Community Watching the Melon Festival Parade in Howell, Michigan. Unknown Date.
The parade is heading west on Grand River. Can see First National Bank just behind the sign for Hillcrest Regional Center Developmental Disabilities. Can see mounted police in the parade.
Was a lifelong resident of Howell, Michigan. Served in WWII from February 27, 1941 to December 4, 1945. Howard was also the Company Commander for the Howell National Guard for thirteen years.
This image is from the First National Bank Calendar Photos and features a Blacksmith shop on West Main Street, 1895 - Colt Park Agency now located here. (510 West Grand River Avenue,Brighton, Michigan).
The sign above the Blacksmith shop reads, "Cook & Shannon" Wagon Carriage, General Blacksmithing.
William Henry Shannon, born 1841 Ontario, and died 1934 in Brighton, Michigan was a blacksmith in Brighton.
This group of photographs were taken during the Ceremonial Laying of the Cornerstone of the "51 Building", Hartland Public Schools, Hartland, Michigan, 1951.
The exact date, and names of the persons in the photograph are unknown.
