Cabinet card of an unidentified girl photographed by J.P. Ball & Son
date: label: Date
content: 1887-1900
name: label: Photograph by
content: J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
label: Photograph by
content: James Presley Ball, American, 1825 - 1904
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified girl photographed at the J. P. Ball & Son studio in Helena, Montana. The photo is mounted on dark-colored pasteboard. The photo is a vignette and the girl is posed with her head turned slightly to her right. She is wearing a dress with a large lace collar and a necklace or locket around her neck. The name and location of the photo studio are printed on the back.
place: label: Place captured
content: Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Children
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: 2014.37.28.31
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): 6 × 4 in. (15.3 × 10.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Overall): 6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in. (16.4 × 10.7 cm)