Cabinet card of an unidentified man with a floral backdrop by J.P. Ball & Son
- Photograph by
- J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1887-1900
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 5 1/2 × 4 in. (14 × 10.1 cm)
- H x W (Overall): 6 7/16 × 4 5/16 in. (16.4 × 10.9 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified man photographed at the J. P. Ball & Son studio in Helena, Montana. The photograph is mounted on light-colored pasteboard with the name and location of the photo studio printed on the front along the bottom. The portrait is full body and shows a man standing in front of a floral backdrop. He is wearing a dark three-piece suit, a striped necktie, and a pocket watch. He has short dark hair and is clean shaven. His left hand is tucked behind his back and his right hand hangs at his side. There is a faint impression of part of another photograph on the back of the card.
- Place captured
- Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- American West
- Business
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.37.28.43
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions