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522 Dean Street
Elijah Burbank built 517 Dean St. and 522 Dean Street in 1855. According to his great granddaughters Jennette Burbank and Dorothy Luedtke, this house (522) was occupied by the family and the one across the street (517) was for the farm hands. Elijah…
531 Dean Street
Dean Street looking South
Horse-drawn sleigh in distance
Melvin G. Tripp Photographer from 1891 to 1937
Photo taken the same time as those of 522 Dean (ID 15)
Near intersection of Tryon
Horse-drawn sleigh in distance
Melvin G. Tripp Photographer from 1891 to 1937
Photo taken the same time as those of 522 Dean (ID 15)
Near intersection of Tryon
920 N. Seminary Avenue
920 N. Seminary
Was either incorporated into or demolished for Sunset Manor a.k.a. Hearthstone Manor/Carefree Village/Woodstock Christian Care
May 20, 1904 Free Methodist Church formally open "Old Folks Rest Home" on 15 acres, formerly the…
Was either incorporated into or demolished for Sunset Manor a.k.a. Hearthstone Manor/Carefree Village/Woodstock Christian Care
May 20, 1904 Free Methodist Church formally open "Old Folks Rest Home" on 15 acres, formerly the…
A Glimpse of Woodstock
This postcard is a photo montage of eight W. G. Hoffman postcards: "Benton St. From Van Buren #730"
"C. & N. W. Depot #705"
"Main Street #734"
"Oliver Typewriter Factory"
"Woodstock Typewriter Co."
"Benton Street #729"
"Congress Dairy…
"C. & N. W. Depot #705"
"Main Street #734"
"Oliver Typewriter Factory"
"Woodstock Typewriter Co."
"Benton Street #729"
"Congress Dairy…
A&P on Van Buren ca 1954
The A&P Supermarket on Van Buren can be seen from an angle. The old blacksmith shop has a black glass façade but no sign identifying the occupants. An edge of the Post Office is visible as well as a low, long building on Throop St. that is difficult…
Aerial photo looking north from railroad tracks 1950
A companion to 'Aerial Photo of Square Looking South' that shows the Square, this photo has Washington Street on the bottom, the Chicago Northwestern Railroad tracks above that, the Autolite manufacturing plant with the city Power Plant to the left.…
Aerial photo of Square looking south
A companion to 'Aerial Photo Looking North From Railroad Tracks 1950' this aerial photo shows the Square from the railroad tracks, southwest on South Street to Woodstock High School, southeast Dean street to about Kimball, northwest to West Judd and…
Aerial View of Die Cast Factory - Peasley 1962
This aerial photo is taken from the east and shows the Auto Lite factory in 1962, shortley before a major expansion. Clay Street runs along the side of the factory with the American Legion building at the left. The water tower has Eltra painted on it…
Aerial view of Die Cast Site - Peasley 1960
This aerial photo shows the Electric Autolite factory taken from the south in 1960. It is titled the Die Cast site since that is what it has been called since 1997 when it was demolished.
The original Tappan Steam Pump then Oliver Typewriter…
The original Tappan Steam Pump then Oliver Typewriter…
Algonquin Hill Climb Persson 1909
Gus Persson often identified the photos by writing on the negative. This is lebeled Algonquin, Hill, Climb Aug. 5-09. At that time Gus worked at Oliver Typewriter and chronicled the activities sponsored by the company.
The photo is taken from a…
The photo is taken from a…
Algonquin Hill Climb-2 1909
The companion photo to ID443, the hill climb is over and spectators are walking downhill to Algonquin. Three men are perched in a large tree across the road. You can feel the heat--one woman has her umbrella open, another is shielding her face with …
American Legion Football Team - 1920
Only brothers Elwood and Clarence Sherburne, along with Arthur Anderson, have been identified in this American Legion Football team photo.
Elwood is second from left in the front row with Arthur at the end of that row. Clarence is second from…
Elwood is second from left in the front row with Arthur at the end of that row. Clarence is second from…
Annetta Collins and Student - Todd School
An integral part of the campus, Annetta Collins was in charge of Kitchen Services and was house mother to the younger students. Many of the photographs in the Woodstock Public Library's Todd School archives are from her personal collection.
The…
The…
April 20, 1907 | Five Story Oliver Typewriter Office Building in Chicago Nearly Completed
April 20, 1907 Woodstock Sentinel Newspaper article regarding the construction of a five story Oliver in Chicago.
The Oliver Typewriter headquarters building was completed in 1907 and two floors were added in 1920. The cast iron exterior…
The Oliver Typewriter headquarters building was completed in 1907 and two floors were added in 1920. The cast iron exterior…
April 20, 1907 | Oliver Typewriter Company in Woodstock, IL Produces More Typewriters Than Any Other Factory in the World
Short article that appeared in the April 20, 1907 edition of the Woodstock Sentinel Newspaper stating that the Oliver Typewriter Company in Woodstock, IL produces more typewriters than any other factory in the world.
April 23, 1903 | Oliver Typewriter Factory Building Expanding
April 23, 1903 Woodstock Sentinel Newspaper article regarding the expansion of the Oliver Typewriter Company factory building. The new space will include a library, reading room and band room.
April 24 1903 | To Improve Courthouse
At the meeting of the board of supervisors, Monday, the committee on public buildings reported that the circuit clerk is in need of more room, and that they had employed Architect W. W. Abell to draw and submit plans for substantial alterations in…
April 27, 1899 | Oliver Typewriter Doing Great Business
April 27, 1899 Woodstock Sentinel Newspaper article regarding how well business is for the Oliver Typewriter Company.
