Photos - Events

Collection Items

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  Fire on Block East of East St. and North of Grand River Howell, Michigan - October 5, 1892

  Photos showing the fire that happened on October 5, 1892 on the block east of East St. (present day Michigan Ave.) and North of Grand River in Howell, Michigan. The damage was estimated at $50,000.  Frank Hickey and Ed Wines perished. Some businesses shown in the photos are Ed K. Johnson Drugs and Henry C. Briggs Jeweler. They are both in the same building that was built in 1889. Current address of that building is 112 E Grand River Rd, Howell, MI 48843. This entire block had burned in 1887.
  
  There is an additional photo "The Champion Fire Extinguisher During the Fire of 1892" on page 127 of The Howell Bicentennial History 1776-1976 Part 2.
  
  View page page 122 of The Howell Bicentennial History 1776-1976 Part 2 for another picture after the fire.
  
  View the Exhibit this Item is related to.

  Tags business, fire, grand river avenue, howell
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  Howell, Michigan Knights Templar Band - 1910
  

  Knights Templar Band on Sibley St. just east of Walnut St. looking west in Howell, Michigan. View present day location. The band is walking on the side of the street in the weeds. Sibley St. is all muddy and filled with ruts. The leader of the band is on horseback.

  Tags band, howell, parade
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  "Jackie" Band Performing in a Parade in Howell, Michigan - 1917
  

  "Jackie" Band in a parade going west on Grand River in Howell, Michigan. Left most building is on the north-east corner of Walnut St. and Grand River. View present day location.
  
  

  A "Jackie" band was part of the larger John Phillip Sousa Navy Band.  They toured the country as part of the movement to sell Liberty Loan bonds during World War I. 

  Can see store fronts for Johnson's Drug Store, Chapel's Jewelery with awning also showing Optician, a sign with Cigars and Soda, awning showing Martyns, Howell Radio Shoppe, and Cash Grocery. The side of the Johnson's Drug Store building has a Wrigley's Spearmint Gum ad and a partial sign for Drug & Book Store.

  Tags band, howell, parade
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  Knights Templar Conclave, Howell, Livingston, Michigan, 1913

  This image was included on the First National Bank Calendar, and was taken just east of the Grand River Avenue and Division Street (Michigan Avenue) intersection, in 1913, and shows members of the commandery in their cars.
  
  Driver of car on right: Henry Spencer.
  
  Driver of car (1912 Paige) in center: Elmer Smith.
  
  Other persons: unknown.

  Tags automobile, howell, knights templar, unknown
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  Roads and Streets: I-96, Livingston County, Michigan

  This image was included in the 2002 1st National Bank Calendar.
  
  It is captioned,  "I-96 construction in 1963 with updated equipment."
  
  Location: Livingston county
  
  Persons: unknown

  Tags construction, livingston county, road, street, unknown
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  Farm Haystack

  This image was included in the 1st National Bank Calendar, and features a threshing scene and the creation of a large haystack.
  
  The location is presumed to be Livingston County, but the exact location, persons in the photograph,  and date are unknown.

  Tags bank, farming, threshing, unknown
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  Shiawassee Bridge, Grand River Avenue West of Howell, Truck Accident, 1935

  This image was included in the 2001 1st National Bank Calendar.
  
  Captioned, "In 1935, a truck hauling new cars slid off the Shiawassee Bridge",   Howell, Livingston, Michigan.
  
  The Shiawassee Bridge was located on West Grand River Ave, also known as U.S.-16, about two miles west of Howell, Michigan.

  Tags accident, bridge, howell
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  Bridge Building, Howell, Michigan, 1902

  This photograph was taken in 1902 depicts the building of  a new bridge to cross the Ann Arbor Railroad Tunnel at East Street (Division Street, Michigan Avenue).  This photograph was included in the 1st National Bank Calendar collection.  The Toledo & Ann Arbor Railroad car is pictured.
  
  As noted in the December 17th, 1902 edition of the Livingston Republican, "The abutements for the new steel bridge over the tunnel near the Baptist Church are being placed.  The work grading down the sides of the tunnel continues".

  Tags bridge, howell, michigan avenue, railroad
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  Ford Parade of Cars, Howell, Livingston, Michigan, 1933

  This image was included in the 2001, 1st National Bank Calendar, 10-2001.
  
  The caption reads, "The Ford Parade of Cars toured Livingston County in 1933. The cars traveled 10,000 miles across the country to prove that they were built to last.
  
  Background: Beurmann's Furniture
  
  Looking northwest at the intersection of Walnut Street and West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan

  Tags automobile, ford, howell, street
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  Steam Engine Tractor, Livingston, Michigan

  This image was included in 1st National Bank Calendar, 9-2002, Howell, Livingston, Michigan.
  
  Captioned, it says, "Farmers examine the overturned tractor that traveled farm to farm to thresh grain."
  
  Exact date of accident, location and persons in pictures, unknown.

  Tags accident, farming, tractor, unknown