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  • Aerial photo - VanKeuren Farm, Oceola Twp., Michigan
    Eager Road at Curdy Road
    Year unknown
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  • Photographs of the Baetcke House, located in Genoa Township, on Challis Rd., Brighton, 1975.
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  • This group of photographs were done for Barbara Itsell of 303 West Sibley Street, Howell, Michigan.

    All of the photographs are of the interior of the home; the person in photos 0127 and 0135 is unknown.

    The date of the photographs is unknown.
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  • This is a photograph of the home at 1307 North Michigan Avenue, Howell, Michigan.  It was labeled, "Walker house - Thurber, Cornell, Easson house".

    The date of the photograph is unknown.
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  • This series of photographs is of the Murnighan Home and Farm, West Coon Lake Road, Howell, Michigan, 1977.

    The name of the person in photographs 0154  and 0159 is unknown.

    Most of the photographs are of the interior of the home; the photographs of the exterior including the barns are: 0143, 0144, 0145, 0152, 0157 and 0161.
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  • This is an unidentified house in Howell, Michigan.

    The date of the photograph is unknown.
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  • These photographs are of 219 South Walnut Street, Howell, Michigan.

    In 1961, Frances Huntington, and family lived there; in 1952, Harry Huntingon, physician, and  wife Mary lived at this address.
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  • This photograph was included in the "Old Brighton Village" book, 1974.   In that book it was captioned, "The first foundry in Livingston County was built about 1843".   The building was located at Grand River and North Main St. looking East to Grand River, Brighton, MI.

    In her book, "From Settlement to City - Brighton, Michigan 1832 - 1945", Carol McMacken, relates that David Thompson and Olympus Spencer formed a partnership in 1843 to start this foundry,  Globe Ironworks.

    The date of this photo and the persons in this photo are unknown.
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  • These photographs are of the Chem-Trend Inc., building and World Group 1981, 3205 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.    

    The persons in the World Group photos taken outside of the Chem-Trend Inc. building in the first photo are unknown.

    In photograph, 0004, from left to right, are Jose Arruti (Mexico), Geoff Simms (US),  Erik Kantner (Denmark), next four unknown (Europe), in back tall with mustache is Dave Cox (US), Guy Busch (red tie), Peer Lorentzen (company founder), Mr. Hanono & his colleague from Japan, Ken Rennells, Unknown from Europe, and Bob Kauserud.  (Persons identified with help of Gwen Lawson of Chem-Trend, 2022)

    There are several photos of the exterior of the building, and also 1981 photographs of the construction of an addition to the building.

    Chem-Trend Inc. was opened in 1964 by Peer Lorentzen, and was a manufacturing of release products used in plastics industry and in die casting and mental working industries.  In 1980, Chem-Trend Inc. was the world's largest supplier of specialty releasing agents and occupied a 80,000 square foot building at the East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan address.
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  • This photograph of the plant of Diversified Packaging Company, 730 Isbell Street, Howell, Michigan, 1978.
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