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

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904

    Subject of

    Unidentified Woman or Women

    Photograph by

    James Presley Ball, American, 1825 - 1904

    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.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Date

    1887-1900

    Object number

    2014.37.28.53

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    cabinet photographs
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits

    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 1/4 in. (16.5 × 10.8 cm)

    Place captured

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

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Photographs and Still Images

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    American West
    Business
    Photography

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c670c458-b107-49f2-97e7-999d02815f3a

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.37.28.53

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