Portrait of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, circa 1880
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Alonson Howard, Jr. (1823-1883) studied medicine in Ohio and Michigan before setting up a medical practice in the 1850s in Tekonsha Township, Michigan. Dr. Howard performed surgeries, delivered babies, produced herbal remedies and homemade medicines, and treated illnesses--adapting his treatments to what worked best for his patients. He served his community for more than thirty years.
Alonson Howard, Jr. (1823-1883) studied medicine in Ohio and Michigan before setting up a medical practice in the 1850s in Tekonsha Township, Michigan. Dr. Howard performed surgeries, delivered babies, produced herbal remedies and homemade medicines, and treated illnesses--adapting his treatments to what worked best for his patients. He served his community for more than thirty years.
Artifact
Cabinet photograph
Subject Date
circa 1880
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.18.238.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 4.125 in
Inscriptions
Imprinted at bottom of front cabinet card: YOUND & McKAY, / SUCCESSORS TO J.E. MAST / MARSHALL, MICH. Handwritten in pencil on back side: Dr AB Howard
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