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 novel fete of hypnotizing over the long distance telephone by the Great Mack of the Mack’s Hypnotic Comedy company. The Macks have a national reputation and are people of the highest moral and literary entertainers, whom to meet and to know is a real pleasure. The spectacle to be witnessed at the opera house has never been witnessed in this city before. No such artists In this line of work have ever visited this section. That the theatre will be turned into a merrymaking place as well as a school of instruction cannot again be said. All the tests and experiments, especially the comical ones, are the embodiment of entertainment. [Woodstock Sentinel Sept. 5, 1912]

C.R. Childs published the postcard, numbered G245. Charles R. Childs was a prominent Chicago photographer and post card manufacturer from about 1906 until the 1950s. He sent photographers out on the interurban trains to various towns in the Midwest to capture views that would be saleable. He specialized in "real photo" postcards.]]> C. R. Childs]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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Antonio Zoia got the contract for the monument, which was carved of Barre and dark Quincy marble by a firm in Vermont. Several locations were considered: in a cemetery, then in one of the four corners of the park, and finally in the center of the Square where an ornamental fountain had been previously. Zoia erected the pedestal surmounted by a soldier standing at rest.

3,000 people attended the unveiling including 800 Woodstock school children, civil war veterans and their families, and military dignitaries.

The band stand was also erected in 1909.

Wm. G. Hoffman was in business producing postcards from 1908 until 1924. There are few clues in the photo to determine the date it was taken and there is no postmark on the back. ]]> Wm. G. Hoffman]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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Photo is looking north down Main St.]]> Persson]]> The "Jane Dahm" photo shows the same location later in the day with a group of boys standing in the left corner.
The third arch was located on the East Jackson entrance to the park and was much simpler with no lettering and just a cross in the middle. This was the entrance nearest to "Flander's Field."

HOUR DEVOTED TO SOLEMN SERVICE FOR DEAD HEROES
With Bared Heads Multitude Pays Respect to Men Who Will Not Come Back
MINIATURE “FLANDERS FIELD”
White Crosses Shown Among' the Red Poppies
At two o'clock all entertaining; activities and jollity ceased and the people including soldiers and civil­ians gathered around the southeast corner of the park, when; a memorial arch had been erected and a miniature “Flanders field” had been laid out, to pay a silent tribute to our departed heroes.
“Flanders field" was a small plot of ground covered with a mass of red poppies, together with and among which fifty-eight white crosses were arranged, each cross signifying a McHenry county soldier who had died in the service. A six-pointed gold star, representing a hero of Jewish faith stood in place of one of the white crosses. The crosses were made by Rev Kaufman, while the poppies, each a perfect flower in itself, were the handiwork of Mrs. Gracia Mosher and Miss Margaret Newcomb. These crosses and flowers represented many hours of patient work on the part of both Mr. Kaufman and the ladies.
Over the speaker’s platform, as an entrance to "Flanders field," was a large white memorial arch, on the sides of which appeared two large tablets on which the honor roll was inscribed in letters of gold. Over the top on the arch were the words “Our Departed Heroes.”
The Memorial Service
The Memorial service began by a selection "Sacred March.” by Wel­don's band.
Rev. Kaufman, representing the memorial committee, made a few in­troductory remarks, after which the Woodstock Male quartet sang "Cross­ing the Bar.” A prayer was offered by Rev. Father D. J. Conway and he then announced the serious illness of Rev. John J. O’Heron, who had served overseas as chaplain with the 108th Ammunition train of the 33rd division. Father O’Heron had promised to be present for this service, but his illness made this impossible.
Father Conway spoke but briefly, but with tender, solemn words which touched the heart, he pointed out to those who mourn that the gold stars which are placed at the names of the departed heroes are but an emblem to represent the gold stars which shine in the life above.
Another number, "Comrades That Are Sleeping," was sung by the quartet after which Rev. Kaufman introduced Rev. William Kilburne as the speaker of the day. Mr. Kilburne served in the Y. M. C. A. overseas for a period of nine months and it is only such men as he who have been with the boys at the front, ministering to and bearing with them their hardships and sufferings, who can fully understand and read the inner soul of the soldier. Mr Kilburne spoke from (Continued on Page 12) [Woodstock Sentinel June 12, 1919 p. 1. Images of additional pages can be found on the shared drive in the History Digital Imaging folder, Scanwrite file]]]> Tripp Photo, Woodstock]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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The date of the photo is handwritten on the back.

The bandstand has no roof. It has round globe lights atop each stone pillar. The stone cannon holders have no cannon. Montgomery Wards, the Courthouse and the Sheriff's house are visible.]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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In Photos 1921-1950 notebook]]> Buildings on Johnson Street include the first Montgomery Ward department store before the addition extended to building to the corner and the Misses Donnelly hat shop.
113 S. Benton: Woodstock Dry Goods
101 E. Van Buren
103 E. Van Buren: Stafford Furniture and Undertaking
105 E. Van Buren
107 E. Van Buren
109 E. Van Buren: A. S. Wright Red Front Drug Store, Drugs and Books
111 E. Van Buren: E. J. Field Hardware
113 E. Van Buren
115 E. Van Buren:
117 E. Van Buren: Bodenschatz "Busy Corner" Grocery
100 Johnson Misses Donnelly Hat Shop
110 Johnson: Montgomery Ward]]> Tripp Photo, Woodstock]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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In Photos 1921-1950 notebook]]> The Spring House is boarded up for the winter. The Woodstock Opera House has the original portico and wood door for the fire department. A house is visible where the fire department addition was later erected. Central School is also visible.
In the distance, the south side "Bunker Brothers" building has no third story or cupola.
A flag in the foreground leaves a ghostly image and a flag on a pole in the park by the entrance is blowing so much it created a blotch in the middle of the square. Another flag is visible on the far side of the square--the reason for the flags is as yet unknown. They are not in the photo taken March 27, 1930.
Three canons face outwards from the center near the Soldier Monument.
101 E. Van Buren
103 E. Van Buren Stafford Furniture and Undertaking
105 E. Van Buren
107 E. Van Buren
109 E. Van Buren A. S. Wright Red Front Drug Store, Drugs and Books
111 E. Van Buren E. J. Field Hardware
113 E. Van Buren
115 E. Van Buren]]> Tripp Photo, Woodstock]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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In Photos 1921-1950 notebook]]> 121 W. Van Buren Woodstock Opera House
125 W. Van Buren Chauncy Hill blacksmith
129 W. Van Buren
100 Johnson Donnelly
108 Johnson
110 Johnson
The fountain was built ca 1881. The 1956 Woodstock Sentinel special edition had it on their 1881-1882 page with the caption "New fountain is admired by scores of people everyday."]]> Tripp Photo, Woodstock]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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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 Restaurant has expanded to the west where Rosewood Apparel stood for many years. She went out of business in 1985.]]> Keefe, Jim]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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In Photos 1921-1950 notebook]]> The bench style show that it was before the new benches provided by Columbia Pictures after the filming of Groundhog Day.

The back of the photo has a note "Angela-call me- J. Keefe" with his phone numbers.]]> Keefe, Jim]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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Buildings on Cass street and Main street are visible.
106 Cass: D. Moan Board of Trade. The Board of Trade was started by Gustav Behrens in 1900 and the 1912 Sanborn map shows that it was still a saloon. So far, no information is available on D. Moan.

108 Cass: Henry Stone and Son boot and shoe store. This is the old frame building that, after escaping the fire on Main Street in 1892, burned in 1936 and was replaced by a single story tile building. The fire destroyed hundreds of photographic negatives from a succession of photographers: G. A. Burbank, M. Colton and Mel Tripp

112 Cass: B. S. Austin Grocery (see photo ID 62) and Dr. Besley, Dentist
"W. C. Besley, D. D. S. Dr. Besley has recently purchased the good will and office equipment formerly owned by Dr. E. K. Lawrence, and has renewed his social and professional connections in Woodstock. He was connected with the late Dr. Kendall, and afterwards with Dr. Colby, from 1893 to 1895, and now occupies the same dental parlors originally owned by his Preceptors, and is a thorough dentist in everything pertaining to the profession of dental surgery. The doctor was born in Chicago in 1875, operated under Dr. Kendall and Dr. Colby for a number of years, attended the Northwestern University, and is a graduate of the dental department, class of '97. He was interested in the practice of his profession at West McHenry after his graduation, before coming to Woodstock. His parlors are nicely arranged, conveniently located and all work is guaranteed. Dr. Besley makes a specialty of painless dentistry." [Headlight 1898 p. 12]

114 Cass ? Place
116 Cass Pabst Blue Ribbon

The top portions of 208 - 210 Main: Crystal Palace (see photo ID 76) and 212-214 Main: Waverly House (ID 60) can be seen.]]> Persson, Gus]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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