Cabinet card of an unidentified woman photographed by J. P. Ball & Son

Creator Name

J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904;
Unidentified Woman or Women

Cultural Context

African Americans

Date

1887-1900

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

About the work

National Museum of African American History and Culture Object Description

A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified 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 is standing and wears a light colored dress with mutton sleeves and a peplum waist. The dress has a high dark velvet collar and she wears a sword-shaped pin through the center front. Her arms are tucked behind her back and she looks slightly to her left. The reverse is blank.

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Title

Cabinet card of an unidentified woman photographed by J. P. Ball & Son

Creator

J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904, Photograph by;
Unidentified Woman or Women, Subject of

Worktype

cabinet photographs; gelatin silver prints; portraits; Portraits; Photographs

Cultural Context

African Americans

Material

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 1/4 in. (16.5 × 10.8 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

1887-1900

Provenance

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

Helena; Lewis and Clark County; Montana; United States; North and Central America

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Subjects

African American; American West; Business; Photography; Photography; American West; Business

Topic

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J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904, Cabinet card of an unidentified woman photographed by J. P. Ball & Son, 1887-1900, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. CC0.

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