Square East side ca 1883

Circa  1883 black and white photograph of two and three story brick buildings on Benton Stret, Woodstock, Illinois.  A few people are seen posing on the sidewalk in front of the buildings and one horse and carriage are seen parked on a muddy street.

Title

Square East side ca 1883

Description

East side of Square taken approximately the same time as the Baseball Team 1884 Benton St. photo ID 63.
100 N. Benton J. Kendall dentist (moved in 1883)
102 N. Benton
104 N. Benton E. W. Blossom Jewelry & Watches
106 N. Benton Sign for Phoenix on second floor
108 N. Benton
110 N. Benton Excelsior Market; Lager Beer Saloon entrance to basement
112 N. Benton G. F. Stone Drug Store
Edge of Thos. Whitson & Sons Hardware awning
Unidentifiable items on sidewalk in front of 102
Men posing in front of all the buildings
Shed behind the Rathole visible (E. Jackson St., later location of the Odd Fellows building)
Oddfellows

Source

Amcore bank scan

Date

1883~

Citation

Medlar Studios, Woodstock, “Square East side ca 1883,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed October 4, 2024, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/372.

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