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  • This is a photograph of the Howell Foundry and Machine Shop, 300 block of Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan. (314 West Grand River Avenue, west of Center Street).

    The foundry was opened in 1865 by John Galloway and George L. Clark, and they manufactured box, cook, and parlor stoves, plows and all types of agricultural castings.

    The foundry later burned down (~1900), and the property became the site of the Howell Carnegie District Library.

    The date of this photograph is unknown.

    View Livingston Republican May 14, 1891 Article (In Library Use Only)
  • Carnegie Library, Howell, Michigan - May 21, 1918 Later known as Howell Carnegie District Library 314 W. Grand River Ave., Howell, Michigan
  • This is a photograph of the exterior of the Citizens' Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 304 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.

    The date of the photograph is unknown.
  • These photographs were taken in 1917 in front of the Howell Carnegie Library, Howell, Michigan.  The make of the automobiles and names of the persons are unknown.

    Grand River Avenue is noted to be unpaved.

    A note in the Howell Bicentennial History book 1776-1976, p.259, "The Sunday afternoon driving club assembles in front of the library.  They drove in groups on country roads to help each other out of ditches and to fix tires."
  • These photographs are of the exterior Burk's Woodland Motel, 8029 West Grand River Avenue, Brighton, Michigan,  1955.

    By 1985, the motel was known as the "Woodland Lake Motel" and was owned by Sharmishtha "Sammy" Patel at least until 2000.
  • Robert Hotel - SE corner of E. Grand River and Court Street - year unknown.
    Across the street from the courthouse.
    NOTE: These is a photo taken of a photo, not from original negative)
  • Crest Motel was located west of Howell on Grand River - 1970
  • Crest Motel, located west of Howell, on Grand River
  • This is a photograph of the carriage taking passengers from the Railroad Depot to Livingston Hotel, Howell, Michigan.

    The date of the photograph is unknown.  The exact location is unknown.
  • This image isof Cashway Lumber, 525 Main Street, Brighton, 1970.
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