Cabinet card of an unidentified woman photographed by J. P. Ball & Son
Object Details
- Photograph by
- J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified woman 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 woman is standing and wears a light colored dress with mutton sleeves and a peplum waist. The dress has a high dark velvet collar and she wears a sword-shaped pin through the center front. Her arms are tucked behind her back and she looks slightly to her left. The reverse is blank.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1887-1900
- Object number
- 2014.37.28.53
- 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 9/16 × 3 15/16 in. (14.1 × 10 cm)
- H x W (Overall): 6 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (16.5 × 10.8 cm)
- Place captured
- 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
- Photography
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.37.28.53
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c670c458-b107-49f2-97e7-999d02815f3a
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