City Hall (Opera House) and Bunker Brothers Building 1907
Title
City Hall (Opera House) and Bunker Brothers Building 1907
Description
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 decipher.
Two clues make it possible to date the card as 1906 or 1907. First, the back of the postcard includes "The address to be written on this side." The postal service did not permit any messages to be written on the back until 1907. The message on the front reads, "Best regard S.C.P." The postmark on the back of this card is 1907.
Second, D. F. Coakley purchased the meat market from Herely & Sons on May 17, 1906. Dennis Coakley stayed in business "for a number of years'" according to the Woodstock Sentinel.
109 E. Van Buren: A. S. Wright Drugs and Medicine
111 E. Van Buren: Bunker Brothers Hardware and Groceries: Flour, Salt and Barbed Wire. The Wheat & Wright Drugs & Medicines, Books & Stationery partnership started in 1869 and became A. S. Wright in 1880.
113 E. Van Buren: D. F. Coakley Market
115 E. Van Buren:
post card
117 E. Van Buren: J. S. Andrews
117 E. Van Buren: Southside Market
121 W. Van Buren: City Hall
125 W. Van Buren: Chauncy Hill Blacksmith
127 W. Van Buren:
124 Johnson St: Stafford Furniture & Undertaking
Two clues make it possible to date the card as 1906 or 1907. First, the back of the postcard includes "The address to be written on this side." The postal service did not permit any messages to be written on the back until 1907. The message on the front reads, "Best regard S.C.P." The postmark on the back of this card is 1907.
Second, D. F. Coakley purchased the meat market from Herely & Sons on May 17, 1906. Dennis Coakley stayed in business "for a number of years'" according to the Woodstock Sentinel.
109 E. Van Buren: A. S. Wright Drugs and Medicine
111 E. Van Buren: Bunker Brothers Hardware and Groceries: Flour, Salt and Barbed Wire. The Wheat & Wright Drugs & Medicines, Books & Stationery partnership started in 1869 and became A. S. Wright in 1880.
113 E. Van Buren: D. F. Coakley Market
115 E. Van Buren:
post card
117 E. Van Buren: J. S. Andrews
117 E. Van Buren: Southside Market
121 W. Van Buren: City Hall
125 W. Van Buren: Chauncy Hill Blacksmith
127 W. Van Buren:
124 Johnson St: Stafford Furniture & Undertaking
Source
Jim Keefe
Date
c1906-1907
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY
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Citation
“City Hall (Opera House) and Bunker Brothers Building 1907,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed April 16, 2026, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1381.
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