This is a portrait of Lyle Schnackenberg, Howell, Michigan, 1994. He was the former owner of the Schnackenberg News Agency (1952) and district manager for the Detroit News ( 1961).
A photo of a horse drawn hearse in Pinckney, Michigan in 1880s. The hearse is driven by undertaker C.N. Plimpton. He is holding a dog on his lap. The background building is the Deer Creek Mill.
Benjamin W. Cardell settled in Howell, Michigan in 1847. He was a sawmill owner (1848-1851), undertaker with Harvey Goodrich in Howell, Michigan and owner of Cardell Block NW Corner W. Grand River and Walnut in Howell, Michigan.
His home moved in 1900 to 132 Isbell St, Howell, Michigan. This house was later owned in 1971 by Orville Reed.