Cass Street World War 1 Homecoming Celebration, 1919

1919 black and white photograph of a three story brick building on Cass Street, Woodstock, Illinois. The building is decorated in patriotic flags and buntings for a homecoming celebration for local soldiers who fought in World War 1.

Title

Cass Street World War 1 Homecoming Celebration, 1919

Description

On June 10, 1919 the city of Woodstock Illinois hosted a Homecoming Celebration for McHenry County's returning soldiers, sailors and marines from World War I.

Hoy’s Pharmacy was in business for many years, succeeded by Pfeiffer’s, Gibson’s and other drug stores such as Hubert's and Schroeder's an. This became “Rexall Drugs” for the movie Groundhog Day. Woodstock Illinois

Creator

Tripp

Date

1919

Citation

Tripp, “Cass Street World War 1 Homecoming Celebration, 1919,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed May 20, 2025, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/576.

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