- Photograph by
- J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904
- Subject of
- 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 1/2 × 4 1/16 in. (13.9 × 10.3 cm)
- H x W (Overall): 6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in. (16.3 × 10.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified infant 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 baby is dressed in a long Christening gown and propped in a cloth-covered seat. He or she is wearing bracelets and has dark short hair. The portrait is a vignette. 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.37.28.61
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




