Digital Archive of the Howell Carnegie Library Archives

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  • Event at Livingston County Courthouse, 200 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan

    This is a photograph of an unknown event on the lawn of the Livingston County Courthouse, 200 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan. The date is unknown but estimated to be in the 1940's.
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    View Widen U.S. `16 1932  (in  library use only)

    This photograph is of excavating on Bruff's Hill, U.S. 16, Livingston County, Michigan, October 21, 1932.

    There is a farm in the background.  U.S. 16 is Grand River Avenue.

    The names of the persons in the photograph and exact location of Bruff's Hill are unknown.

    View accident on Bruff Hill U.S. 16   (in library use only)
  • HCDL-ngp-F001-02-0001_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of the Fairgrounds, Howell, Michigan, when they were located northeast of what is now National Street and Catrell Street.  The exact date of this photograph is unknown but likely from the 1910's.  The photo looks southwest and the Livingston County Courthouse is in the distance.
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    Fantasy of Lights Parade, Howell, Michigan - 1992

    Series of photos of the parade including Howell High School band, floats, snow plow, review stands, horse and sleigh, firetruck, Santa Claus

    Unknown participants and spectators
  • HCDL-ngp-B002-02-0073_u.jpg

    This image was included in the 1st National Bank Calendar, and features a threshing scene and the creation of a large haystack.

    The location is presumed to be Livingston County, but the exact location, persons in the photograph,  and date are unknown.
  • HCDL-ngp-F002-04-0011_u.jpg

    This photograph shows early farming using horses to pull a hay rake.

    The location, date, and names of the persons are unknown.
  • Paramedics approaching wreck. Townsfolk standing near wreck on the east side of S. Grand Ave. View is facing west. Can see building in background that is most likely the Rounsville Elevator.

    Fatal Car Wreck Near the Chesapeake & Ohio Depot, Fowlerville, Michigan -1954.

    View the Livingston County Press article Train - Auto Crash on Wednesday Fatal to Orel Lasher and his obituary from the 23 June 1954 paper. (links work in the library or if you have Newspapers.com subscription)
  • HCDL-ngp-F003-01-0032_u.jpg

    A photo of the Hotel Livingston on fire. A chimney in the building set fire to the dining room celing. There was little damage done to the building by the time firefighters were able to extinguish it. 
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    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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  • HCDL-ngp-F003-01-0050_u.jpg

    This is a picture of the 100 block of North Walnut where in May 1941 a fire damaged the Ten Cent Barn at 115 North Walnut, and Charlie's Steak House at 113 North Walnut Street, Howell, Michigan.

    The Livingston County Press and Argus/image/454510736/?terms=%22Charlie%27s%20steak%22%20fire&match=1  (in library use only).
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