Portrait of Dr. Alonson B. Howard's Children, 1870-1872
THF109605 / Portrait of Dr. Alonson B. Howard's Children, 1870-1872
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Artifact Overview
Alonson Howard, Jr., a doctor practicing medicine in Tekonsha Township, Michigan, married his second wife, Cynthia Coryell Edmunds, in August 1858. Dr. Howard's first wife had passed away a year earlier. Cynthia became a caring stepmother to Alonson's two sons, and the couple would have four children of their own (pictured here).
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1870-1872
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
86.18.337.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 7 in
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Alonson Howard practiced medicine in rural Tekonsha, Michigan, starting around the time of the Civil War. He was an "eclectic" physician, combining Western medicine and surgery with the herbal and homeopathic methods popular in the 19th century. This building was the waiting room, office and laboratory for Doc Howard and his patients. He also made herbal medicines here.