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

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified man 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 portrait is a vignette and the man is posed turned slightly to his left. He wears a dark suit and vest, a white necktie, and has dark short hair and a mustache. The reverse is blank.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1887-1900
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 5 1/2 × 3 15/16 in. (14 × 10 cm)
H x W (Overall): 6 9/16 × 4 1/4 in. (16.6 × 10.8 cm)
Type
cabinet photographs
gelatin silver prints
portraits
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