Chicago Tribune Logo]]> Chicago Tribune]]> "Henry Schneider and M. G. Eckert, under the firm name of Schneider & Eckert, conduct tonsorial parlors in the Furer building, east side public square. Mr. Schneider has been in the business in this city for more than twenty-five years, being for several years located on the corner where B. S. Austin's store now is. Mr. Eckert learned his trade in Mr. Schneider's shop, and that gentleman took him into partnership several years ago. Roy Murphy is a learner in their shop. [Woodstock Sentinel 12-19-1901]
Schneider & Eckert were still in business in the 1914 City Directory, so it is possible that they are in this photo.
It is also possible that the Harness Maker was Frank Hanaford. He is listed in the 1914 City Directory and was listed in the 1901 Sentinel article:
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Blank check/receipt for City Auditor found on page 427. Fill in date "191_”
Two tickets that read “Special Assessment No. 23 Interest Coupon”, dated July 1, 1927, found on page 539.]]> City of Woodstock]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed June 9, 2026, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1498.]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois, “1896 Patent Application T. Oliver Type Writing Machine,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed June 9, 2026, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1498.]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed June 9, 2026, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1498.]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed June 9, 2026, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1498.]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Page seven of the Thomas Oliver Patent #562,337. Patent granted June 16, 1896]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Type Writing Machine]]> Thomas Oliver, Woodstock Illinois]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> City Council
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The Todd School for Boys (1848–1954) was an independent school located in Woodstock, Illinois founded by Reverend Richard Kimball Todd, a Presbyterian pastor. Under the guidance of Headmaster Noble Hill in the 1920s and Hill’s son Roger in the 1930s, it became known as a progressive school that provided students, including Orson Welles, with a creative educational environment that emphasized practical experience over traditional academics. The main Todd School Campus was located on the northeast corner of the Rt. 47 and Rt. 120 junction.

The famous actor and director, Orson Welles, is the best-known Todd School graduate. He started at Todd School in 1926 and graduated in 1931 at age 15. In the summer of 1934, he returned to produce the Todd Theatre Festival of Shakespearean plays at the Opera House.

Welles’ first known film, Hearts of Age, was filmed in Woodstock. The building seen in the film is Wallingford Hall on the school campus. The Todd School bell used in the film now resides in front of the Woodstock Presbyterian Church, and the gravestone is in the Calvary Cemetery on Jackson Street.

Welles is perhaps best known for directing and starring in Citizen Kane. In another of his movies, The Stranger, set in a boys’ boarding school, Welles paid homage by including subtle references to Todd School.

Welles was a frequent visitor to the school after graduating, and would eventually serve on the Todd School board and his daughter, Christopher, attended the school. Welles remained friends with Roger Hill, Todd School Headmaster, and the two men collaborated on the Everybody’s Shakespeare.
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Cyrus Durfee was a physician who practiced in Woodstock until 1874, then his name appears in the Chicago business directories until his death in 1901.

The house became the Always Inn sometime between 1903, When Thomas and Gertrude Shackell were married, and when this postcard was printed. The hotel was first known as Always Inn, but the name was listed as Hotel Hillcrest in the 1914 city directory. The Shackell’s ran the hotel until their deaths in 1950. He died on February 28 and she died March 13. It was still a hotel in 1960 (called The Crest), but was vacant for most of the 1960s. The house was divided into apartments around 1968.

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Cyrus Durfee was a physician who practiced in Woodstock until 1874, then his name appears in the Chicago business directories until his death in 1901.

The house became the Always Inn sometime between 1903, When Thomas and Gertrude Shackell were married, and when this postcard was printed. The hotel was first known as Always Inn, but the name was listed as Hotel Hillcrest in the 1914 city directory. The Shackell’s ran the hotel until their deaths in 1950. He died on February 28 and she died March 13. It was still a hotel in 1960 (called The Crest), but was vacant for most of the 1960s. The house was divided into apartments around 1968.

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The US census and Woodstock City Directories list Dietz at 456 W. Judd in the 1930s and 1940s. The address is listed in the 1948 directory but not in the 1950 directory so the house was probably demolished at that time. Today a long driveway leads to the back of the property that has new small apartments that are difficult to see from Judd St.

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