The following is an index of links of early photos of El Paso, Illinois, owned by Merlin Haas, El Paso, Illinois.  These photos are a mixture of houses, businesses, people, and other interesting pictures from El Paso's early days.
 
    These photos were compiled by George E. Drake and are presented here digitally with the help of Carl Drake, Allen Drake and Joel Dudley, all of El Paso, Illinois. Funding for this page is provided by Heartland Bank & Trust Company.
 
    Please click this link if you desire to go back to the El Paso, Illinois, Community History Homepage.

    Otherwise, please enjoy the following photos of El Paso history.
 

Pic#   Link Name                       Description

1	St. Mary's	This is of the newly constructed St. Mary's Catholic Church.  Notice the streetlight and old Catholic school.
2	Adam Henning Leo Henning Merv. Byerly Mike Wolf	Adam Henning home at 197 N. Elm Street.  To the right is part of the frame Christian Church.
3	Isaac Cannon A.B. Hurd Ed Israel Walter Claggett	Isaac Cannon home at 15 E. Second Street.
4	J.F. Bosworth C.E. Barney	J.F. Bosworth home at the N.E. corner of Summit and Main Streets.
5	David Evans Deacon Evans Wm. North Lyle Snyder	This is the David Evans home.  It was located at 495 E. Third Street.
6	Taylor Bonar Swartz Ioerger Nolan Epps Waters	This was the J. Taylor Bonar home.  It is located at 398 N. Cherry Street.
7	Robert Evans Byron Stitt Janssen	This was the home of Robert J. Evans.  It was replaced by another home at 204 E. Third Street.
8	E. P. Journal staff	This is a picture inside the El Paso Journal's office, showing several people and equipment.
9	James Seery W. H. McClellan John F. Shepard James Sutton	This was the home of W.H. McClellan.  It was located at 375 W. Jefferson Street.  2nd house built in El Paso.
10	Thos. J. Hurd Gene Steffen David Schertz	This was the Thomas J. Hurd home about a mile N.E. of El Paso.
11	Levi Smith Roscoe Hall	This was the home of Levi F. Smith.  It was located at the NE corner of Summit and Lincoln streets.
12	Presbyterian Manse Buddy Malcom	This was the Presbyterian Manse at 335 E. Second Street.
13	Geo. Curtiss in office	This was George Curtiss in his newspaper office which currently is used by the El Paso Telephone Co.
14	E.P. Journal staff	This is a 1932 picture of the El Paso Journal staff, including equipment.
15	Spencer Ferrell Porter Farrell Bruce Smith	This was the Spencer M. Ferrell home at 301 E. Front Street.
16	Baptist Parsonage Rev. Howard Rev. W.V. Jeffries	This was the Baptist parsonage at Fourth and Cherry Streets.  It was torn down in 1912.
17	James H. Wathen	This was the James H. Wathen home.  For many years it has been used by the Elms, first as a motel and later as a fine restaurant.
18	E.P. Journal staff	This is a 1905 picture of the El Paso Journal staff outside their office building.
19	Front Street w/buggies	Notice the George Burster store in the background.
20	Hendren Bldg.	1895 picture of downtown, notice the unfinished water tower and the Hendren Building.
21	A.O. Shur Belle Shur Dr. A.C. King Bernard Shoop	This was the home of A.O. Shur on the N.E. corner of First and Grant Streets.
22	German Evan. Church	This was the German Evangelical Church at the  N.W. corner of Pine and Second Streets.
23	Methodist Church	The original frame Methodist Church located at Second and Chestnut Streets.  It was torn down in1894.
24	Methodist Church	This was the brick Methodist Church building that was built in 1894 which burned on May 12,1895.
25	Beshers Factory Pfister office Com. Bible Fellowship	This was the Beshers Factory on 12/4/1924.  It is now the home of the Community Bible Fellowship Church.
26	Grand Opera House	This is inside the Grand Opera House which was located at the N.W. corner of Front and Cherry Streets.
27	Eagle Block remains	This picture, dated July 20, 1894, shows the remains of the Eagle Block building after a devastating fire.
28	Hendren block/ 1895	1895 picture of downtown El Paso, please note the street light that is hanging above the intersection.
29	Christian Church	This was the second church building erected by the Christian Church in El Paso, located at the S.E. corner of First and Elm Streets.
30	Mrs. Celicia Boner French Dr. A.C. King Tegard Nursing Home Clyde Tegard	This was the Celicia Boner home at 469 E. First Street.  It later became Tobein Nursing Home.
31	Geo. L. Gibson Dr. Henderson Ed Hodgson Reeves	This was the home of George L. Gibson, located in the center of Elmwood Court at the end of First Street.  It currently is being used as an apartment building.
32	James Thompson Hoagland Valentine Risser	This was the home of James Thompson at  274 S. Sycamore Street.
33	E.P. Journal staff	This is a 1900 picture of the El Paso Journal editorial staff, taken outside of their office building.
34	F.A. Stubblefield Karmy Kays Terry Wilkey Langhorst Gulick King	This was the Dr. F.A. Stubblefield home at 11 W. First Street. This picture shows a liveryman holding Dr. Stubblefield's team of horses.
35	Richard Springgate John Bailey Shirley Berg	This was the home of Richard C. Springgate at 102 E. First Street.
36	Wm. Burroughs Geo. Burroughs Harold Burroughs	This was the home of William Burroughs who lived a few miles north of El Paso.
37	J.B. Michels Mohr Desmond Charles McHugh	This was the home of J.B. Michels at 328 W. Main Street. Charles McHugh later lived here.
38	Frank B. Stitt inside F.N.Bank	This is Frank B. Stitt inside his office at the First National Bank -- before its 1920 remodeling.
39	inside E.P. Journal plant	This picture was taken inside the El Paso Journal's printing plant -- showing several people, printing presses, and old lights.
40	Inside W.C.N.Bank	This picture shows 3 workers inside the Woodford County National Bank
41	Aerial View	This picture shows an aerial view of the intersection of what is now Rt. 24 and Rt. 251 in 1938, including surrounding businesses.
42	Baptist Church	This was the frame Baptist Church built in 1864 where the present Baptist Church now stands.
43	Presbyterian Church	This picture shows the old frame Presbyterian church that was built in 1864, located at 135 E. Second Street.
44	Campbell House	This shows the Campbell House crossing on Front Street in about 1910.
45	Carrie Williamson Robt. Evans C.F. Curtis Frank Hayward	This shows the El Paso Journal's temporary headquarters -- in an old creamery building on Main Street -- following a fire in 1894.  Four people are pictured.
46	S.H. North Joeseph Haas C. Gilbert Coffman	This was the S.H. North home at the N.E. corner of Third and Chestnut Streets in 1896.
47	Stella Patton (Schlink) Silas D. Patton	This picture shows some post office personnel and pigeon holes used for sorting mail.
48	Silas D. Patton Stella Patton (Schlink)	This picture shows the lobby of a post office together with Silas D. Patton and his assistant, Stella Patton (Schlink).
49	A.S. McKinney Dr. Stockwell John Parr	This was the home of A.S. McKinney in 1896.  It was built by Dr. Stockwell.