Oliver Typerwriter Band 4th of July, 1910

Oliver Typerwriter Band 4th of July, 1910

As part of the large July 4, 1910 celebration, the Oliver Typewriter Band leads the parade on Benton Street following the Parade Marshall on horseback. A small crowd watches from the sidewalk.
"The Oliver Typewriter band, which gets its name from the factory in which most of its members are employed, was organized on Mar. 27, 1896, by Burr Robbins who acted as its conductor for several years. He was succeeded by John L. Carroll, who brought the organization to such a state of perfection that it was recognized as one of the finest musical organizations in Northern Illinois and the Northwest.
The Oliver Typewriter band gave free weekly concerts in the park during the summer season, which attracted large crowds of people and won the applause and approbation of all. This band participated in the parade at the Grand Army encampment in Chicago, where it received the compliments of the throngs that lined the streets and was pronounced the equal of many of the bands that came from much larger cities." [Woodstock Sentinel, Dec 19, 1901]

This photos shows the awnings of the businesses more clearly than the previous (ID87) photo

100 N. Benton Hotel Woodstock (upper floors)
102 N. Benton
104 N. Benton:
106 N. Benton: Ice Cream Parlor; Masonic Hall sign near roof
108 N. Benton C. Thorne & Son Clothing
110 N. Benton: Barber shop and Pool Hall. Sign says Ten Pins and Pool, No Billiards.
112 N. Benton: E. E. Stone Drug Store
101 S. Benton: Sherman Block. In 1910, Sherman's Jewelry was selling out to make room for the State Bank of Woodstock.
The marquee or tent in front of Sherman Block can be seen more clearly than in ID 87 and appears to be movable.

Sesqui scan

1910