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.

 

Four unidentified photographs from Traverse City.

The first is a carte de visita from the J. C. Yergin studio, located "Two doors south of P.O. on Cass St."

The man is posed in front of a balustrade, his gat sitting in front of him. In the background is an elaborate painted backdrop that includes an urn with flowers sitting on a column and some sort of structure.

This is the first photo I have from this studio. John C. Yergin operated his studio in Traverse City from 1882 to 1884.

J. C. Yergin photo.

The second is three children taken at the McManus Brothers studio. The two kids on the left are sitting on a chair while the third child leans his arm on another chair with a tassle hanging from it. A painted backdrop had a window scene. And I just realized there is a dog sitting below the girl.

A dog is looking sad at lower left.

The third photo was also taken at the McManus studio. An older couple, the man sits on a chair with pom-pom strands hanging from the arm and seat. A rug is draped over the table next to his chair. The painted backdrop is barely visible but appears to include a window, curtain, and a curtain pull.

Her dress has big muttonchop sleeves.

The last photo is from the Barwise studio, located at the corner of Cass and Washington streets. The boy stands with his hand resting on an upholstered chair. A pattern rug is on the floor. The painted backdrop appears to be a garden scene.

This is another studio that I haven't had a photo of. Joseph Barwise operated his studio from 1898 to 1899 in Traverse City.

Barwise studio.

 

A second photo from the Traverse City antique store.

On the back is written "Boys Band Minstrels Feb 24/98." 

On the front is a line of nine men wearing tophats, carrying canes. Behind them are 14 men in band uniforms and another man in regular clothing. Behind them is a large number of people including two men with bicycles. They are standing in from of Julius Campbell's grocery store which offered "STAPLE'S FANCY GROCERIES."

Front of photo.
 

Back of photo.

A pair of newspaper articles reveal the performance was held at the City Opera House and raised money for the group, called the Hustlers.

Grand Traverse Herald, 17 February 1898, page 5, column 2.

Grand Traverse Herald, 3 March 1898, page 5, column 2.

I visited an antique store in Traverse City and purchased a set of photos that had belonged to Victor Petertyl and Elmer Baynton (expensive!).

The first is below, front and back.

Joseph and Anna Urban wedding party.

Writing on back of photo.

Picture taken at Albert T. and Emma Petertyl residence 629 W. 7th St Traverse City, Michigan about 19[--]

Occasion: Dinner party for Joseph and Anna Urban, wedding party

Anna, Albert Peteryl's sister. Boy seated in chair at left is Milton Peteryl, son of Albert and Emma Petertyl, born 12-26-1901.

Left to right standing[:] Albert Petertyl; Mary Petertyl-Mrs. Charlie Hanslovsky- Albert's sister; Charlie Hanslovsky man at window; Joseph Urban and wife Anna- Anna-Albert's sister; Grandpa Victor Petertyl, and Grandma Petertyl; Mrs. Emma Petertyl; boy is arms is Julius Petertyl born Nov. 30, 1902 son of Albert and Emma Petertyl

Man in front of Emma and Julius is Victor Petertyl Albert's younger brother

Man and lady at right end of table is Albert and Rose Petertyl. Albert is Albert T. Petertyl's cousin. All others-friends.

To make things easier, below is a labeled photocopy of the photograph and below that a key with birth and death dates and a couple of missing maiden names.

See list below.

1. Milton Petertyl (1900-1986)

2. Albert Thomas Petertyl (1876-1949)

3. Mary (Petertyl) Hanslovsky (1867-1956)

4. Charlie Hanslovsky (1866-1925)

5. Joseph Urban (1863-1906)

6. Anna (Petertyl)(Turek) Urban (1866-1919)

7. Victor Petertyl (1825-1908)

8. Katerina (Blazicek) Petertyl (1844-1931)

9. Julius Petertyl (1903-1907)

10. Emma (Steinbach) Petertyl (1876-1947)

11. Victor Petertyl (1884-1963)

12. Albert Petertyl (1863-1928

13. Rose (Serson/Sersen) Petertyl (1867-1911)

Joseph Urban was married to Anna (Petertyl) Turek on 27 February 1906 in Traverse City. It was his first marriage and her second. Justice of the Peace E. W. Hastings conducted the ceremony, which was witnessed by Chas. H. Hanslovsky and John Urban.

Below is the marriage record from Grand Traverse County.

I was surprised that Victor Peteryl's family photos ended up in an antique store- he was a prominent local history expert.

A purchase from an Ebay seller from Decatur, Illinois, who specializes in photographs.

Taken at the E. N. Moblo studio on Union Street in Traverse City. This studio operated between 1903 and 1913.

No names on the back. I suspect these are two brothers and their wives. 

 

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.

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.