Thursday, September 26, 2024

Two Ebay purchase froms Andover, Kansas. 

1). No name on the back. The photo was taken at the Himes studio, the corner of Front and Park in Traverse City, Mich.

The woman is wearing a dark mutton-chop sleeved dress. A feather collar or a short boa is around her neck. Her hat has feathers and perhaps a ribbon, with a netting veil covering her face.

The Himes studio operated in Traverse City from 1894 to 1900.

An unidentified woman.

2). Also unidentified. Taken at the McManus Brothers studio. The numbers 9369 and 6 printed in blur ink on the back, with a handwritten 14.

An unidentified man.



Tuesday, September 3, 2024

An Ebay purchase from Evansdale, Iowa. Two photographs, unfortunately, no names on the back. 

Photo 1: Three young women stand behind three seated young men. Just a hint of the painted backdrop is visible on the right-hand side.

Each man has a watch chain with the two at each end having a charm on their chain. The two women on the right side have a small curl in the center of their forehead while the woman on the right has a curl sticking straight up at the back of her head.

Six unidentified young people.

The Moblo Studio operated in Traverse City between 1893 to 1913.

Photo 2: Two well-dressed young men. One sits on a sofa, the painted backdrop visible behind him.  He is the man sitting on the left in the first photo. This photo may be a couple of years later than the first photo.

The other man may be sitting on a column.

Two unidentified men.

The Himes studio operated between 1894 and 1900.