This is a portrait of Alfred Garland, Howell, Michigan.
Alfred Garland was born in Sheffield, England in the 1850's, and died in Howell in May 1936. He established with his brother, Arthur Garland, a tailoring business in downtown Howell.
This image was included in the First National Bank Calendar, 10-1996. Caption under calendar image, "Employees of Garland's Tailor shop, the largest employer in Livingston County at the turn of the century, made suits and top coats for men throughout the Midwest. The shop was located in the east half of Gilroy's under the Opera House."
This image shows Employees, of Garland's Tailor Shop, East side of Opera House next to Hardware, West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.
A note in "The Howell Bicentennial History" Book, 1975, p. 224, "The workroom at Garland's tailor shop. At one time, this was the largest business in Howell."
