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- Portrait of Dr. Alonson B. Howard's Children, 1870-1872 - 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).
- 1870-1872
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Portrait of Dr. Alonson B. Howard's Children, 1870-1872
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).
- 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
- Dr. Alonson B. Howard's Tombstone at Windfall Cemetery, Tekonsha, Michigan, August 1959 - 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.
- August 01, 1959
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Dr. Alonson B. Howard's Tombstone at Windfall Cemetery, Tekonsha, Michigan, August 1959
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.
- Interior of Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956 -
- March 01, 1956
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Interior of Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956
- Interior of Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956 -
- March 01, 1956
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Interior of Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956
- Interior of Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956 -
- March 01, 1956
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Interior of Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956
- 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.
- 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.
- Violin Used by Dr. Alonson B. Howard, circa 1835 -
- circa 1835
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Violin Used by Dr. Alonson B. Howard, circa 1835
- Road Sign near the Original Site of Dr. Howard's Office, Tekonsha, Michigan, August 1959 -
- August 01, 1959
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Road Sign near the Original Site of Dr. Howard's Office, Tekonsha, Michigan, August 1959