Digital Archive of the Howell Carnegie Library Archives

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  • HCDL-gn-Teeple-N001_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of the southside of the 300 block of East Grand River Avenue.  Early cars are traveling.  Storefronts include Locey's Recreation and the Howell Theater.   Locey's later became the Howell Armory.  
  • HCDL-gn-Teeple-N003A_u.jpg

    This photograph taken of storefronts on Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, after a snow storm.  In view are the AW Supermarket and Kroger.

    The year is unknown.
  • HCDL-gn-Teeple-N004_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of the building at 201 South Michigan Avenue, Howell, Michigan.  It housed the Paul Hougaboom State Farm Insurance Agency.  Also in view are cars on South Michigan Avenue, the Drive Through Branch of the First National Bank, on the northeast corner of Sibley Street and South Michigan Avenue, Christmas garland on the street lamp, the back of the buildings on the south side of East Grand River Avenue, and the Livingston County Courthouse.

    There is also signage for the intersection of M-155 and Business Loop I-96.

    The exact date is unknown but believed to be in the 1970's.
  • HCDL-gn-Teeple-N007_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of the Diamond Dot Market, Howell, Michigan. The exact year is unknown.
  • HCDL-gn-Teeple-N009B_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of the storefronts of the southside of the 300 block of East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.

    Noted are the Howell Theater and Locey's Recreation; the cars are angle parked.
  • HCDL-gn-Teeple-N011_u.jpg

    This is an aerial view of Howell Michigan believed to have been taken from Union School. In the distance is Thompson Lake, and also in view is the Walnut Street Methodist Church. The date is unknown.
  • HCDL-gn-Teeple-N012B_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of an early postcard, by E.K. Johnson, of West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.  It is pre-1915; Grand River Avenue was paved in 1915.  The location is looking west from the 400 block of West Grand River, where the Masonic Lodge is now, and where Russell Smith Company was in the 1950's.   The name of the person in the photograph is unknown.

    This photograph was included in the 1992 Edition of the Howell Bicentennial History, pp. 414 -5.
  • HCDL-gn-Teeple-N015A_u.jpg

    This photograph appeared in the August 28, 1963 issue of the Livingston County Press, and was originally published February 13, 1935.  Thomas Cotter  found a copy of this photograph in 1935 while going through the effects of his late mother, Mrs. Emma Watkins.  Mrs. Watkins died in 1934, and lived for many years on Fowler Street.  The photograph was said to have been made by photographer, W. E. Cleave  and older persons in the community estimated it was made sometime between 1865 and 1870. The photograph was later taken by Ed Beach and Wilbur Johnson to L. Nelson to be enlarged. 

     The view is from the top of Union School and is looking north towards the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Michigan Avenue (Division Street).  The exact year is unknown.

    A full description of the buildings in this picture are included in the  1935 Article.  The buildings include a hotel,  bank, dry goods store, grocery, print shop, Masonic Hall, barber shop, and in the distance three buildings on what was then the Bowers farm.

    W.E. Cleave photo  (in  library use only)

    Tale of Progress Told by Picture February 1935 article  (in library use only)

  • HCDL-gn-Teeple-N015B_u.jpg

    This is an early aerial view of Howell, Michigan, taken by Cleave, from Union School, believed to be looking south on Michigan Avenue (Division Street, East Street).
  • HCDL-gn-Teeple-N015C_u.jpg

    This is an early Aerial View of Howell, from Central High School, Howell, Michigan, taken by Cleave.
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