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Looking south on Brockway Street in the 1920’s. The Battermann Building is on the left.

The brick Battermann building on the left has a watering fountain. The top tier is for horses, the bottom one for dogs.

On the right was the town hospital and on the left corner was a tavern. Circa 1920.

The Battermann building is in the center. Palatine Road runs west toward the upper right.

The building on the left is the Schoppe Dry Goods store.

The Palatine Band gave concerts at the bandstand. The bandstand was located northwest of Slade Street and Brockway Street. A very well-dressed horse is pulling the Wesley Comfort Co. wagon.

1917 Parade. A lumber yard can be seen in the background. The front wagon has an ad for Ben Wenegar’s construction work.

George Kuebler was born In Louisville, Kentucky, in 1855. He moved to Chicago to take up the trade of barber. He came to Palatine in 1874 where he was a barber for 55 years. he married Louise Gieseke in 1884 and they had two children. George’s shop was said to be a social center for the local men. The shop was in the current Lamplighter’s building. Stories and jokes were often passed around there. George would invite young men into his shop for their first shave free. In 1908, George held the bowling record for the village of Palatine. He died in 1929.

Palatine Public School (Wood Street School) Graduation Program of 1883. The card is about 3 X 5.