Monday, November 9, 2015

An unusual ebay find, a photo that somehow ended up in Athens, Greece.



Wednesday, May 27, 2015

1909 real photo postcard of the Silver Lake Grange, located in Monroe Center.



Monday, May 4, 2015

Charlie and Jennie Reynolds.

I have been unable to locate this couple in the 1900 or 1910 censuses for Michigan. I suspect the photograph dates to the time span of 1895 to 1910, based largely on Jennie's shirtwaist.


McManus Brothers studio, Traverse City, Michigan.

Monday, March 2, 2015

Three Smith & Price studio photographs, circa 1900-1910. All three came from the same source on Ebay.These may be high school graduation photographs.

Only one has a name written on the back:

Bessie.

In 1900, there were 70 women listed in the census under the name "Bessie." It is also possible that Bessie is a nickname for Elizabeth or Beatrice.

The other two photographs are unidentified.



Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Myrtle and Addie. Smith and Price Studio, Traverse City, which was in operation from 1900 to 1925. Back of photograph has the names "Myrtle & Addie."

Myrtle and Addie.

Both women are wearing high-collared shirtwaists, which were popular from the late 1890s to about 1912 or so.

Photograph was purchased from an Ebay seller in Hawkeye, Iowa.