Cabinet card of two unidentified newlywed couples by Ball & Sons
date: label: Date
content: 1898
name: label: Photograph by
content: J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904
label: Photograph by
content: James Presley Ball, American, 1825 - 1904
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of a wedding party photographed at the Ball & Sons studio in Seattle, Washington. The photo is mounted on dark-colored pasteboard that is stamped with the Ball & Sons logo and store location on the bottom of the front side. The photograph features two women standing in the center of the picture, between two seated men. The woman on the right wears a veil and has her hand draped over the shoulder of the man to her left. The group is dressed formally and the men wear flowers in their lapels. On the back is an inscription in blue ink.
place: label: Place captured
content: Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Marriage customs and rites
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.37.28.1
objectType: label: Type
content: cabinet photographs
label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 5 7/16 × 3 7/8 in. (13.8 × 9.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Overall): 7 1/4 × 5 1/16 in. (18.4 × 12.8 cm)