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- Dr. Howard's Office - 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.
- circa 1839
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Dr. Howard's Office
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.
- Dr. Howard's Office, Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, 1956 - After Dr. Alonson Howard died in 1883, his wife locked up his medical office building in rural Michigan. In 1956, when the building was brought to Greenfield Village, many of "Doc Howard's" possessions were still intact. He used these hand-painted barrels to brew and dispense homemade botanical medicines, including herbal extracts.
- March 01, 1956
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Dr. Howard's Office, Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, 1956
After Dr. Alonson Howard died in 1883, his wife locked up his medical office building in rural Michigan. In 1956, when the building was brought to Greenfield Village, many of "Doc Howard's" possessions were still intact. He used these hand-painted barrels to brew and dispense homemade botanical medicines, including herbal extracts.
- Dr. Howard's Office, Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, circa 1956 - After Dr. Alonson Howard died in 1883, his wife locked up his medical office building in rural Michigan. In 1956, when the building was brought to Greenfield Village, many of "Doc Howard's" possessions were still intact. This photo of the dispensary section of the office shows medicine bottles and medical reference texts.
- March 01, 1956
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Dr. Howard's Office, Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, circa 1956
After Dr. Alonson Howard died in 1883, his wife locked up his medical office building in rural Michigan. In 1956, when the building was brought to Greenfield Village, many of "Doc Howard's" possessions were still intact. This photo of the dispensary section of the office shows medicine bottles and medical reference texts.
- Dedication of Dr. Howard's Office in Greenfield Village, 1963 -
- October 15, 1963
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Dedication of Dr. Howard's Office in Greenfield Village, 1963
- Dr. Howard's Office at Its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956 -
- March 01, 1956
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Dr. Howard's Office at Its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956
- Photograph of a Drawing of Dr. Howard's Office, July 19, 1960 -
- July 19, 1960
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Photograph of a Drawing of Dr. Howard's Office, July 19, 1960
- Dedication of Dr. Howard's Office in Greenfield Village, October 15, 1963 -
- October 15, 1963
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Dedication of Dr. Howard's Office in Greenfield Village, October 15, 1963
- Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956 -
- March 01, 1956
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Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956
- Dr. Howard's Office at Its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956 -
- March 01, 1956
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Dr. Howard's Office at Its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956
- Garden by Dr. Howard's Office in Greenfield Village, August 2008 - Dr. Alonson B. Howard, a physician in rural Tekonsha, Michigan, used plants in his practice. He dried, crushed, decocted, extracted, and purified parts of skunk cabbage, bloodroot, blue vervain, boneset, and white snakeroot among others into pills, powders, and tinctures. In 2008, the Village Herb Associates planted other medicinal herbs near Howard's relocated office to convey the importance of plants to medicine.
- August 15, 2008
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Garden by Dr. Howard's Office in Greenfield Village, August 2008
Dr. Alonson B. Howard, a physician in rural Tekonsha, Michigan, used plants in his practice. He dried, crushed, decocted, extracted, and purified parts of skunk cabbage, bloodroot, blue vervain, boneset, and white snakeroot among others into pills, powders, and tinctures. In 2008, the Village Herb Associates planted other medicinal herbs near Howard's relocated office to convey the importance of plants to medicine.