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Dr. Howard's Office
Unknown1829/1849
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
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.
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Details
- Title: Dr. Howard's Office
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1829/1849
- Location: United States, Michigan, Tekonsha
- Subject Keywords: Howard, Alonson Bingley, 1823-1883, Physicians, Medicine (Discipline), Office buildings, Buildings (Structures), Schoolhouses
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=25075
- Object Name: Building (Structure)
- Object ID: 56.117.1
- Image ID: THF1696
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Howard D. and Ida B. Washburn
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