Dr. Howard's Office before Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, September 2002

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Artifact Overview

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.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Digital photograph

Date Made

09 September 2002-11 September 2002

Subject Date

09 September 2002-11 September 2002

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.4261

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

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