City of Woodstock]]> IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED]]> City of Woodstock]]> IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED]]> ]]> City Council
]]> Map glued into place between pages 16 and 17.
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]]>
Serial Number: 132878
LxWxH: 1
]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> NO COPYWRIGHT-FOR COMMERCIAL USE]]>
Serial Number: 13.5" x 14.5" x 11"
LxWxH: 5315]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 617934
LxWxH: 15" x 17" x 10.5"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> NO COPYTIGHT-NONCOMMERCIAL USE]]>
Serial Number: 494941
LxWxH: 15" x 15" x 11.5]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 5332646
LxHxW: 14" x 14.5" x 10.5"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 513139
LxWxH: 14.5 x 15" x 10.5"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: D1425
LxWxH: 14" x 14.5" x 10.5"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 55-15450
LxWxH: ]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: SIM 127730
LxWxH: 14" x 14" x 6"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 132878
LxWxH: 14.5" x 14.5" x 11"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 11571
LxWxH: 13.5" x 18" x 5.5"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 1031756
LxWxH: 13.5" x 25" x 11"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 10790
LxWxH: 13" x 12.5" x 16" CASE: 15" x 14.5"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 67027
LxWxH: 12 x 12" x 5"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 146985
LxWxH: 14.5" 14.25" 10.5"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 558485
LxWxH: 14.5" x 21.5 x 12]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: R45587
LxWxH: 14.5" x 21.5 x 12]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: R45587
LxWxH: 14.5" x 21.5 x 12]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 121-10097
LxWxH: 14" x 25" x 9"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter
Woodstock Public Library]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 1032343
LxWxH: 14" x 18" x 10.5"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter
Woodstock Public Library]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 96248
LxWxH: 11.5" x 10.5" 5.5" ]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter
Woodstock Public Library]]> COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 458299
LxWxH: 15" x 15.5" x 110"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: OA327
LxWxH: 14 x 17 x 11"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter

]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial: D16323
LxW: 14" x 15.5" x 11"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 478017
L x W: 13" x 18" x 9.5"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Arthur Cobb Oliver Typewriter collection donated to the City of Woodstock]]>
Serial Number: D30068
LxWxH: 13.5" x 24" x 10.5]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: SIM 127730
LxWxH: 14" x 14" x 6"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
Serial Number: 103176
LxWxH: 13.5" x 25" x 11"]]> City of Woodstock]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> City of Woodstock]]> City of Woodstock Council]]> City Council
Local Government]]> Newspaper clipping were pasted onto the following pages: 150, 287, 288, 329, 402, 426, and 427]]> City of Woodstock Illinois]]>
Serial Number: EA22192
LxWxH: 12.5" x 22 x 10.5"]]> City of Woodstock, IL]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter]]> Michelle Thimios
Jonathon Napiorkowski
Jett Morton’s The Standard Visible Typewriter
Woodstock Public Library]]> COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
This postcard is the work of C. R. Childs. He was among the most popular and prolific postcard producers in the Chicago area. He started his photography business in 1900 and was one of the first to see the benefit of the new technology. By 1906, he was sending photographers on interurban trains all over the area and he remained in business until the 1950s. The postcard craze was at its height between 1095 and 1915. Newberry Library and the Chicago History Museum house extensive CR Childs collections.
The date estimate for the postcard is based on the beginning date that Childs was active, 1905, and the date for another card in this series "McHenry Co Courthouse and Sheriff's Residence 6201" that has dirt streets on the Square, so was taken before 1912.]]> CR Childs]]>
As in many postcards of the Square park, trees dominate the scene. The focal point is the bandstand, which was built in 1909 (not the current version of the bandstand.) Barely visible behind the trees and band stand are the buildings on Cass and automobiles on Main Street.

The production number is OA5192, indicating that it was produced in 1930.
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Teich used a four-color printing process. In this case, the court house is carefully colored while the other buildings in the photo have a slight color wash.

Druggist A. S. Wright published a postcard using this black and white photo with only a blue wash to color the sky.]]> Curt Teich]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

]]> In Keefe Postcards box in Keefe file cabinet]]> Dahm, Jane]]> Mansfield, Joan]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]> Danklefsen Sullivan, Vicki]]> Field, Maggie]]> Peasley, Don]]> IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED]]>
The parish house was built when Rev. Michael S. Gilmartin was pastor from 1905-1908. It was torn down in 1965 to make way for a new rectory during Fr. Joseph Egan's pastorate (1934-1968).

This information is from the Woodstock Sentinel 3-13-1937, Section 1, page 4.

We have no information about C. H. Dobbins.No information about C. H. Dobbins]]> Dobbins, C. H.]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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The original Tappan Steam Pump then Oliver Typewriter factory is located to the right of the right-hand smokestack. The old McHenry County Courthouse dome is in the center bottom. Buildings on Cass St., Throop St., Washington St., Main St., Benton St., Church St., Clay St., and along the railroad tracks can be seen. The smokestack on the left is part of the Woocstock city power plant on Wheeler St. Clay Street School is in the top center.

Woodstock--Die Casting Timeline
Predecessors:
1893 Woodstock Public Improvement Committee offered a $20,000 bonus to attract industry
1894 Tappan & Wheeler Steam Pump Company moved from Chicago; produced pumps for Procter & Gamble, Colgate and other soap manufacturers.
1896 Oliver Typewriter Company produced typewriters sold all over the world. As the major employer of the area (1,400 employees), the company had a band, fire department, semi-pro baseball team and major social events such as a summer picnic in the Fox River Grove picnic grounds. The Oliver typewriter allowed the user to see the letters as they were typed, rather than raising the bar to read the copy. It went out of business in 1927 when it was deemed too costly to retool the factory. It stayed open a few years offering repair services.
1928 Alemite Die Casting & Manufacturing of Chicago produced aluminum cookware, parts for Hamilton Beach, Speed Queen, Whirlpool; electric trains and toys; and many other items. Their fireproof storage room held over 4, 000 different precision molds.
1935 Electric Auto-Lite made automobile parts and accessories, including door handles, grilles and hood ornaments for Ford Motor Company and Packard and others. It had over 2,000 employees in 1949.
1963 Woodstock Die Casting, (the name was bought from its parent company, Eltra Corporation) manufactured automotive, appliance and industrial fittings
1964 A five-year building and renovation project added 100,000 square feet to the complex
1979 Allied Chemical Corporation acquired Eltra.
1980 Allied merged with Signal Corporation and became Allied-Signal Corporation.
1985 Woodstock Manufacturing Corporation purchased the plant and named the company Woodstock Die Cast Corporation. Despite the name, the company was located in Southfield, Michigan.
1988 United Auto Workers Local 922 went on strike. The dispute over pay, pensions and safety issues lasted over two years.
1990 Woodstock Die Cast plant closed on June 29 with a loss of 757 jobs.
1992 Mary Ann Talbert and Pauline Gray convince officials to let them remove historical documents from the company vault the day before the building was closed-down and locked for good. Mary Ann donated the items to the McHenry County Historical Society.
1997 The 400,000 square -foot plant was demolished; the 204-foot smokestack was the last to go in May 7.]]> Don Peasley]]> IN COPYRIGHT]]> File Cabinet 6 Photos
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Woodstock--Die Casting Timeline
Predecessors:
1893 Woodstock Public Improvement Committee offered a $20,000 bonus to attract industry
1894 Tappan & Wheeler Steam Pump Company moved from Chicago; produced pumps for Procter & Gamble, Colgate and other soap manufacturers.
1896 Oliver Typewriter Company produced typewriters sold all over the world. As the major employer of the area (1,400 employees), the company had a band, fire department, semi-pro baseball team and major social events such as a summer picnic in the Fox River Grove picnic grounds. The Oliver typewriter allowed the user to see the letters as they were typed, rather than raising the bar to read the copy. It went out of business in 1927 when it was deemed too costly to retool the factory. It stayed open a few years offering repair services.
1928 Alemite Die Casting & Manufacturing of Chicago produced aluminum cookware, parts for Hamilton Beach, Speed Queen, Whirlpool; electric trains and toys; and many other items. Their fireproof storage room held over 4, 000 different precision molds.
1935 Electric Auto-Lite made automobile parts and accessories, including door handles, grilles and hood ornaments for Ford Motor Company and Packard and others. It had over 2,000 employees in 1949.
1963 Woodstock Die Casting, (the name was bought from its parent company, Eltra Corporation) manufactured automotive, appliance and industrial fittings
1964 A five-year building and renovation project added 100,000 square feet to the complex
1979 Allied Chemical Corporation acquired Eltra.
1980 Allied merged with Signal Corporation and became Allied-Signal Corporation.
1985 Woodstock Manufacturing Corporation purchased the plant and named the company Woodstock Die Cast Corporation. Despite the name, the company was located in Southfield, Michigan.
1988 United Auto Workers Local 922 went on strike. The dispute over pay, pensions and safety issues lasted over two years.
1990 Woodstock Die Cast plant closed on June 29 with a loss of 757 jobs.
1992 Mary Ann Talbert and Pauline Gray convince officials to let them remove historical documents from the company vault the day before the building was closed-down and locked for good. Mary Ann donated the items to the McHenry County Historical Society.
1997 The 400,000 square -foot plant was demolished; the 204-foot smokestack was the last to go in May 7.]]> Don Peasley]]> IN COPYRIGHT]]> File Cabinet 6 Photos
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Woodstock Manufacturing Company of Michigan bought Woodstock Die Casting from the Allied-Signal Corporation in 1985. After years of decline, the factory closed June 29, 1990 resulting in the loss of 757 jobs. The City of Woodstock took ownership of the property in 1991 and all the buildings were demolished in anticipation of redevelopment. The Water Tower was the last structure remaining on the site. Many townspeople watched as the tower, a landmark for more than 100 years, was toppled.]]> Don Peasley]]> IN COPYRIGHT

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The panorama sky has a pinkish and blue wash, the trees and grass are a deep green, and the only building with any color is the red brown on the blacksmith's shop next to City Hall.

Comparing this panorama with the postcard "Park Scene, Woodstock, Ill." that has no information on the back other than "printed in Germany", we discover a bit of photo piracy--the two photos are identical.

The real publisher is E. C. Kropp of Milwaukee, who started in business in 1907. The postcard can be dated between then and 1910 (the postmark of the pirated card.) Kropp remained in business until 1956.

On the back of the panorama the Stamp Box lists the cost to send it:
"1 c to all Countries if writing your name only
2c to U.S., Canada and Mexico. 5c to all other countries, if writing a message"

121 W. Van Buren: City Hall
125 W. Van Buren" C. W. Hill Blacksmith
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The message on the back reads, "Dear Nettie: This is where I have a new position offered me. Shall I take it? Jennie." It is postmarked August 21, 1912

E.C. Kropp printed several Woodstock postcards in this time period, including Woodstock High School No. 353.]]> E. C. Kropp]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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Listed as First Baptist Church in the 1914 City Directory

101 N. Throop now is on this location

"The present Baptist church was erected in 1866, being located at the corner of Jackson and Throop streets. It is a frame structure with a seating capacity of about 250, with prayer rooms in the rear, and cost about $7,000. It has been vastly improved in recent years, and the payment of the last obligation in 1927 was celebrated by a happy gathering of the membership. The steeple was blown off during a severe wind and thunder storm many years ago." [Woodstock Sentinel 3-13-1937 Sec 1 p 4]
E. C. Kropp Co. Publ. Milwaukee no. 39]]> E. C. Kropp, Milwaukee]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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