
Fire on Block East of East St. and North of Grand River Howell, Michigan - October 5, 1892
Item
Title
Fire on Block East of East St. and North of Grand River Howell, Michigan - October 5, 1892
Description
Photos showing the fire that happened on October 5, 1892 on the block east of East St. (present day Michigan Ave.) and North of Grand River in Howell, Michigan. The damage was estimated at $50,000. Frank Hickey and Ed Wines perished. Some businesses shown in the photos are Ed K. Johnson Drugs and Henry C. Briggs Jeweler. They are both in the same building that was built in 1889. Current address of that building is 112 E Grand River Rd, Howell, MI 48843. This entire block had burned in 1887.
There is an additional photo "The Champion Fire Extinguisher During the Fire of 1892" on page 127 of The Howell Bicentennial History 1776-1976 Part 2.
View page page 122 of The Howell Bicentennial History 1776-1976 Part 2 for another picture after the fire.
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There is an additional photo "The Champion Fire Extinguisher During the Fire of 1892" on page 127 of The Howell Bicentennial History 1776-1976 Part 2.
View page page 122 of The Howell Bicentennial History 1776-1976 Part 2 for another picture after the fire.
View the Exhibit this Item is related to.
Subject
Fire
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Date
1892-10-05
Creator
Homer Bush Peavy
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Original Format
film negative
photograph
Collection
Citation
Homer Bush Peavy, “Fire on Block East of East St. and North of Grand River Howell, Michigan - October 5, 1892,” Howell Area Archives Digital Archive, accessed October 3, 2023, https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/304.