Howell Area Archives Digital Archive

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  • HCDL-ngp-H006-04-0043_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of the teardown of the Spencer McPherson Home on West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.  It was originally owned by William McPherson Jr., featured as an engraving the the "1880 Livingston County History", it was later occupied by Alice McPherson.  The date of this photograph is unknown.
  • HCDL-ngp-H006-04-0042_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of the Spencer McPherson Home on West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan. It was originally owned by William McPherson Jr., featured as an engraving the the "1880 Livingston County History", it was later occupied by Alice McPherson. The date of this photograph is unknown.
  • HCDL-ngp-H006-04-0082_u.jpg

    These photographs are of the Robert McPherson family and home, Howell, Michigan. The exact names and date are unknown.
  • HCDL-ngp-ZNB002-02-0062_u.jpg

    R. Bruce McPherson was a well known Howell businessman, the president of McPherson Bank, and an insurance broker. He had the McPherson Mansion on Michigan Avenue built in 1915. McPherson was the son of William McPherson Jr. and Jennie M. Ranney.

    Date unknown.
  • HCDL-ngp-ZNB002-02-0067_u.jpg

    A photo of Robert (left) and Frederick (right) McPherson. The photo was taken by Emil Bode in 1918, at McPherson Mansion.

    Robert and Frederick were the children of of Eva Love Hickey McPherson and Robert Bruce McPherson. Robert was born July 27, 1903, and would be about 15 years old in the photo. Frederick was born on August 20th, 1911, and would have been around 6 years old.
  • HCDL-ngp-I001-02-0023_u.jpg

    This is a series of aerial photographs of the Pepsi-Cola Metropolitian Bottling Company, Inc., McPherson Industrial Park, Howell, Michigan, Aerial Photos, 1983.

    In photo 0024, the view is looking east with the Pepsi-Cola Plant in the foreground.  In view 0025, looking northeast over the city of Howell, Thompson Lake is in the background.  Views 0026 through 0028, the view is looking north.  Finally, in photo 0023, the view is looking east with I-96 Expressway in the foreground, and Thompson Lake in the background.  In each photo, the Pepsi Plant is in view as well as the McPherson Industrial Park.
  • HCDL-ngp-I001-02-0029_u.jpg

    This group of photographs documents the construction in 1970 of the new Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Company, Inc., canning plant.  The plant was built on a 21 acre parcel in the McPherson Industrial Park at 755 McPherson Park Drive, Howell, Michigan.  The building was 73,000 square feet, and at the time was the largest bottler in Michigan.
  • HCDL-ngp-ZNB002-02-0036_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of Mrs. A. T. Martyn, Oscoda, Michigan, 1913, and it was included in the McPherson Family Album.
  • HCDL-ngp-P002-08-0022_u.jpg

    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
  • HCDL-ngp-B002-04-0025_u.jpg

    McPhersons Bank, 1914. Located on the south side of Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.

    Left to right: Frank Lansing, secretary to William McPherson II, William McPherson II, the McPherson Brothers (unknown) Noted in The Howell Bicentennial History, 1975.

    A.D. Wadl? Law Office is to the right of the bank. In the reflection of the windows you can see a Jewlery store and Homer N. Bea? store.

    Photo is in the Howell Bicentennial History 1776-1976 captioned with "The McPherson Bus in front of the old bank on the south side of Grand River, with the McPherson Brothers." The photo was also in a First National Bank Calendar.
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