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 I was in Kingman for work and went to two antique stores at lunch time . Lots of photos.  A photo postcard. On the back: October 1940 Saml & Rose and Max 4268 Rockton Detroit Mich Tratner. Samuel and Rose Tratner, seated. Max Tratner, standing. The photo was from the Dexter Art Studio, David Sipkolich Prop. 11645 Dexter Mich. Back of postcard. I searched the United States censuses on Ancestry for a Rose Tratner living in Michigan. In the 1930 census the family was living at 4706 Delmar in Detroit:   Samuel Tratner 38 Head Rose Tratner 32 Wife Louis Tratner 8 Son Max Tratner 7 Son Benjamin Tratner 5 Hyman Tratner 3 Son Samuel Trachtenberg AKA Tratner was born on 29 December 1892 in Lithuania, the son of Harry Trachtenberg and Chase (--?--). On 5 June 1917, Sam Trachtenberg registered for the draft while living at 305 Hendrie Street in Detroit. He owned a confectionary business. He was medium height and build, had grey eyes, and black hair. [1] Samuel served in th...