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.

 

An Ebay purchase. At some time the photo was trimmed down and the studio information was lost. 

On the back is written in ink: 

Upper row left to right

Maggie Huntington, Mary Knez[ik]

Ella Wadsworth, Emma Leac[h]

Lower row left to righ[t]

Mary Francis, Libbie Rose

Traverse City Mich

1871

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 The six women are posed in an unidentified studio. Emma Leach is leaning on a table that has a large book on it, while holding a smaller book. An upholstered chair is visible behind Maggie Huntington. Wood trim is visible behind the women, and another piece of furniture is present on the left. The floor is covered by a striped rug or floor cloth.

I purchased a set of photographs and tintypes from an Ebay seller from Pellston, Michigan. These four were taken by the McManus  in Traverse City. 

The other photographs include two from the Kidney Studio in Battle Creek, Michigan, one from E. T. Bowdle's Gallery in Lima, Ohio, one from S. K. Kraus in Lima, Ohio, one by the W. C. Adams of Owen Sound, Ontario, and one by the C. Lawes Photo studio of Cobourg, Ontario. Unfortunately none of these have names on their back. A tintype has the names Punella [or Prissilla?] Green and Maryann McDougal on the back, I have not researched that one yett.

Unidentified woman, slight coloring of cheeks.

Unidentified man, pink added to cheeks.

Note the negative number, 1407.

This unidentified girl has a small purse and a necklace.

It is likely this unidentified baby is sitting on its mother's lap, but that the mother has been made to disappear.

 

From an Ebay seller in Berwick, Maine. Three unidentified children posing at the William Boswell Studio in Traverse City.This studio operated between 1900 and 1906.

Two photos from an Ebay seller in Danville, Virginia.

Both are from the McManus Brothers studio. The top photo is a man posing with his dog. The man holds a book in one hand.

Unidentified man with dog.

The second photo has on its back: "Aunt Jule This is W. N. Kelley Nellies' Husband.

Walter Nathaniel Kelley has an entry on the Findagrave website. He was born in 1866 and died in 1938. There is a different photo of him posted on that website, and my photo appears to be a younger version (he had gotten rid of the mustache, changed his hair style, and gotten plump by 1903). He was married first to Nellie L. Van Lieu, who died in 1908. 

Walter Nathaniel Kelley, circa 1890.

An Ebay purchase from Arundel, Maine.

On the front of the photo is the date "5-22-28"

On the back: City Office, Traverse City
Left to right: Geraldine Hogan
Mr. Voice
Frances Huebel
?
?
Atty Hubbard
Mr. Moffatt

Arundel, Maine. On the back is written: City Office, Traverse City. Left to right: Geraldine Hogan, Mr. Voice, Frances Huebel, ?, ?,  Otty Hubbard, Mr. Moffat.

Geraldine M. Hogan was born on 26 March 1900 in Traverse City, daughter of Edwin C. Hogan and Helen E. Wilcox, and died on 1 August 1955 in Grand Traverse County.  She was working as an Assistant Clerk in the City Office in 1930.

There were several men with the Voice surname in Grand Traverse County in 1930. None worked for the City.

Frances I. Huebel was born on 30 January 1898, the daughter of William Huebel and Caroline Horrbe and died on 11 June 1977 at Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan. She was working as the Assistant Clerk in the City Office in 1930.

Ottilie A. (Thienhaus) Hubbard was born on 18 April 1894 in  Germany, daughter of Otto Thienhaus and Florence Kendall, and died on 9 September 1964 in Traverse City. She was married in 1911 in Grand Rapids to Russell Hubbard. Otty was the Deputy City Treasurer  in 1927 to 1930.

Orlando C. Moffatt was born on 6 August 1866 in Lyons, Ionia County, Michigan, son of Seth C. Moffatt and Emma R. Linnell. He died on 18 January 1943 in Traverse City He was listed as a Public Official in a City Office on the 1930 census.

An Ebay purchase from Utica, New York. A photograph from the E. N. Molblo studio, which operated in Traverse City between 1893 and 1913. This is an unusual photo because of the presence of the dog.

The back of the photo has the surnames Krauss and Lautner written in Palmer-style handwriting.

On the 1900 census for Grand Traverse County there are three Kraus(e) girls. Pearl (b. 1885) and Ida (b. 1887) were the daughters of Charles Krause and Ida Vanderhoof. Ester (b. 1895) was the daughter of Wilhelm A. Krause and Wilhelmina (Minnie) Zander. Actually, now that I think about it, I am not sure that the smaller child is actually a girl.

There were five Lautner girls on the 1900 census- Julia (1883), Amelia (1897), Bertha (1884), Mabel (1893), and Rosa (1894).

Dog, Krauss, and Lautner.