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This photo of the west side of the Square, which is very similar to the photo Item #373 (Square in winter ca 1867) and features the Courthouse and the Baptists church which was located directly to the west of the Courthouse on the northwest corner of…

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1857-12-16 (ws) old courthouse is a nusance - should be removed 01.jpg
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1857-05-07 (ws) suggestion that old courthouse be set on fire to test out new fire engine 03.jpg
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Horses with wagons and buggies are parked on Johnson St in this dark colored photograph. The buildings on Benton St can be glimpsed through the trees with additional buggies and wagons parked on Benton St. The Spring House (built 1876) is visible,…

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The gentlemen standing in the front two rows are veterans of the Civil War. The women in the third row are wives or widows of the veterans.

The “Sentinel” or Civil War Monument was erected by the Grand Army of the Republic. Zoia Monuments mounted…

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The Opera House was finished in 1890 and this is one of the oldest photographs of it. The picture shows the bandstand as it looked before the 1909 structure. The houses and shops on the southwest side of the Square (where Woodstock Square Mall is…

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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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The mature trees and the electricity in the bandstand show the passage of time. This bandstand was built in 1909 (it is not the current structure). The stonework of the bandstand is reflected in the stone pillars at the entrances of the Square. These…

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Oldest known photo of the Courthouse [101 N. Johnson] and newly landscaped (1858-9) Square Park. The Courthouse was built in 1857. There is a description of the courthouse in the February 3, 1858 Woodstock Sentinel.
Neill Donnelly's Cheap Cash Store…

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Welcome Home 1919 Square crowd panorama right.jpg
Third in the series of photos that, when put together with ID 103 and ID 104 make up a panorama. People are crossing Cass street from the north entrance to the Square park. Bunting and flags are hung over the street. A striped tent is visible as is…

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Welcome Home 1919 Square crowd panorama middle.jpg
This is the middle photo of the Welcome Home celebration on June 10, 1919 that can be put together with ID 103 and ID 105 for a panorama. The edges and sidewalks on the east side of Square Park are filled with people waiting for the parade. Pennants…

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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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Welcome Home 1919 Arch Main St.jpg
Three photos of the Welcome Home arches. The Tripp photo of the main arch on Main and Cass streets shows the bandstand decorated with bunting. Just one small truck, one car and one horse are parked on the Square, indicating that the photo was taken…

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Wall of Honor WWII 1943.TIF
A wooden sign surrounding the Civil War Monument (also known as the Soldier's Monument) listed the names of men and women serving in the armed forces from Woodstock. In 1944, approximately 1200 names were listed on the "Honor Roll" including 18…

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2000 color photograph of workers around a large soldier monument in the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois.
This series of photos is called "Looking for the Time Capsule." Jim Clegg was responsible for a project that listed the names of all the Civil War soldiers that lost their lives in that war. Before the names were installed around the base of the…

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Circa 1889 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. The photo was taken after a snowstorm and shows leafless mature elm trees in the park. Also visible is the Springhouse structure.
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…

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Circa 1873-1878 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois after a snowstorm. The park is full of young snow covered trees. In the foreground parked on the street in front of the park is a horse and wagon. In the background is seen a three storied brick building and a bit further in the distance is a large three story brick school building.
Square park in the snow showing part of the Bunker Block obscured by trees and a clear view of the public school (Central School). The spring house is barely visible. Two horses and an empty wagon are hitched to the rope outside the fence along the…

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1930 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. In the park can be seen leafless elm trees, the Springhouse structure, a tall soldier monument and a covered bandstand. Several automobiles are parked on the brick paved street. In the background can be seen three story brick buildings and the Opera House building.
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,…

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Circa 1868-1871 black and white photograph of three and four story buildings on Van Buren Street, Woodstock, Illinois. In the foreground is the Woodstock Square Park. The park has young immature trees and is surrounded by a white fence.
Pratt House
Back of photo: "This block of buildings on the south side of square built in 1853. In one of the upper stories over the drug store was Phoenix Hall where many church organizations conducted their services until they had buildings of…

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Circa 1952 black and white photograph of the south-east portion of the Woodstock Square taken after a snowstorm. The photograph was taken from the second or third floor of the Woodstock Opear Hose building. On the streets are about a dozen parke automobiles.
Taken from the upper windows of the Opera House, this shows the intersection of Dean & Van Buren at night during a snow fall. Only a few cars are parked (one looks like a 1952 or 1953 model). The only identifiers are "Woodstock Grill" in business…

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1931 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. On Cass Street in front of the park are several parked automobiles. In the park are snow covered elm trees, the Springhouse structure, a large soldier monutment and a bandstand. In the background can be seen three story brick buildings.
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…

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1891 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois after a snow storm. On Cass street are two horse and sleds parked. In the Square Park can be seen leafless elm trees and and bandstand. In the background are various wood buildings and also the Woodstock Opera House building.
Square park after a snowfall showing the Woodstock Opera House (built 1889) and two other buildings on W. Van Buren St. Three buildings also are visible on S. Johnson, including the Donnelly buildings. The center of the square has a wood fence around…

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1931 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Public Square, Woodstock, Illinois taken after a snow storm. On Cass Street, in front of the park, are parked several automobiles. In the park can be seen snow covered elm trees and a bandstand.
The snow storm of January 19, 1931 left the trees and rooftops heavy with snow. The Bandstand and popcorn wagon are visible from the intersection of North Benton and Cass streets.

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1931 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois after a snow storm. On the street in front of the park are parked a couple of automobiles and a horse and wagon. Prominent in the photograph is the Springhouse structure. In the background is the old McHenry County Courthouse.
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…

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1885 black and white photograph of the north side entrance to the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. The entrance is decorated in honor of the death of President Ulyssess S. Grant and a small group of young boys are seen posing for the picture. In the background, the park is full of shade trees and a iron water fountain stands in the center of the park.
This photo was taken from the Main Street entrance to the Square Park. In the far background, there is empty space where the Opera House will be built 4 years later. A rectangular archway shows a large photo of President Ulysses S. Grant with a sign…

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1896 black and white photograph of a large group of men standing in a muddy Cass Street, Woodstock, Illinois. In the background is the Woodstock Square Park with leafless elm trees. In the background can be seen a three story brick building and the Woodstock Opera House building.
1896 gathering after election is written in pencil on the bottom frame. A crowd of men have gathered on Cass Street just in front of the Main street entrance to the park. Many are holding or waving their hats (especially in the back of the crowd).…

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Circa 1976-1992 color photograph of the Woodstock Square Park in summer. The main focal points are a bandstand and large soldier statue in the center of the park. In the background is a three story brick building.
Square park photo taken from near the west entrance. This is approximately where the Gobbler's Knob was built in 1992 for the filming Groundhog Day.

Shows the bandstand, back of the soldier's monument and a glimpse of the Spring House.

This…

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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 1866-1868 black and white photograph of the south-west portion of the Woodstock Square Park taken after a snowstorm. The Square Park is full of young trees. I the background is seen woooden buildings, the old McHenry County Courthouse and a two story brick building.
This photo of the west side of the Square in winter shows the trees slightly larger than in the photo Item #480: "West Side of Square, ca 1858" and a second fence outside the original fence. It is dated between 1866 and 1868.
After 1858 (square…

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Circa 1868-1871 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park and brick buildings on Van Buren Street, Woodstock, Illinois. The square park is full of young trees and appears to have a small crowd of people gathered together. In the distance behind the brick buildings is open unoccupied land.
Back of photo: Old Bunker Block burned 1871
This photo of the south side of the square shows the Phoenix block that would be renamed as the Bunker Block after Bunker Brothers moved their grocery, hardware and crockery business there in 1872. Their…

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1900-1910 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square park in winter. The Springhouse strucure and trees in the park are covered in snow. In the background are three and four story brick buildings. In the foreground is Benton Street which is devoid of people or vehicles.
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…

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1893 black and white photograph of the Springhouse structure in the Woodstock Square Park. The photograph was taken after a snow storm. The park is full of leafless elm trees and there are several horse and wagons and horse and sleds parked in the street near the structure. In the background are two and three story brick buildings.
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…

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1990s color photograph of the Springhouse structure in the Woodstock Sqaure Park. In the background are two and three story brick buildings.
Spring House in the park with leafless trees except for the red maples.

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1936 black and white photograph of the decorative Springhouse structure in the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. In the background are two and three story brick buildings.
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…

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Circa 1885-1912 black and white photograph of the decorative Springhouse structure in the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. In the background, the park is full of shady elm trees.
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…

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Black and white photograph of the decorative Springhouse structure in the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. There are people posing inside the structure and the square park is filled with shady elm trees.
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…

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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)
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2000 color photograph of workers installing a marble slab with the names of the Civil War soldiers who lost their lives during the war to the base of a soldier monument in the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. In the background can be seen a bandstand in the park and further away, the old McHenry County Courthouse.
In this series of eight photos, Jim Clegg, Jim Zoia and several newspaper reporters and photographers supervise the installation of the names of the Civil War soldiers who lost their lives during the war. Jim Clegg was the person who started the…

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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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1925 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock Illinois afer a snow. In the park can be seen mature elm trees, a large soldier monument and the decorative Springhouse structure.
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…

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1921 black and white photograph of a few men standing near the north entrance of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois after a snowstorm. Nearby are parked horses and wagons. In the park can be seen mature wlm trees and a bandstand. In the background are three story brick buildings.
Four men stand in front of the entrance to the Square Park at Main Street in the snow storm on April 16, 1921. Horses and wagons are parked on either edge of the photo. The stone pillars with globe type lights flank the entrance. The Civil War…

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1950 black and white photograph of the east entrance to the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. The image shows a Season's Greetings banner hanging over the entrance to the park with a view a large soldier statue and mature elm trees. In the background is the old McHenry Courthouse building.
A Season's Greetings banner hangs over the East Jackson entrance to the square. The banner is festooned with evergreens and plowed snow blocks the sidewalk. The entrance pillars and banner frame the Courthouse and the soldier's monument. It makes a…

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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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1931 black and white photograph of construction of the new Woodstock Post Office building. In the background can be seen a portion of the Woodstock Square Park full of elm trees.
Post Office construction monthly progress photo shows the reinforced main floor with steel beams ready for wall construction.
The southeast portion of the Square park with corner pillar and street light can be seen. Also visible is the west wall of…

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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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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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1996 color aerial photograph of the Woodstock Square, Woodstock, Illinois. The prominent buildings seen are the Woodstock Opera House, The Old McHenry County Courthouse, the decorative Springhouse and City Hall.
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…

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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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