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Cabinet card of an unidentified boy leaning on a chair by Ball & Sons

1897-1902

Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified boy photographed at the Ball & Sons studio in Seattle, Washington. The photo is mounted on light-colored pasteboard stamped with the Ball & Sons logo. The card has been trimmed and the logo and location are only partly visible. The boy in the photo wears a dark jacket and pants, a white shirt, and a large white bowtie. He stands next to a chair with his left elbow resting on the arm of the chair and his left leg crossed over his right. The reverse is blank.

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Catalog reference: 2014.37.28.13

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