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
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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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Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
American West
Business
Photography
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.37.28.53