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Digital Archive of the Howell Carnegie Library Archives

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  • Early Tavern - Howell, Michigan

    Early tavern, interior picture
    unknown persons, unknown date
    Genesee Beer was introduced in 1878 in New York
  • Howell Theater, Howell, Michigan - 1954

    This photograph is of the exterior of the Howell Theater - 1954.  The theater is located at 315 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.

    The Howell Theater was opened on 12/11/1928, and at that time was owned by the Schulte Amusement Company.  Currently, under the name of The Howell Historic Theater, it remains open.

    Unknown person (s).

    In window reflection on the north side of East Grand River Avenue is the Michigan Bell Building.
  • Howell Theater, Howell, Michigan - 1954

    This photograph is of the exterior of the Howell Theater - 1954.  The theater is located at 315 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.

    The Howell Theater was opened on 12/11/1928, and at that time was owned by the Schulte Amusement Company.  Currently, under the name of The Howell Historic Theater, it remains open.

    In the photograph is the reflection from the north side of East Grand River Avenue in which one can see the Griffin Building on the left, and the Detroit Edison building on the right.
  • Howell Theater, Howell, Michigan - 1954

    This photograph is of the exterior of the Howell Theater - 1954. It shows the Entrance corridor.   The theater is located at 315 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.

    The Howell Theater was opened on 12/11/1928, and at that time was owned by the Schulte Amusement Company.  Currently, under the name of The Howell Historic Theater, it remains open.

    Unknown person (s).
  • Howell Theater, Howell, Michigan

    This photograph is of the projectionist at the Howell Theater.  The theater is located at 315 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.

    The Howell Theater was opened on 12/11/1928, and at that time was owned by the Schulte Amusement Company.  Currently, under the name of The Howell Historic Theater, it remains open.

    Unknown person (s).

    Date of photo: unknown.
  • Temple Theater, Howell, Michigan

    This photograph, dated 1926,  is of the Temple Theater, and shows the interior of the movie venue.  It was located next to the National Hotel, on the south side East Grand River Avenue.

    The Temple Theater opened in 1910. The Livingston Republican reported in 1911 that the Temple Theater had "enlarged the audience room and made other improvements".

    The Temple Theater was purchased in 1913 by A. J. Moller of Detroit, and by Vernon Locey in 1921.  It remained open until the Howell Theater opened in December 1928.

    Read The Livingston County Press August 8, 1990 Article (In Library Use Only)
  • Winter Scene, Utility Work, Howell, Michigan

    This is a photograph of a horse and sleigh traveling along the street with a load of wood.  In the foreground, men are working on the electrical lines/poles.  The exact location and date of this photograph are unknown, but possibly in the city of Howell, Michigan.

    The persons in the photograph are unknown.
  • Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Pay Phone, Howell, Michigan

    Photographs of a telephone booth outside the old Michigan Bell Telephone office, 310 E. Grand River, 1/2 block from Court House, Howell, Michigan, 1953.

    The names of the persons in the pictures are unknown.
  • Michigan Bell, Construction, Howell, Michigan

    This photograph was labeled, "Michigan Bell, Line workers" and was grouped with a series of Michigan Bell Telephone pictures in Howell.  The photograph was taken with two large homes in the background and shows men working in trenches with cement blocks. the photo appears to showcase construction of the buried line infrastructure that relieved the city of much of the tangled lines present in photos from the earlier parts of the 20th century. This work, as evidenced by photographs, was likely to have been mostly completed by the mid-1960s.
  • Michigan Bell Telephone Pole Installation, Howell, Michigan, 1913

    This photograph was labeled "Howell crew" of Michigan Bell Telephone, Howell, Michigan.   They were stringing lines on North Michigan Avenue, Howell, Michigan.

    The streetview shows a sleigh loaded with wood being pulled by horses.

    The names of the persons in the picture  are unknown.

    This photograph was included in the 2013 David D. Finney book, "Images of America".
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