Cabinet card of an unidentified man holding a walking stick 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 Man or Men
label: Photograph by
content: James Presley Ball, American, 1825 - 1904
notes: label: Description
content: 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 man is posed standing in front of a painted interior backdrop. He wears a dark pinstripe suit and stands between a small table and a cloth-covered piece of furniture. His right elbow rests on the fabric and he holds a small reed walking stick in his right hand. His right leg is crossed over his left. The reverse is blank.
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: 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: 2014.37.28.64
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 1/2 × 4 1/16 in. (13.9 × 10.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Overall): 6 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (16.5 × 10.7 cm)