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Digital Archive of the Howell Carnegie Library Archives

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  • Howell Carnegie Library, Howell, Michigan

    These photographs are of the Howell Carnegie Library, 314 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.   In two of the photographs are a buggy, horse and man; the name of the person is unknown.  Grand River Avenue is unpaved so making it likely that these photographs were pre-1915.
  • Howell Carnegie Library, Howell, Michigan - 1986

    These photographs are of the exterior of the Howell Carnegie Library, Howell, Michigan - 1986
  • Howell Carnegie Library, 314 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan,  about 1911 - 1915

    This photograph is an aerial view of the Howell Carnegie Library, 314 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan - about 1911-1915. The view is from from the First Presbyterian Church tower.
  • Howell Carnegie Library, 314 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan

    This is a photograph of the Howell Carnegie Library, 314 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.  The date is unknown.
  • Howell Carnegie Library, Howell, Michigan, Flag Day, June 14, 1915

    This is a photograph likely taken from the Presbyterian Church, of Flag Day at the Howell Carnegie Library, 314 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.

    As reported by David D. Finney Jr., in his "Images of America: Howell" book, 2013, Flag Day was celebrated  at the Howell Carnegie Library Square.  A parade from the Livingston County Courthouse was led by Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, and third graders.  The teachers and school children were waving flags.   On the lawn, they joined local citizens and sang patriotic songs.
  • Howell Carnegie Library, 314 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, 1947

    Duane Zemper, photographer, shot this night view of the Howell Carnegie Library, Howell, Michigan in 1947.
  • Howell Carnegie District Library, 314 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan - 1984

    These photographs were taken as part of documentation for the R/UDAT Study, 1984. 

    In 1983, the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce applied for a R/UDAT (Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team) study, an American Institute of Architects program that brought a team of professionals to the city for a four-day period to study Howell's downtown, its ability to compete for regional shopping, and to make recommendations for improvements to re-vitalize the city.  The team, in 1984, during the study took photographs, interviewed people, held forums, and in the end provided an outline of strategies.

    American Institute of Architects Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team
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