Cabinet card of an unidentified woman and two children by J.P. Ball & Son
Object Details
- Photograph by
- J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Description
- 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.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1887-1900
- Object number
- 2014.37.28.29
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 5 13/16 × 4 1/16 in. (14.7 × 10.3 cm)
- H x W (Overall): 6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in. (16.4 × 10.6 cm)
- Place collected
- Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- American West
- Business
- Children
- Photography
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.37.28.29
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50317517f-f19b-4ad7-9066-64801308719d
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