buildings, one a business style and the other a Greek…
Two frame buildings, one a business style and the other a Greek…
East Side of Public Square 1908-10
This photo shows Benton Street, Cass Street, and the edge of the Square Park. The streets are dirt, which dates this before 1912. The only easily identifyable sign is the Sentinel Office on the second floor of the Hoy Block (100 Cass Street). Hoy's…
East Side of Square postcard
Taken between 1907 (start of E. C. Kropp Co.) and 1912 (brick streets). Postcard #394
100 N. Benton
102 N. Benton
104 N. Benton
106 N. Benton
108 N. Benton
110 N. Benton
112 N. Benton
114 N. Benton Whitson's Hardware
116 N. Benton
118 N.…
100 N. Benton
102 N. Benton
104 N. Benton
106 N. Benton
108 N. Benton
110 N. Benton
112 N. Benton
114 N. Benton Whitson's Hardware
116 N. Benton
118 N.…
First Methodist Episcopal Church
First Methodist Episcopal Church has been located at 201 W. South Street since 1871. The original frame building burned in 1923 and was replaced by this brick structure in 1924. A new church building had already been in the planning stages.
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High School, Calhoun St Kropp
Colorized postcard of the High School on Calhoun St. (now City Hall). It is more recent than the United Art postcard since there is a sidewalk and an informal fence.
The old school on South Street is more visible.
120 W. Calhoun
E. C.…
The old school on South Street is more visible.
120 W. Calhoun
E. C.…
High School, Calhoun St United Art
Colorized postcard titled High School (currently City Hall) published by United Art Publishing Co., New York City (Printed in Germany) 6613.
The view is from Calhoun St at Throop St--both are dirt roads. Leaves block the view of the old school…
The view is from Calhoun St at Throop St--both are dirt roads. Leaves block the view of the old school…
Looking East on Jackson Street
This is a photo reproduction of a postcard showing a tree lined street that could be anywhere.
The date on the back is Oct. 1914
An original of the postcard on Cardcow.com shows that it was taken by E. C. Kropp with a postmark of 1915.
The date on the back is Oct. 1914
An original of the postcard on Cardcow.com shows that it was taken by E. C. Kropp with a postmark of 1915.
Main Street, From Depot
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…
Mineral Spring and Park
This postcard shows the Square park trees in full leaf before the renovations in 1912. The Spring House is the only visible landmark.The railings on the edge are wood posts with rope or chain in between them.
E. C. Kropp company of Milwaukee was…
E. C. Kropp company of Milwaukee was…
Mineral Springs in City Park
Close-up black and white photo of the Spring House. The date is estimated by the style of the postcard which has room for the message on the front and has a plain, non-divided back for address.
A. S. Wright published the postcard. He was in…
A. S. Wright published the postcard. He was in…
New St Mary's church and parsonage
St Mary's Catholic Church taken soon after the church was completed in 1910. The parsonage is only partially visible on the left. It was built between 1905-1908.
A house is visible on the right of the church where the St. Mary junior high building…
A house is visible on the right of the church where the St. Mary junior high building…
Noon Time, Oliver Typewriter Hoffman 719
This colorized postcard shows men leaving the Oliver typewriter factory by the main brick sign on the Chicago Northwestern railroad tracks. Ironically, they are passing the sign on the tracks that reads "No Thoroughfare Keep Off."
The postcard…
The postcard…
Odd Fellows Temple colorized
The Odd Fellows Temple was built in 1906 on the southeast corner of E. Jackson St at the corner of S. Jefferson. This postcard emphasizes the brick with a bright red color. The adjacent Sherman Block is colored yellow while its crenelated tower is…
Office and Flower Beds of Oliver Factory
This colorized postcard shows a brick archway sign that reads The Oliver Typewriter Company. The office is in the center and a factory building is at the right. In comparison to The Office, Oliver Typewriter factory 726 postcard that was postmarked…
Oliver Typewriter band July 4 Tripp photo
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…
Oliver Typewriter Co. 1766 A. Stratton Postcard
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 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…
Oliver Typewriter Company Postcard with Printype Sign
This postcard shows the Oliver Typewriter Office with the original factory building behind it and the Printype electic sign to the left. The Printype sign was erected in late 1911 with the policeman added in 1912.
The photographer is unknown.
The photographer is unknown.
Oliver Typewriter Factory 711 ca. 1906
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…
Oliver Typewriter Factory Kropp 349
This colorized postcard was taken by E.C.Kropp of Milwaukee between 1907 and 1909. It is an aerial or "birds eye view" taken from a south-east vantage point. The Oliver Typewriter factory had an extensive addition in 1906 which is featured in this…
Oliver Typewriter Factory MLPhoto 107
This black and white "real photo" postcard shows the Oliver Typewriter office and sign, the original factory building and the 1906 addition. The Printype sign is faintly visible, so the photo was taken between 1912 when the sign was erected and 1915,…
Oliver Typewriter Factory Postcard with Electric Sign
This colorized postcard shows the Oliver Typewriter office, original factory building, and 1906 addition to the factory situated behind the Chicago and Northwestern railroad tracks. It features the electric sign on the top of the addition. The photo…
Oliver Typewriter Office 1911 Persson
Taken in front of the Oliver Typewriter complex, a man stands between the railroad tracks in front of the main entrance on Newell street. The large electric sign was installed in 1911 and a large Printype Policeman was added to the sign in 1912.
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Opera House Curt Teich postcard
Postcard front labeled 1047 - City Hall Building Woodstock, Illinois
Reverse identification: City Hall Building and Theatre, Woodstock, Illinois. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.)
This postcard was…
Reverse identification: City Hall Building and Theatre, Woodstock, Illinois. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.)
This postcard was…
Park and East Side of Square ca 1907
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…
It shows the Square park from the west entrance on Johnson St. with mature trees, a dark-red colorized…
Park Scene, Woodstock, Ill.
Similar in style to several other postcards in the collection, the trees in the Square park dominate the scene. The Spring House seems miniscule, and the buildings on Benton Street are visible. The upper floors of the buildings have matching light…
Soldier's Monument - Woodstock Square Park Public - Erected 1909
Four workmen stand next to the newly completed Soldier's Monument. One of the men is Antonio Zoia who erected the statue that had been carved of Barre and dark Quincy marble in Vermont. The statue was dedicated November 9, 1909. Zoia Monument Company…
Soldier's Monument and Band Stand in the Woodstock, IL Square Park (Colorized Postcard 723)
The monument to Civil War soldiers was dedicated November 9, 1909. The Women's Relief Corps, founded in 1883 as an auxilliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, raised the $3,000 needed for the statue. It took the women 12 years to accumulate the…
South Street Tunnel (Culvert/Viaduct) Postcard (#1) - Circa 1908
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…
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…
South Street Tunnel (Culvert/Viaduct) Postcard (#2) - Circa 1908
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…
It is possible to see the differences in…
South Tryon St.
Presumably looking south towards Dean street, there are no identifiable houses.
This postcard is in the same series as ID 175. Black and White: 45494
There is a light pole and electric/telephone wires; these were extended throughout the city…
This postcard is in the same series as ID 175. Black and White: 45494
There is a light pole and electric/telephone wires; these were extended throughout the city…