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Cabinet card of three unidentified children seated on caned sofa by Ball & Sons

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white photograph of three unidentified children photographed at the Ball & Sons studio in Seattle, Washington. The photo is mounted on dark-colored pasteboard stamped with the Ball & Sons logo and store location on the bottom of the front side. At the center of the photo is an infant in a white gown resting against a fur. To the left is a young boy wearing a jacket and vest and to the right is a young girl with dark hair wearing a gingham dress. There is an inscription in pencil on the back.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
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): 3 15/16 × 5 1/2 in. (10 × 14 cm)
H x W (Overall): 5 3/8 × 6 11/16 in. (13.7 × 17 cm)
Type
cabinet photographs
gelatin silver prints
portraits
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