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Cabinet card of an unidentified man photographed 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 man 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. The man is wearing a dark suit with a double-breasted jacket and a necktie. He is standing to the left of a small table and his right hand is resting on a book on the table. Written in graphite on the reverse of the mount is a date range and markings from a former owner.

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Catalog reference: 2014.37.28.19

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