I purchased 38 photos on Ebay. The seller said they came from a single album. Only three were identifiable (will post those later). I sorted the photos by studio and the style of the mark. Here is the first set from the E. N. Moblo Studio, located on Union Street in Traverse City.
The first is a child seated on a stool with a bear skin type rug draped around (and over the stool?). A painted backdrop with short decorative walls is in the background.
Two children, On the left the child is seated on a wheeled-chair with tassels. A similar chair was used by the McManus Brothers studio. The feet of a stand are visible behind the standing girl. This may have been a device to hold the girl's head still. A floral carpeting is on the floor and in the background a painted backdrop with a woods scene and some sort of arched building on the right side.
A handsome man standing nest to a chair. The floral carpeting is visible. The pained backdrop is the same as the first photo, but more is visible including floral swags, an urn with flowers, and architectural elements. The backdrop strongly resembles Pompeiian wall paintings.
A handsome seated man. The Eastlake style chair is the same as the previous picture and the faux bearskin rug is on the floor. The backdrop has trees and a lake or bay with a dock.
Lastly, two bust photos of women wearing muttonchop sleeved dresses. Their eyes appear to have been touched up to make the pupils more visible, a common technique seen in other photos.
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