Thorne CF interior

Circa 1900 to 1920 black and white photograph of the interior of a clothing store in Woodstock, Illinois. Three men pose in the center aisle of the store and on either side of the store are clothing products.

Title

Thorne CF interior

Description

The interior of C. F. Thorne taken some years after the photo of the exterior which was dated 1890. William S. (on the left) is an adult and Charles F. (on the right) has aged as well. The gentleman in the middle is Frank Daly. Men's hats are on display in the glass case with boxes of gloves perhaps or cufflinks or neckties are on shelves behind the counter. Men's shirts and trousers are draped on a line.

The electrical lights date this as after 1897 when the city was first electrified. The store was named C. F. Thorne and Son in the 1904 special edition of the Woodstock Sentinel.

Jim Keefe took a photograph of the original picture. On the back he wrote: Left W. S. T.; middle-Frank Daly; right-Grandfather C. F. Thorne. It's likely that the owner of the original photo was the grandchild rather than Jim.

Source

Keefe, Jim

Date

1900/1920

Citation

“Thorne CF interior,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed October 4, 2024, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/415.

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