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Ann Arbor Railroad Depot, Howell, Michigan
This is a photograph of the Ann Arbor Railroad Depot, end of 200 block of North Walnut Street, Howell, Michigan.
The coal tower is also visible.
The date of this photograph is unknown. -
The Front of the Howell Carnegie District Library, Howell, Michigan - 1963
The Front of the Howell Carnegie District Library, Howell, Michigan - 1963 View is to the East. Notice the round tables in foreground. These are still in the library in the 1991 section on the first floor and were refinished during the latest renovation in 2013.
From Left to Right: Assistant Librarians Gertrude McKlaskey and Ruth Dammon Marr
Ruth lived at 426 Madison St. Howell, Michigan 1959-1976
View April 15, 1963 Ann Arbor News Article also mentions senior citizens' euchre club. -
Lower Level of Howell Carnegie District Library, Howell, Michigan - August 19, 1981
Lower Level of Howell Carnegie District Library, Howell, Michigan - August 19, 1981
Director Kathleen Zaenger tells a story. Other staff member Marcia Bamber, Children's Librarian. -
Margaret Bolotnik Sorting New Oak Card Catalog at Howell Carnegie District Library, Howell, Michigan - February 27, 1991
Margaret Bolotnik Sorting New Oak Card Catalog at Howell Carnegie District Library, Howell, Michigan - February 27, 1991 -
Howell Foundry and Machine Shop, Howell, Michigan - 1873
Howell Foundry and Machine Shop, Howell, Michigan - 1873 1st Methodist church is in foreground on the northwest corner of Sibley St. and Walnut St. -
Expansion of Howell Carnegie District Library Howell, Michigan - 1990
Expansion of Howell Carnegie District Library Howell, Michigan - 1990 -
Union or Central High School, Howell, Michigan - 1869
Photograph taken by Walter E. Cleave when the building was opened.
Caption: Howell Union School
Union or Central High School was on Division Street (later named Michigan Avenue)
Erected 1869
In later newspaper articles, the name "Union" and "Central" seem to be used interchangably.
As described by A. Riley Crittenden in his book, "A History of the Township and Village of Howell, Michigan", 1911, the Howell Union School was built in 1849, rebuilt in 1856 and tore down in 1867 to make was for the Central School, pictured above. Union School was also called "The Castle" according the Crittenden because of the originally proposed size.
By 1886, the Central School was so crowded that the basement was used for school rooms, and a year later an agreement was made to build the East Ward School, (Barnard Street school) and in 1890, the West Ward School (Byron Road school) was erected.
The Union School building was demolished in 1920, replaced by the new Howell High School. This building later was renamed Michigan Avenue Middle School when in 1968, a new high school was built on West Grand River Avenue.
Read the Livingston County Press August 28, 1963 article. In Library Use Only -
123 W. Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan - 1913.
A. Garland Tailoring - Howell Opera House - The Bennett Hardware Co.123 W. Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan -1913
A. Garland Tailoring - Howell Opera House - The Bennett Hardware Co.
The building was owned by Arthur Garland.
Photo shows 1913 store fronts of:
A Garland Fine Tailoring, address # 217 Grand River Avenue. Signage includes: A. Garland; Garland Tailoring; Foreign & Domestic Woolens
Two gentlemen in hats stand in the doorway.
The middle doors are the outside entrance to the Howell Opera House.
Two gentlemen in hats are passing by on the sidewalk.
The Bennett Hardware Co.
Three gentlemen in hats stand in the doorway.
Business purchased March 1913 by Charles Sutton.
There are window displays and flag bunting decorating columns and posts.
Photo is captioned in the 1976 Howell Bicentennial History, pg 178:
This is the outside entrance to the Opera House. On the left, Garland stands in the entrance to his store, on the right, Bennett and Chas. Sutton (tall one) stand by their hardware store, 1913.
Can see part of Grand River Avenue and men standing in the entrances to the store fronts. Current address of Opera House is 123 W Grand River Rd, Howell, MI 48843. -
Briggs Backyard Howell, Michigan
Backyard of Briggs House in Howell, Michigan. -
Downtown Howell, Michigan Postcard to Mrs. H.G. Briggs - 1898
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."
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