Portrait of Alonson Howard, Father of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, circa 1860

Summary

Priscilla and Alonson Howard, Sr., and their children left their home near Sweden, New York, in 1843 and moved to Tekonsha Township, Michigan. The Howards purchased a farm on the wooded plain of the St. Joseph River. Their son, Alonson, Jr., became a well-known local doctor. This image shows Alonson Howard, Sr., about 1860.

Priscilla and Alonson Howard, Sr., and their children left their home near Sweden, New York, in 1843 and moved to Tekonsha Township, Michigan. The Howards purchased a farm on the wooded plain of the St. Joseph River. Their son, Alonson, Jr., became a well-known local doctor. This image shows Alonson Howard, Sr., about 1860.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1860

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.698

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.00 in

Width: 8.00 in

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