It is thought that these photographs were make from glass negatives developed from a local photographer in Livingston County, Michigan. These were labeled "H.M. Paulley House and Store".
This photograph was labeled, "Joe Gates Original Home", Howell, Michigan. There is no date with the photograph.
Joe Gates lived with his widowed mother in the city of Howell at three different addresses: 222 George Street, 309 North Court Street, and 1016 Burns Street, Howell, Michigan.
This photograph was grouped with others labeled, "Kennedy Construction Homes", "B Kennedy on Thompson - D.Baldwin on Caledonia - W Smith on Thompson - Park on Caledonia - Barron on Caledonia - Soderbergh on Caledonia - Fritch on Lake Chemung", Howell, Michigan.
The exact location and date of this photograph is unknown.