Cabinet card of an unidentified woman and two children 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 Woman or Women
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 woman and two small children photographed at the J. P. Ball & Son studio in Helena, Montana. The photo is mounted on dark-colored pasteboard. The three are posed around a cloth-covered table, the children standing in front and the woman seated behind. Both children have short hair and wear dark dresses and lean against the table. The woman has dark hair pulled up on top of her head and wears a dark dress with her arms crossed and resting on the table. The name and location of the photo studio are printed on the back.
place: label: Place collected
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: 2014.37.28.29
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 13/16 × 4 1/16 in. (14.7 × 10.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Overall): 6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in. (16.4 × 10.6 cm)