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  Livingston County Fair, Short Ship Races, Howell, Michigan, September 23 - 25, 1912

  This is a photograph that shows a banner, "Livingston County Fair, Short Ship Races, September 23 -25", 1912.
  
  Activities along Grand River Avenue included sack races, three-legged races, and a race for elderly gentlemen.
  
  A similar image was included in "Images of America: Howell" by David D. Finney and Judith L. McIntosh, Arcadia Publishing, 2013, page 102.
  
  Grand River Avenue in 1912 was unpaved. All photos are looking west down Grand River Avenue.
  
  All people are unknown except where noted.

  Tags fair, grand river avenue, howell, race, unknown
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  Picnic, Women Racing, Lake Chemung, Michigan

  This photograph was included in the David Finney, "Images of America: Howell", 2013, and was grouped with other that are believed to be of a picnic at Lake Chemung, Howell, Michigan, in the early 1900's.  The names of the persons are unknown.

  Tags howell, lake chemung, picnic, race, running, unknown, women
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  Races for the Fourth of July on Grand River Avenue in Howell, Michigan - July 4, 1914

  The boy watching the elderly gentleman race has a flyer which was titled Fourth of July. The races are run going west to east on Grand River Avenue.
  
  Pennets for the Chautauqua are strung over the street. The Howell Chautauqua was held August 15-19, 1914 Chautauqua is an institution that provided popular adult education courses and entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Read The Livingston Republican April 22, 1914 article (in Library use only)
  
  Most people are unknown except those noted.

  Tags grand river avenue, howell, race, unknown