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First Baptist Church, Howell, Michigan, Anniversary Celebration, 1973
This is a photograph from the First Baptist Church, 204 Church Street, Howell, Michigan, 135th Anniversary Celebration in 1973. -
First Baptist Church, Howell, Michigan Sunday School Class - 1887/1888
First Baptist Church, Howell, Michigan Sunday school class - 1887/1888. Teacher is Frances J. Huntington. Order is unsure but the following names are included with this photo. Mos. Brewer, Don Goodnow, Maurie Knapp, William Huntington, Frank Huntington, Nellie DuShane. -
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First Baptist Church, Howell, Michigan, Sunday School, 1953
This is a photograph of a First Baptist Church, 210 Church Street, Sunday School, 1953.
The persons in the photograph are unknown. -
First Baptist Church, Howell, Michigan, Sunday School - 1963
This is a photograph taken outside the First Baptist Church, 210 Church Street, Howell, MIchigan, labeled "Sunday School", 1963.
The persons in the photograph are unknown. -
Howell Baptist Church, Howell, Michigan, Choir - 1959
This photograph is of the Howell, Michigan, Baptist Church Choir, and is dated 1959. It also shows the interior of the church, and appears to be of the old church prior to the new building which was dedicated in May 1959.
The persons in the photograph are unknown. -
First Baptist Church, Howell, Michigan, Chapel, 1959
This is a photograph of the interior of the First Baptist Church Chapel, 210 Church Street, Howell, Michigan and is dated 1959.
The persons is the photograph are unknown. -
"Board of Chamber Womanless Wedding", Howell, Michigan, 1936
This is a photograph of the presentation of a "Womanless Wedding". This play took place at the Howell, High School Auditorium to raise funds during Depression, in the 1930's. The date of the back of the photograph was 1936, and said Charles Sutton played the role of the "Bride".
A search of newspapers.com did not find any accounting of the "Womanless Wedding" being performed or sponsored by the Business Chamber, as it was then known, in 1936. The Livingston County Press reported on two presentations of the "Womanless Wedding" during that decade, the first in 1929, and later in 1940. The following was reported.
The cast members were all male businessmen or professionals from the Howell area. In the Livingston County Press, there are articles detailing and advertising for two such performances. The first took place on April 2 and April 3rd, 1929, sponsored by the Class Ten of the M.E. Church freaturing 80 local men.
On October 1st and 2nd, 1940, the Howell Lions Club sponsored a performance using 70 local men. The play, in its advertisement prior to the event, promised to be "a hilarious farce". The proceeds were to support the Lions Sight program and a portion was donated to McPherson Memorial Hospital to purchase a new oxygen tent.
Both events drew good crowds, according to the reports in the Livingston County Daily Press.
According to Wikipedia, "A womanless wedding is a traditional community "ritual of inversion" performance, popular in the United States in the early 19th century. In this comic ritual, the all male cast would act out all roles of a traditional wedding party – including those of bridesmaids, flower girls, and the mother of the bride – while dressed in gowns and dresses. The event often raised money for charities, civic organizations, and churches." -
Howell Chamber of Commerce, Sidewalk Sales - 1963
This is a photograph from the Howell Chamber of Commerce sponsored "Sidewalk Sales Daze", 1963.
The exact location and the names of the persons in the picture are unknown. -
Howell Michigan, Chamber of Commerce, 50th Anniversary Celebration, 1999, Photos Pulled for Event
In 1999, Howell Chamber of Commerce, Howell, Michigan, celebrated its 50th Anniversary and used a number of photographs to mark the event.
This is a photograph taken 4/24/1985 of the Chamber of Commerce's Home Show held in the Howell High School Gymnasium.
The persons in the photograph are unknown.
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