Friday, August 27, 2021

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. 


 

Thursday, August 26, 2021

 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.



Tuesday, August 24, 2021

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. 



 

Thursday, August 19, 2021

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.

 

Monday, June 21, 2021

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

Click on photo to make bigger.


 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.

Monday, September 28, 2020

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.


 

Monday, June 22, 2020

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.