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Melon Festival Parade Going East on Grand River in Howell, Michigan - 1960s
Melon Festival Parade Going East on Grand River in Howell, Michigan - 1960s. Can see the Melon queen's float in the background.
Building signs on the right side of picture, front to back: Rieckhoff Bldg, Livingston Realty, Gamb?, Joe Anne's,and Yax Jewelry.
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Melon Festival Parade, Howell, Michigan, September 3, 1960
These photographs are of the First Melon Festival Parade held September 3rd, 1960. The parade moves west to east on Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan. The photographs, taken from the south side of West Grand River Avenue, show various floats and exhibits including an 1875 circa Antique Fire Engine, a doodlebug car, Melon Queen Float, Spagnuolo's Float, and Citizens' Mutual Automobile Insurance Float. -
Melon Festival Photo, Howell, Michigan -1960
Melon Festival Photo, Howell, Michigan - 1960. Melon Queen Pat Dowen is far left standing the rest of are unknown. Can also see the Michigan Dairy Princess and Miss Livingston in the back row. -
Melon Festival the First 50 Years, Howell, Michigan - 2010
In 2010 the Melon Festival, Howell, Michigan was 50 years old. Video of photos through the first 50 years of the Melon Festival, Howell, Michigan.
Soundtrack:
- Through Their Eyes, Bradley Joseph
- The Journey Continues, Background Music Artists
Mentioned/observed:
- Honey Sweet Melon
- August P. Schmitt
- Joe Harris
- Dr. Louis "Pat" May
- Hicksville, Ohio
- Howard Danker
- Willard Wiltse
- Stanley Knight
- Patricia Dowen
- Cliff Heller
- Howell Livestock
- Marathon Gas Station
- Grand River Avenue
- Melon Queen
- Patsy Weller
- Julie Allen
- Garland's Mens
- Miss Livingston
- Miss Melon Queen
- Livingston County Courthouse
- Howell Centennial
- Eager's Restaurant
- D & R Electric
- Spagnuolo's Candy
- Livingston Drugs
- Baldwin's Hardware
- Mayor Heller
- Michigan Bell
- W. D. Adams
- Fred Catrell City Clerk
- Goodnow's
- First National Bank
- Edison
- Squadron 69
- fire engines
- Laverne Ott
- Frank Ott
- Elizabeth Ott
- steam engine
- color guard
- Page Field
- Elaine Copeland Farm Bureau Queen
- Diamond Dot Market
- Howell Jaycees
- Howell High School Marching Band
- Itsell's Clothing
- Western Auto store
- Campbell Discount store
- Sutton's Hardware
- Shippy's paint
- Cub Scouts
- Masonic Temple
- Citizen's Insurance
- Shriner's
- Shrine Circus
- Howell Theater
- Standard Oil
- Platypus
- Phoenix
- Livingston Arts & Craft Association
- Esther Brown
- Howell Carnegie Library
- 5 K race
- Melon Tent
- State Street
- Michigan Avenue
- barbequed chicken
- unknown persons
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Melon Festival, Howell, Michigan Photo of Pat Dowen - 1960
Melon Festival, Howell, Michigan Photo of Pat Dowen - 1960. Unknown people on stage. -
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Melon Queen, Howell, Michigan, Pat Dowen Giving William McPherson Melons to Store in Bank Vault- 1960
Melon Queen, Howell, Michigan, Pat Dowen giving William McPherson melons to store in bank vault- 1960
Left to Right: unknown, unknown, William McPherson, Pat Dowen, unknown, unknown -
Melonfest Parade, Howell, Michigan - 1963
A photo of the Diamond Dot Market parade float, a covered wagon pulled by a pair of work horses. for the combined Melonfest and Michigan Centennial parade in Howell, Michigan in 1963. The parade was on Grand River Avenue. -
Melons on the Vine for Melonfest, Howell, Michigan - 1994
Melons on the Vine for Melonfest, Howell, Michigan - 1994
Caption: Melons still on the vine will soon be making an appearance @ the melon fest. Gallery They're Here.... -
Memorial Day Ceremony, Knight's Templar, Livingston County, Michigan
This is a photograph developed from a glass negative that appears to be a Memorial Day Ceremony, with the Knight's Templar, Livingston County, Michigan. The setting may be in a cemetery but exact location, date, and names of persons are unknown.
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