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 – Boner’s 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 – Farmer’s 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. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church

Page 51 – R. Evans Residence (photo)

Page 52 – Presbyterian and St. Paul’s 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 – World’s 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 – Michel’s 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 – Smith’s 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 – Evan’s 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)