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Cabinet card of Lucinda Nimno photographed by J. P. Ball & Son

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white photograph of Lucinda Nimno 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. Nimno is pictured from the chest up. She wears a dark-colored dress with a printed design of light spots. The dress has puffed sleeves, a lace-trimmed bib, and a rosette at the standing collar. She is looking off to her right and has her hair gathered on top of her head. There is an inscription in pencil on the back of the card.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904
Subject of
Lucinda Nimno, Irish, born 1869
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. (13.9 × 10 cm)
H x W (Overall): 6 7/16 × 4 1/8 in. (16.4 × 10.4 cm)
Type
cabinet photographs
gelatin silver prints
portraits
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