Photograph by
J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Child or Children
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 9/16 × 3 15/16 in. (14.1 × 10 cm)
H x W (Overall): 6 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (16.5 × 10.7 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of two unidentified women and an unidentified boy 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 a vignette. The boy is posed between the two women. He wears a dark suit jacket and a watch chain. The women both wear dark dresses and decorative hair ornaments. The woman on the boy's right is leaning her head towards him and they both look at the camera, while the woman at the proper left looks out of frame to her right. 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
2014.37.28.57
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51ac47cfa-334b-4d95-ad5d-bd3b5d7a3ff8

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