An Ebay purchase (pricey!). The photograph shows two horses pulling a wagon filled with large rocks. The horses are wearing fly nets indicating the photo was probably taken in the summer. Three unidentified men are on the wagon.

The photograph that does not have a studio mark or names on the back. However, on the left side is a sign:

FARMERS H--

E. M. DAILY

And on the right side another sign:

119

LAUTNER

BROS.

E. M. Daily and Lautner Brothers stores, Traverse City.

The 1901 and 1904 Traverse City city directories provides the following information:

SALOONS- Daily, Emery M. 117 S. Union, residence 328 W. 9th

SHOES- Lautner, Edward, 119 S. Union, residence same

Emery M. Daily was born on 18 July 1849 in New York. He was married in 1874 to Elmora Sears. He died from a cerebral hemorrhage on 6 October 1921 in Traverse City and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery.

Edward Lautner was born on 13 January 1867 in Solon Township, Leelanau County, Michigan. He was married to Ida May Warner. He died from myocarditis and nephritis on 6 October 1930. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery.