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World War I Draft Parade, Howell, Livingston, Michigan
This is a photograph of the World War I Draft Parade in Howell Michigan. This view is looking north from West Grand River, with the Howell Carnegie Libary in the background.
The Draft Board of Livingston County called to Howell and sent away to the service about 460 men (“Honor Roll of Livingston County 1917-1918”) during World War I. Most of these men were sent to Camp Custer in Battle Creek. The first quota of approximately forty men was sent to Camp Custer mid September 1917. On the home front in Livingston County, each group of draftees had a send off parade in Howell, Livingston, Michigan.
The Livingston Republican provided the details of these parades which were similar in participants, attendees, and onlookers. The first parade took place on September 27, 1917. The parades usually had three bands, the Howell City Band, Ayre’s Martial Band, and the Conway Cornet Band, a contingent of G.A.R. veterans, pupils from Howell city schools, local businessmen, automobiles, and members of the Knights Templar post. In 1918, the Red Cross Ladies joined the parade. The purpose of the parades was to show support for the draftees and the U.S. effort in the war.
The World War I Draft Parade usually formed in North Division Street, marched north to Higgins Street, east to Court Street, south to Grand River Avenue, west to Chestnut St., then countermarched on Grand River Avenue to Division Street, turning south to Brooks Street, east to Fleming Street, then south to the Pere Marquette station. There appears to have been at least five parades, as documented in newspapers.com. The Parades took place in the morning as the Draftees needed to arrive for a 8:57AM departure from the station for Lansing and Fort Custer in Battle Creek.
The Photographs featured are labeled World War I Draft Parade.
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C. S. Line, New Buick, Howell, Michigan, 1950
This is a photograph of C. S. Line and his new Buick station wagon car, in front of Howell Carnegie Library, on April 5, 1950. -
Automobile in Front of Howell Carnegie Library, Howell, Michigan, 1917.
A photograph of an automobile in front of the Howell Carnegie Library, Howell, Michigan, 1917.
Names of persons in photograph are unknown. Some names but not sure order in photograph. Hudson Spike Hennessy, Parker Tooley, George Mann -
Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, about 1911-1914
This is a photograph, looking East from the roof of the new library, about 1911 - 1914.
Grand River Avenue is unpaved. -
Cromaine Library, Hartland, Michigan, 1972
This is a 1972 photograph of the Cromaine Library in Hartland, Michigan. -
Winkelhaus Floral Float, Parade, Howell, Michigan, 1947
This is the Winkelhaus Floral Company Float in this parade, Howell, Michigan, 1947.
The photograph was taken as the parade moved west on Grand River Avenue. The Howell Carnegie Library is in the background, and note, the brick street that is Grand River Avenue.
Winkelhaus Floral Company was located at 203 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan. It was later renamed Heller's Flowers.
The names of the persons in the picture are unknown. -
Automobile Outing, Howell Carnegie Library, Howell, Michigan, 1917
These photographs were taken in 1917 in front of the Howell Carnegie Library, Howell, Michigan. The make of the automobiles and names of the persons are unknown.
Grand River Avenue is noted to be unpaved.
A note in the Howell Bicentennial History book 1776-1976, p.259, "The Sunday afternoon driving club assembles in front of the library. They drove in groups on country roads to help each other out of ditches and to fix tires." -
Carnegie Library, Howell, Michigan - May 21, 1918
Carnegie Library, Howell, Michigan - May 21, 1918 Later known as Howell Carnegie District Library 314 W. Grand River Ave., Howell, Michigan -
Howell Foundry and Machine Shop, Howell, Michigan
This is a photograph of the Howell Foundry and Machine Shop, 300 block of Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan. (314 West Grand River Avenue, west of Center Street).
The foundry was opened in 1865 by John Galloway and George L. Clark, and they manufactured box, cook, and parlor stoves, plows and all types of agricultural castings.
The foundry later burned down (~1900), and the property became the site of the Howell Carnegie District Library.
The date of this photograph is unknown.
View Livingston Republican May 14, 1891 Article (In Library Use Only) -
Howell Carnegie Library, Howell, Michigan, Library Model Addition Unveiling, July 7, 1988
These photographs were taken at the event of the unveiling of the Howell Carnegie Library's Model Addition. It was held at the library, July 7, 1988. Its theme was "Bridging Yesterday to Tomorrow".
View June 29, 1988 article in The Livingston Daily Press & Argus (in library use only).
View July 20, 1988 article in The Livingston Daily Press & Argus (in library use only).
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