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Woodstock at Night - Postcard
An eerie drawing of the Woodstock Square at night with three top-hatted and tipsy gentlemen daring to cross the park after a night out. A bubble over their heads shows musical notes and the refrain "Not afraid to go ho-ome in the da-ark."
The detail…
The detail…
View of the Woodstock Square Park with a Macks Sign on Spring House
Woodstock Square park with the Spring House as the focal point. The sign "The Macks Tonight" dates the photo:
Keep your eye on THE FRONT WINDOW
Don’t fail to be at J. J. Stafford’s afore at 7:30 o’clock sharp Wednesday night and witness the…
Keep your eye on THE FRONT WINDOW
Don’t fail to be at J. J. Stafford’s afore at 7:30 o’clock sharp Wednesday night and witness the…
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”…
Woodstock (IL) Square Park and Spring House Postcard (with message)
This photo is identical to the postcard entitled Woodstock Square Park Scene (with Green Frame). Since the postcard has the message on the front and space only for the address on the back, it is likely that the card was produced before 1907.
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The…
Woodstock Square Park Scene (with Green Frame)
The photograph in this postcard is identical to the postcard entitled "Spring House with address." This one has a green frame and was published by Suhling Company, Chicago.It was taken on a busy day showing horses and buggies tied up to the rope…
Woodstock, IL City Square Park - 1908
Colorized postcard titled City Park, Woodstock, Ill. published by United Art Publishing Co., New York City (Printed in Germany.
This view of the Square park is from the Johnson Street entrance, with the silhouette of the metal fountain in the…
This view of the Square park is from the Johnson Street entrance, with the silhouette of the metal fountain in the…
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,…
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…
Woodstock Public Square and Spring House - Teich
Curt Teich was one of the most prolific and popular postcard creators. He was prominent in the "Linen Period" in production style from 1930 to 1945. The post card has a textured look and is framed in white to reduce the amount of ink necessary to…
Woodstock Square Park
The photgrapher is standing on Van Buren near the corner of Dean Street to take this postcard photo mainly of trees in the Square park. Only a small portion of the American National Bank at 100 N. Benton is visibile.
The message is on the front…
The message is on the front…
Woodstock Square Park
This postcard seems to be a photo of trees with the Spring House tucked into the right corner. Part of the bandstand can barely be seen along with glimpses of the businesses on Cass Street. The sign on the bandstand advertizes a band concert.
The…
The…
Looking East from Woodstock, IL Square Park - Spring House
People are seated on benches in the Sqare park near the Spring House. The buildings in the background are the Odd Fellows Temple on E. Jackson and the Sherman building on S. Benton.
This postcard, number 724, was published by Wm G Hoffman of…
This postcard, number 724, was published by Wm G Hoffman of…
Woodstock, IL Square Park
Several groups of people are seen the Square park, some on benches and some under the Spring House. The original fountain is in the center with the buildings on Benton Street in the background. The stately elm trees dominate the scene.
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The…
Square with Spring House in snow ca1889
Square park after a light snowstorm looking south from Cass Street (by either Medlar or Tripp from the angle). The Spring House built in 1873 is visible as is the cover for the iron fountain built around 1880. There are diagonal sidewalks as well as…
Square Taken Mar 27 1930
This photo is taken from nearly the same vantage point as the photo taken Feb 22 1930, however snow covers the ground and the flags are no longer there. Mr. Stamet's popcorn wagon, the Spring House, Bandstand and Soldier Monument are all visible.…
Square Taken Feb 22 1930
One of three Tripp photos of the Square taken in 1930.This one shows the Square park from the entrance at Cass and Main street. A small popcorn wagon, identified as "Mr. Stamet's" for another photo, is adjacent to the entrance. The Spring House,…
Square park snowstorm 1931
Taken on January 19, 1931 after a wet snowstorm that left the trees loaded with snow. Shows the park from the entrance on Main Street with the Spring House and Bandstand. A popcorn wagon is parked outside the entrance. The Civil War soldier's…
Square park from east side 1931
Snowstorm of January 19, 1931 showing the park from the East Jackson Street entrance. The Spring House is covered with snow. A wagon with two horses is tied to the railing of the park. A sign on Montgomery Ward department store advertises a Winter…
Square Benton at Cass 1900-1910
View of the Square Park and Spring House in winter from the intersection of N. Benton and Cass streets. Partial signs on the Benton street stores include G. Anderson ...and Pressing; ...S Meals; Whitson's; and ...Restaurant. The sign on the side of…
Spring House in winter 1893
Incorrectly dated on the back of the photo "Spring House 1900-1910" this was taken around 1893.
View from Medlar Studio window at 100 Cass shows the Spring House and Square Park in the snow. Horses and wagons are tied up on the edge of the park on…
View from Medlar Studio window at 100 Cass shows the Spring House and Square Park in the snow. Horses and wagons are tied up on the edge of the park on…
Spring House in fall 1990s
Spring House in the park with leafless trees except for the red maples.
Spring House Construction 1976
Jim Keefe took this photo during the construction of the replica of the Spring House. The original building from 1872 was torn down in the 1939 having become so hazardous that the demolition entailed pushing it over.
This rebuilding was led by…
This rebuilding was led by…
Spring House 1936
The Spring House is in deep shade with the buildings on N. Benton behind it. The caption says it was taken just before it was taken down.
There is a water fountain inside and a few "fishscales" missing from the rof edge.
This photo is mounted…
There is a water fountain inside and a few "fishscales" missing from the rof edge.
This photo is mounted…
Spring House 1885-1912
Close up, slightly faded, photo of the Spring House that has been separated from its cardboard backing. No indication of photographer and difficult to date.
After 1885-the damaged wide boards between the fence posts that appear in the Grant memorial…
After 1885-the damaged wide boards between the fence posts that appear in the Grant memorial…
Spring House 1882
Spring House was built in 1873 for $600 to attract visitors from Chicago. Charles Lemmers, who came to Woodstock in 1848, was the contractor. The 1937 Woodstock Sentinel said that it was in a style much in vogue at that time.
This photo is dated…
This photo is dated…
Snow Storm Oct. 27, 1925
A light snow covers the Square Park, showing the original Spring House and Civil War soldier statue.The photo was taken on Cass Street near the Main Street entrance to the park. Van Buren Street buildings are in the background but details are not…
Public Square 1927
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…
Better color version donated by Jim Keefe
The date is determined by the…
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…
Panorama Square from Johnson 1993
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.
Panorama Square bird's eye view from Jefferson St 1996
Jim Keefe's office was on Jefferson St. fairly close to where this photo was taken. His son Patrick was on the fire department, so perhaps he had access to a hook & ladder truck to take it.
The two photos are taped together to make the treeline in…
The two photos are taped together to make the treeline in…
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…
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…
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…