Howell Area Archives Digital Archive

Downtown Howell, Michigan Postcard to Mrs. H.G. Briggs - 1898

Item

HCDL-H004-Briggs-Postcard_u.jpg

Title

Downtown Howell, Michigan Postcard to Mrs. H.G. Briggs - 1898

Description

A postcard showing downtown Howell, Michigan sent to a Mrs. H.G. Briggs in Chicago, Illinois postmarked March 4, 1898. The streets are unpaved with horses and buggies, bicycles, and people walking. Visible business signs of an undertaker, Goodnow and Beach, Goodnow & Jubb, McPhersons Bank, and Porter Clothing Co. Partial sign with word Cigar.

Postcard reads: "If you have a magnifying glass you can tell who those boys are on the corner especially the one with the wheel."

Format

image/jpeg

Type

Image

Date

1898-03-04

Rights Note

Howell Carnegie District Library makes no representation that it is the owner of the copyright in any published material. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright.

Note

Please submit an inquiry to the archives if you want a better quality digital image or a print. Include the title of the image and reason for print/digital image with your inquiry. Archives staff will contact you regarding your inquiry.

Original Format

postcard

Collection

Citation

“Downtown Howell, Michigan Postcard to Mrs. H.G. Briggs - 1898,” Howell Area Archives Digital Archive, accessed April 19, 2024, https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/299.
Suggest a Correction