- Photograph by
- J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Photograph by
- Ball, James Presley, American, 1825 - 1904
- 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 × 10.2 cm)
- H x W (Overall): 6 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (16.5 × 10.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a two unidentified women photographed at the J. P. Ball & Son studio in Helena, Montana. The photograph is mounted on light-colored pasteboard with decorative edges. The name and location of the photo studio are printed on the front along the bottom. The portrait is a vignette and shows the two women from the waist up posed leaning toward each other with their heads touching. The woman on the proper left wears a dark dress and has light-colored hair. The woman on the proper right wears a black and white dress and has dark-colored hair. The reverse is blank.
- Place captured
- Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- 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
- 2014.37.28.44
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




