A photograph of Daniel Matteson from 1873. Taken at the McManus Brothers studio in Traverse City.

Mr. Matteson has a curly hairdo and a goatee. He has a jacket, vest, and a striped bow tie.

Daniel Matteson.

The back of the photograph reveals that it was negative No. 1017, good to know because this helps to date other McManus Brother photos that have the negative number.

Negative 1017.
 

Three unidentified McManus Brothers photographs. 

A bearded man wearing a suit jacket and tie. His eyes have been retouched.

A young woman holding a violin and bow. She has a large comb on top of her head. The printed backdrop is barely visible.

A smaller carte de vista photograph of a man in a suit jacket, shirt, and bow tie. 

Back of photograph.

 

A photograph from an Ebay seller in Kalamazoo, Michigan. No name on the back. This is from the McManus Brothers studio. The young girl poses in front of a backdrop with elaborate printed furniture. Her arm rests against the back of a chair, with a cloth-covered table behind her, several books stacked on top. Behind the girl's feet you can see the feet of a stand used to help hold her still. The girl's eyes have been highlighted. She wears a print dress with lace at the collar, yoke, and sleeves; as well as a necklace.

 

Two photographs from the Boswell studio. Unfortunately neither has the name of the person on the back. The William Boswell studio operated in Traverse City from about 1900 to 1906.

The first is a young woman with an unfortunate hairdo. Her light-colored blouse has what looks like a detachable starched collar. A small piece of jewelry is present.

The second photo is of a young man wearing a suitjacket, vest, and a large tie. A small pin and a second piece of jewelry are present on his lapel. 

 

 With Good Wishes. An unusual photograph from the McManus Brothers studio. A young man wears a suit and bow tie. An image of a piece of wood with words on it added. The man's eyes have been retouched to make the pupils more visible. Unfortunately there is no name on the back.

Seven young women and girls, from an Ebay seller in Elma, New York. All the photos originated from the McManus Brothers studio in Traverse City.  I believe that some of these were photos taken of existing photos. Retouching is visible on the eyes of  most of the women, their pupils colored in and outlined. None have their names on the back.

 This woman's hairstyle is almost identical to the hairstyle of several of the women from the 1871 photograph in another post. 

                Negative number 1354. 

Another woman with the circa 1871 hairstyle. 

            Negative number 2172. 

 

An unidentified photograph from an Ebay seller in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taken at the McManus Brothers studio in Traverse City. The woman has two elaborate combs in her hair, a broach at her neck, and a small pocket watch attached to a chain pinned to her dress.

An unidentified woman.