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Cabinet card of four unidentified men posing with bottles of beer 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 four unidentified men photographed at the Ball & Sons studio in Seattle, Washington. The photo is mounted on dark-colored pasteboard stamped with the Ball & Sons logo and store location on the bottom of the front side. All four men are wearing dark suits, bowties, and hats. They are all holding glasses of beer and have cigars in their mouths. The men are arranged around a small table with four beer bottles on it. The two men in the front are seated in chairs and the other two are standing just behind with their hands on each others' shoulders. The reverse is blank.

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Catalog reference: 2014.37.28.17

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