Monday, August 30, 2021
Three unidentified McManus Brothers photographs.
A bearded man wearing a suit jacket and tie. His eyes have been retouched.
A young woman holding a violin and bow. She has a large comb on top of her head. The printed backdrop is barely visible.
A smaller carte de vista photograph of a man in a suit jacket, shirt, and bow tie.
Back of photograph.
A photograph from an Ebay seller in Kalamazoo, Michigan. No name on the back. This is from the McManus Brothers studio. The young girl poses in front of a backdrop with elaborate printed furniture. Her arm rests against the back of a chair, with a cloth-covered table behind her, several books stacked on top. Behind the girl's feet you can see the feet of a stand used to help hold her still. The girl's eyes have been highlighted. She wears a print dress with lace at the collar, yoke, and sleeves; as well as a necklace.
Labels:
backdrop,
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chair,
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McManus Brothers,
posing stand,
table
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
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
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.
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