Memorial Day on Square 1993

1993 color photograph of a crowd of people sitting and standing around a bandstand in the middle of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. A man is standing on the bandstand making a speech.
1993 color photograph of a crowd of people sitting and standing around a bandstand in the middle of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. A man is standing on the bandstand making a speech.
1993 color photograph of a crowd of people sitting and standing around a bandstand in the middle of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. A man is standing on the bandstand making a speech.
1993 color photograph of a crowd of people sitting and standing around a bandstand in the middle of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. A man is standing on the bandstand making a speech.
1993 color photograph of a crowd of people attending a speech in the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois.
1993 color photograph ofa soldier statue and a covered bandstand in the Woodstock Square Park. In the backgrouind is seen the old McHenry County Courthouse building.
1993 color photograph of the Woodstock Square park. The photo includes a covered bandstand, a soldier statue and the decorative Springhouse. In the background are two and three story brick buildings.

Title

Memorial Day on Square 1993

Description

This series of 7 photos was taken the first Memorial Day after the Square was restored by Columbia Pictures following the filming of Groundhog Day.The bandstand is decorated with bunting, spectators line the sidewalks or sit in lawn chairs. In photos 4 & 5 the honor guard stands at attention. Photos 6 and 7 were taken before any people had arrived.

Photo #6 would make an excellent illustration of the Square on Memorial Day. It shows the square and bandstand, courthouse, soldier's monument and flag.

Creator

Keefe, Jim

Source

Jim Keefe

Date

1993-05

Citation

Keefe, Jim, “Memorial Day on Square 1993,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed January 24, 2025, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/258.

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