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Races for the Fourth of July on Grand River Avenue in Howell, Michigan - July 4, 1914

Item

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Harold Hardy is the runner second from left. Can see signs for Howell Cigar, Beurmann & Company, McPherson's Shoes and Clothes

Title

Races for the Fourth of July on Grand River Avenue in Howell, Michigan - July 4, 1914

Description

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.

Subject

Fourth of July
Running

Format

image/jpeg

Type

Image

Date

1914-07-04

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Original Format

film negative

Collection

Citation

“Races for the Fourth of July on Grand River Avenue in Howell, Michigan - July 4, 1914,” Digital Archive of the Howell Carnegie Library Archives, accessed September 11, 2025, https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/12882.
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