Oliver Typewriter Co. 1766 A. Stratton Postcard
Title
Oliver Typewriter Co. 1766 A. Stratton Postcard
Description
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 erected on the eastern side of the factory.
The photo is clear enough to see the 250' long and 80' wide addition put on the original building in 1903. There were 515 employees when this was under construction, many of them looking for housing. The expansion was adequate enough for only a few years. Newspaper stories in 1905 highlighted the 3000 machine backlog and noted that they were making 102 machines every 10 hours.
The photographer took this photo at nearly the same angle as the Oliver Typewriter Factory in Winter 1905 photo. There is no information about either the photographer or the postcard series.
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 erected on the eastern side of the factory.
The photo is clear enough to see the 250' long and 80' wide addition put on the original building in 1903. There were 515 employees when this was under construction, many of them looking for housing. The expansion was adequate enough for only a few years. Newspaper stories in 1905 highlighted the 3000 machine backlog and noted that they were making 102 machines every 10 hours.
The photographer took this photo at nearly the same angle as the Oliver Typewriter Factory in Winter 1905 photo. There is no information about either the photographer or the postcard series.
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c1902-1906
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Citation
A. Stratton, “Oliver Typewriter Co. 1766 A. Stratton Postcard,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed February 6, 2026, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1379.
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