Photograph by
J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
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 1/16 in. (14 × 10.3 cm)
H x W (Overall): 6 7/16 × 4 in. (16.3 × 10.2 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified man and woman 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 woman stands slightly behind and to the proper right of the man, who is seated in a chair. She wears a light colored dress with a ruffled collar and fingerless gloves. Her left hand is draped over the back of the chair in which the man sits. He has a mustache and wears a dark suit. There is a length of cloth under him that is bunched up in front of his feet. They are posed in front of a painted interior backdrop. 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
2014.37.28.60
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bd326818-f80b-4a14-a631-e6b40c73c62c

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