C & N W Railroad Station
Title
C & N W Railroad Station
Description
Taken from the train platform, the photo shows a nearly empty platform and depot. A neon sign shows the Northwestern logo and Woodstock on the depot roof. Western Union has an office inside the station. The billboards to the left advertise Ford and Mobil gasoline. Interestingly, the first two cars look like the Ford ad.
A train from Chicago may be due since there are a few men and a boy on that side of the tracks.
The number on the front of the postcard says 5-45.The date of the postcard is courtesy of Craig Pfannkuche/Chicago Northwestern RR Archives.
On the right behind the platform shelter is the City of Woodstock power plant smokestack.
On the reverse, The L. L. Cook Co. Milwaukee claims "All Rights Reserved" but the "Place Stamp Here" logo is that of the E. C. Kropp company. This means that the photo was taken before 1956 when Cook purchased Kropp.
A train from Chicago may be due since there are a few men and a boy on that side of the tracks.
The number on the front of the postcard says 5-45.The date of the postcard is courtesy of Craig Pfannkuche/Chicago Northwestern RR Archives.
On the right behind the platform shelter is the City of Woodstock power plant smokestack.
On the reverse, The L. L. Cook Co. Milwaukee claims "All Rights Reserved" but the "Place Stamp Here" logo is that of the E. C. Kropp company. This means that the photo was taken before 1956 when Cook purchased Kropp.
Creator
Date
1938
Collection
Citation
E. C. Kropp, Milwaukee, “C & N W Railroad Station,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed June 9, 2026, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/89.
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