This is a portrait of Emil Bode. Emil Bode was born in Howell, Michigan, 1872. He died 1962 and was a lifelong resident of Howell, Michigan, graduating from Howell High School in 1895. He lives most of his adult life at 719 North Michigan Avenue, Howell, Michigan.
Emil Bode held many positions throughout his lifetime including postal clerk, comptroller at the Borden Milk Factory and Citizens Mutual Insurance Company. He was also an editor for the Livingston Republican, and contributor to many local organizations including the First Presbyterian Church in Howell, the Howell City Park, and the Chemung Hills Golf Club. Mr. Bode frequently contributed historical sketches of Howell that appeared in the local paper.
These photographs are of men examining a destroyed building surrounded by boilers. It is believed to have been the aftermath of the Michigan Condensed Milk Factory explosion in Howell, Michigan. The names of the persons in the photographs are unknown.