A second postcard from Traverse City.  School children posing with their teacher. On the back "Lautner School 1917 Simrow Girls."

The 1910 census for Whitewater township, Grand Traverse County lists the Frank Simrow family consisting of:

Frank Simrow  30
Louise W. Simrow 26
Gladys M. Simrow 7
Frances M. Simrow 6
Bina M. Simrow 3

Although spelled Simrow on the postcard and the census, the family spelled the name Semrow.

Entries on Findagrave.com indicate the following:

Gladys Mildred Semrow was born in 1903, was married to William I. Dunn, and died on 24 October 1966.

Frances Mae Semrow was born on 29 December 1904, married James M. Myers, and died on 30 August 1976.

Bina M. Semrow was born on 6 January 1907, was married to Walter North and then to William C. McGarry, and died on 7 August 1992.

An Ebay purchase from Traverse City. A divided back postcard with the date "May 13, 1913" on the back, "from Hattie Monroe."

Written on the back:
I see
Lila Egglie
Hattie Monroe
Mabel Monroe
Audry Engstrom
Ralph Monroe Fatty
I think the one in the Middle in Anna McGarry
Elsie Eggli
I think this is the Sabin School

There is only one boy in the photo, standing back row at left, so that must be Ralph Monroe.

An Ebay purchase from Brooklyn, New York. This appears to be a very early McManus Brothers photograph, with a negative number of 451. The man is standing against a plain backdrop. The feet for the posing stand or head rest are visible between his legs and the right of his left foot. This device helped hold the person's head still during a long exposure. The McManus Brothers photography studio opened in 1873, probably suggesting this photo was taken in the 1874 to 1875 time span.

Am Ebay purchase. Unidentified family, the back has the inscription "to Mother." See below for their identifies.

The Moblo studio operated in Traverse City between about 1893 and 1913.

Update; Elizabeth Kingman sent me an email in December 2022: "I am a great granddaughter of Edward N. Moblo from Traverse City.

When I google his name every once in a while, I happen upon your blog sometimes.

Today, I found you again.

Thanks for posting his photos and your info.

The photo that you posted on May 18, 2018, is of Edward (Napoleon) Moblo’s uncle, Gilbert Moblo, and second wife, Margaret and their daughter Maggie May (also sometimes called Ida May). I have an older cabinet photo of the three of them.

Thanks for sharing your finds!"

An Ebay purchase from Tennessee. An unidentified woman photographed by the McManus Brothers studio in Traverse City.

The photograph has the negative number, 1759, on its back, suggesting it is a relatively early example from this studio. McManus Brothers opened their joint studio in 1873.