Cabinet card of an unidentified child standing on a chair by Ball & Sons

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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 a small child 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. In the photo the child stands on the seat of a chair and is wearing a knee-length white dress. The child is holding a bell in his or her left hand, which rests on a small table next to the chair. There is an inscription in graphite on the back of the card.

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