An Ebay purchase. AZ young man posing in front of a printed backdrop, a couch on his left side and a stool or chair on his right. He is wearing a suit jacket, vest with a watch, chain, and fob; a bow tie, a shirt that probably has a celluloid collar, striped pants, and shoes. He has a mustache and short hair.

The Himes studio was in operation in Traverse City between 1897 and 1899.

An Ebay purchase from Bloomfield, Michigan. The back has the following: Died at age of 59 years 1900. Grandma Tager- Susan Lite Tager. Mother of Elizabeth Tager Warner.

The photograph features a photographic portrait of the woman surrounded by a wreath of flowers. Below is a coffin plaque with the words "At Rest" on it. The items are resting on a table.

Susan Lite/Leit Tager was born on 22 May 1842 in Canada, the daughter of William Lite/Leit and Katherine Arnold. She died on 20 June 1900 in Solon township, Leelanau County, Michigan from valvular disease of the heart. She is buried in Solon Township Cemetery.

An Ebay.com purchase from Pennsylvania. An unidentified man with a nice mustache. The Himes Studio operated in Traverse City between 1894 and 1900. The painted backdrop visible behind the young man is also visible in the other Himes photos posted on this blog.

Unidentified man, 1894-1900.

An Ebay purchase from Northport, Leelanau County, Michigan. Seven men, six wearing aprons.

The small carte de vista measures 3.75 inches tall and 2.25 inches wide. 

The photograph is obviously of a group of men who worked together. The men are unidentified. What was their occupation? Bartenders? Bakers? 

The back of the photograph reveals it is from the studio of A. McManus. Alphonso McManus operated his studio, by himself, in Traverse City from 1868 to 1873 (from 1873 to 1901 he operated a studio with his brother). The negative number on the back, No. 185, suggests it is one of his early photos.

An Ebay purchase from Redmond, Oregon. An unidentified well-dressed man with an excellent mustache. The Conat Studio operated in Traverse City between 1892 and 1895.

Unidentified man, Conat Studio, 1892-1895.

An Ebay purchase from Portland, Oregon. 

The family is unidentified. On the back is written July 5, 99. The father sits on a wooden straight-back chair while the mother sits on an elaborate wicker chair.

Boswell, Artist, TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. 

The printed back-drop has not been seen in other Boswell photographs.

Although the people are unidentified, having a date for the photo is great because it reveals what clothing and hairstyles were being used by people in the Grand Traverse area in 1899.

An Ebay purchase from Monson, Massachusetts. A wedding photograph from the Smith & Price Studio of Traverse City, with the handwritten note below the image "Laura Christine Geo. Cook Mark Chaplin"

Familysearch.org provided the record of this marriage. George F. Cook was married to Christine Anderson on 14 November 1904 at Leland, Leelanau County, Michigan. George was 32-years-old, a native of Michigan, worked as a fisherman, and was the son of Fred Cook and Aurora Lundgren. Christine was 21-years-old, a native of Michigan, did housework, and was the daughter of John Anderson. Justice of the Peace William C. Nelson conducted the ceremony, which was witnessed by William Anderson and Laura Bartlett. It seems likely that the name "Mark Chaplin" is incorrect and that instead the man is William Anderson.

An online family tree indicates George Frederick Cook was born on 8 October 1872 and died on 30 August 1965. Christine J. Anderson was born in 1883 and died on 13 September 1959. The couple is buried in the Beechwood Cemetery in Leland, Leelanau County, Michigan.