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Races for the Fourth of July on Grand River Avenue in Howell, Michigan - July 4, 1914
The boy watching the elderly gentleman race has a flyer which was titled Fourth of July. The races are run going west to east on Grand River Avenue.
Pennets for the Chautauqua are strung over the street. The Howell Chautauqua was held August 15-19, 1914 Chautauqua is an institution that provided popular adult education courses and entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Read The Livingston Republican April 22, 1914 article (in Library use only)
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Arlene Lamoreaux Riding in a Car During the Bicentennial Parade in Howell, Michigan on July 10,1976
Photo is south of State Street on Grand River Avenue in Howell, Michigan. Arlene Lamoreaux riding in a car with a sign that reads "Howell History Book Lady Arlene Lamoreaux" during the Bicentennial Parade. Arlene Lamoreaux’s idea of getting the town to write their own history book culminated in the publishing of The Howell Bicentennial History Book. The parade was part of a 3 day Howell Bicentennial Homecoming Celebration put on by the Jaycees, the Livingston Veterans Council and the Howell Bi-Centennial Committee.
The sign on the building to the left reads Fred Bloye Florist. -
Howell, Michigan, Parade
This is a photograph of a parade in Howell, Michigan, pre-1914. The view is East Grand River Avenue across from the Livingston County Courthouse and is looking northwest with the intersection of Grand River Avenue and State Street in the background. The exact date and persons in the picture are unknown.
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William McPherson Jr., Home, Howell, Michigan
This is a photograph of the sketch included in the "History of Livingston County Michigan" book, 1879, p. 143, of the William McPherson, Jr., home, on West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan. -
Milo Gay Home, Howell, Michigan, 1879
This is a photograph of a sketch that was included in the 1879 "History of Livingston County" book and is of the Milo Gay home on West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan. -
Tastee-Freeze Ice Cream Store, Howell, Michigan
These photographs are of the Tastee-Freeze Ice Cream store at 1025 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan. Tastee-Freeze opened in the mid-1950's. -
Howell Opera House, Howell, Michigan
This is a photograph from the balcony of the Howell Opera House, 121 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan. The date of the photograph is unknown. -
Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan
This is a photograph of Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan after 1914, when the street was paved and the Presbyterian Church (in the distance, left) was built. The view is just east of the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Michigan Avenue (Division) and is looking west. The early traffic signal is in the center of the intersecion and old cars are angle parked. The exact date is unknown. -
East Grand River Avenue, National Hotel, Howell, Michigan
This is a photograph of the southside of the 100 block of East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan. Grand River Avenue is unpaved, so likely pre-1914. The National Hotel's balconies are prominent in the picture. -
Streetscape, Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan
This is a photograph taken, likely, from an upper story window on East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan. In view, looking northwest, is the Western Auto Store sign, and West Grand River Avenue, and the intersection with Michigan Avenue. Storefronts and older cars, likely from the 1940's, are in view. Angle parking on Grand River Avenue is noted. The date is unknown.
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