- Photograph by
- J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Photograph by
- Ball, James Presley, American, 1825 - 1904
- Date
- 1897-1902
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 5 1/2 × 3 7/8 in. (14 × 9.8 cm)
- H x W (Overall): 7 1/8 × 5 1/16 in. (18.1 × 12.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a small child photographed at the Ball & Sons studio in Seattle, Washington. The photo is mounted on dark-colored pasteboard stamped with the Ball & Sons logo and store location on the bottom of the front side. In the photo the child stands on the seat of a chair and is wearing a knee-length white dress. The child is holding a bell in his or her left hand, which rests on a small table next to the chair. There is an inscription in graphite on the back of the card.
- Place captured
- Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.37.28.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




