Can anyone help me, please, with Ionia City photographers of the late 1800s? I have some photos of a relative (George Watson HULL) who died in 1898 aged about 63. There are two, of him & his wife, which have the photographer's name: Merell, of Ionia, Michigan From the man's apparent age of around 60, I think it could have been taken around 1895-ish. Does anyone have the dates when this studio was operating. I suppose there's no chance that his records have survived!? I also have another group photo of his family, taken at least 10-15 years earlier, but the photographer's name is missing. So it might or might not be the same. Many thanks in advance. (Any answers would also be welcomed by Joanne Harvey, who is researching G W HULL for me.) Eric Roberts Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England