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  • This series of photographs were taken on October 22, 1936 at the Ceremony for the Laying of the Cornerstone for the new Post Office in Howell, Michigan.  It was located at 123 South Walnut Street.

    The Howell Post Office was the first Federal building in Livingston County.  The local committee, consisting of Postmaster Alfred H. Pfau, W.W. Blackney, Congressman of the 6th District of Flint, and Charles P. Adams, Mayor of Howell, had requested the Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Michigan to lay the cornerstone according to the ritual of the Order.  The Howell Commandery #28, Knights Templar, paraded from the Howell Lodge to the scene of the ceremony.    The line of march proceeded east on Sibley to Court, north on Court to Grand River Avenue, west on Grand River to Walnut and south on Walnut to the Post Office site.

    A half-day holiday was declared by Mayor Adams for the city of Howell.   The names of the persons in the photographs are unknown.
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  • These photographs were taken in 1982, and labeled, "Tom Kizer at Brook Patterson Dinner with Judd Arnett".

    The exact date and location are unknown. 

    In November 1982, L. Brooks Patterson was running for election as the Republican candidate for the Michigan Attorneys General position.   Thomas Kizer was a Livingston County attorney, and Judd Arnett was a columnist for the Detroit Free Press.

    In photo, 0038 is L. Brooks Patterson; photo 0039, left to right, are Diane Susa, Marsha MacKenzie, Tom Kizer, Unknown, and L. Brooks Patterson; photo 0040, Tom Kizer and L. Brooks Patterson; and photo 0041 L. Brooks Patterson and Tom Kizer.
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  • Ed Shields at Livingston County Courthouse, Howell, Michigan

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  • Cobo for Governor Parade parked in front of Livingston County Courthouse, Howell, Michigan. Most likely in 1956.

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  • This is a photograph from the "A Salute to Lenore Romney Breakfast", held at the Masonic Temple, Howell, Michigan, September 27, 1964.  It was sponsored by the Republican Party of Livingston County.

    The persons in the photographs are unknown.
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  • Women in Parade for George Romney Visit - 1940

    He was visiting Howell, Michigan at the Masonic Temple above 1st National Bank.

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  • This is a photgraph taken during a Prohibition Raid, showing a large vat of whiskey mash on a farm in Livingston County, Michigan.   The writing on the back of the photograph says, "second raid on still".   In the picture are, left, Undersheriff Loren Bassett and to the right, William Cansfield, Editor, of the Livingston County Press.  The photograph is labeled 1932, and while the location is in Livingston County, Michigan, the exact location is unknown.
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  • This photo shows the Police car after the accident. Per Livingston County Daily Press and Argus, May 17, 1995: Howell, Michigan Policeman Killed in the Line of Duty - 1952 The only Howell Police officer to die in the line of duty, Officer Wallace Edward Averill, was killed July 31, 1952, as he stepped from his patrol car during a traffic stop and was struck by a speeding auto. The accident took place on Michigan Avenue, just north of M-59.
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  • After the Dam Went Out in Parshallville, Michigan - February 20, 1938
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  • This is a photograph of General Douglas MacArthur and Howell Mayor Charles Sutton, in a parade, on East Grand River Avenue, May 16, 1952.  In the background, is the intersection of East Grand River Avenue and North State Street.
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