1896 Souvenir Album
of El Paso, Illinois
First Published in 1896
Now published in 1999 as a digital book on the World Wide Web with funding by
Heartland Bank & Trust Company
Copyright 1999
Most of the work for assembly of this digital version of this book was done by Joel Dudley and Derek Campbell, and supervised by Allen Drake, all of El Paso, Illinois.
If you want, this link takes you away from the 1896 Souvenir Album to the El Paso History Webpage.
The following is a table of contents that links to each page of the album.
Title Page Title Page
Page 1 Introduction "Our Bow"
Page 2 The Early Settlement
Page 3 Campbell House (photo)
Page 4 City Officers, 1868-1886
Page 5 Baptist Church (photo)
Page 6 City Officers, 1887-1892
Page 7 District 5 School Building (photo)
Page 8 City Officers, 1893-1895 and Early Postal Facilities
Page 9 Christian Church (photo)
Page 10 Mills, Elevators, Library
Page 11 Methodist Episcopal Church (photo)
Page 12 Parks
Page 13 Kerr, Moore, and Robinson (photos)
Page 14 After the Fire (photo)
Page 15 Curtiss and Evans (photos)
Page 16 W. Front St., Block 42, west (photo)
Page 17 W. Front St., Block 42, east (photo)
Page 18 Boners West Elevator (photo)
Page 19 Clifton Hotel (photo)
Page 20 Stafford Residence (photo)
Page 21 Swartz Residence (photo)
Page 22 Education Facilities
Page 23 Stephens Residence (photo)
Page 24 Schafer Residence (photo)
Page 25 Catholic Church (photo)
Page 26 Educators, 1871-1895
Page 27 Bosworth Residence (photo)
Page 28 E. Front St., Block 43, west (photo)
Page 29 E. Front St., Block 43, east (photo)
Page 30 Wathen Residence (photo)
Page 31 Boner Residence (photo)
Page 32 Educational facilities (cont.)
Page 33 United Evangelical, Lutheran, and German Evangelical Churches (photos)
Page 34 Education (cont.)
Page 35 Henning Residence (photo)
Page 36 Education (cont.)
Page 37 Dictrict 5 Teachers (photo)
Page 38 El Paso Christian Church (photo)
Page 39 Presbyterian Manse (photo)
Page 40 Methodist Episcopal Church
Page 41 Curtiss Residence (photo)
Page 42 Methodist Episcopal (cont.)
Page 43 Farmers Club (photo)
Page 44 El Paso Baptist Church
Page 45 Hurd Residence (photo)
Page 46 Baptist Church (cont.)
Page 47 Methodist Evangelical Parsonage (photo)
Page 48 United Evangelical Church
Page 49 Kerr Residence (photo)
Page 50 St. Marys Roman Catholic Church
Page 51 R. Evans Residence (photo)
Page 52 Presbyterian and St. Pauls German Evangelical Lutheran Churches
Page 53 D. Evans Residence (photo)
Page 54 Christian Scientists
Page 55 First National Bank (photo)
Page 56 German Evangelical and Episcopal Churches
Page 57 North Residence (photo)
Page 58 Episcopal (cont.)
Page 59 Springgate, Young, and Evans (photos)
Page 60 W. Front St., Block 41 (photo)
Page 61 N. Elm St., Block 41 (photo)
Page 62 Worthington, Campbell, and Patterson (photos)
Page 63 Boner Residence (photo)
Page 64 Secret Societies
Page 65 Cannon Residence (photo)
Page 66 Secret Societies (cont.)
Page 67 Somers Residence (photo)
Page 68 Secret Societies (cont.)
Page 69 Haefle Residence
Page 70 Other Organizations
Page 71 District 4 Teachers (photo)
Page 72 Waterworks, Fire & Hose Co., and Agricultural Board
Page 73 Ferrell Residence (photo)
Page 74 Ag Board (cont.)
Page 75 District 4 School Building (photo)
Page 76 Worlds Fair Premium Corn
Page 77 Stubblefield Residence (photo)
Page 78 Eagle Block
Page 79 Dr. Stubblefield and Presbyterian Church (photo)
Page 80 Railroads and First Business Block
Page 81 Michels Drug Store (photo)
Page 82 Campbell House and Dr. Gunn
Page 83 Evans Residence (photo)
Page 84 Destructive Fires
Page 85 Springgate Residence (photo)
Page 86 Fires (cont.)
Page 87 Michael, Evans, and Hoagland (photos)
Page 88 The First National Bank
Page 89 Eft Residence (photo)
Page 90 Shur Residence (photo)
Page 91 First National Bank (cont.)
Page 92 Hayward, Williamson, and Curtiss (photos)
Page 93 Michels Residence (photo)
Page 94 Baptist Parsonage (photo)
Page 95 Dr. Smith and Lumber
Page 96 New Buildings
Page 97 Smiths Photography Gallery (photo)
Page 98 Property Improvements, 2/11/1889 1896
Page 99 Lemon Residence (photo)
Page 100 Dr. Kerr and Isaac Cannon
Page 101 McClellan Residence (photo)
Page 102 Van Hook Residence (photo)
Page 103 Evans Elevator (photo)
Page 104 Dr. Van Hook and Stonebraker
Page 105 Michels Building (photo)
Page 106 Patton Residence (photo)
Page 107 Dr. Gordon and Guillemont
Page 108 Thompson Residence (photo)
Page 109 Smith Office and Residence (photo)
Page 110 Evans Panola Elevator (photo)
Page 111 Wolk, Fisher, and McWilliams (photos)
Page 112 Hodgson Residence (photo)
Page 113 Morrison, Marth, and Hodgson (photos)
Page 114 Smith Residence (photo)
Page 115 3 Generations of Smiths (photos)
Page 116 McKinney Residence (photo)
Page 117 Waite Residence (photo)
Page 118 City Plat and Ostler Diary
Page 119 City Plat (photo)
Page 120 Wathen, Gibson, and Schafer (photos)
Page 121 Grand Opera House (photo)
Page 122 March 1896 Business Directory
Page 123 El Paso Commercially
Page 124 Finis (The End)