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- Austrian Physician and Writer Jakob Eduard Polak, circa 1870 - The interestingly dressed man in this carte-de-visite is Jakob Eduard Polak. Born into a Jewish family in what is now the Czech Republic, Polak received his medical degree at Vienna, Austria in the 1840s. From 1851 to 1860, he taught medicine at a college in Iran and became the personal physician to the shah. He returned to Austria in the early 1860s.
- circa 1870
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Austrian Physician and Writer Jakob Eduard Polak, circa 1870
The interestingly dressed man in this carte-de-visite is Jakob Eduard Polak. Born into a Jewish family in what is now the Czech Republic, Polak received his medical degree at Vienna, Austria in the 1840s. From 1851 to 1860, he taught medicine at a college in Iran and became the personal physician to the shah. He returned to Austria in the early 1860s.
- Portraits of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, circa 1865-1866 and Cynthia Coryell Edmunds Howard, circa 1858-1860 - 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.
- circa 1858-circa 1865
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Portraits of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, circa 1865-1866 and Cynthia Coryell Edmunds Howard, circa 1858-1860
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.
- Portrait of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, circa 1880 - 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.
- circa 1880
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Portrait of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, circa 1880
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.
- Portrait of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, 1865-1866 - 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.
- 1865-1866
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Portrait of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, 1865-1866
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.
- Physician's Saddlebag, 1850-1870 -
- 1850-1870
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Physician's Saddlebag, 1850-1870
- Chaise Made for Dr. George Coburn Clement, 1875-1885 - The two-wheel chaise provided a less costly alternative for customers who could not afford a larger four-wheel carriage. At the height of its popularity in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the chaise was available for one or two passengers, and with or without a top. Massachusetts physician George Coburn Clement purchased this chaise built by Elmer P. Sargent.
- 1875-1885
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Chaise Made for Dr. George Coburn Clement, 1875-1885
The two-wheel chaise provided a less costly alternative for customers who could not afford a larger four-wheel carriage. At the height of its popularity in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the chaise was available for one or two passengers, and with or without a top. Massachusetts physician George Coburn Clement purchased this chaise built by Elmer P. Sargent.
- 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.
- Portrait of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, 1880-1883 - 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.
- 1880-1883
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Portrait of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, 1880-1883
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.
- Portrait of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, 1880-1883 - 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.
- 1880-1883
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Portrait of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, 1880-1883
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.
- Portraits of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, circa 1860-1865, and Cynthia Coryell Edmunds Howard, 1870-1875 - 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.
- circa 1860-circa 1875
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Portraits of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, circa 1860-1865, and Cynthia Coryell Edmunds Howard, 1870-1875
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.