Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Cabinet card of an unidentified child in a white dress by J.P. Ball & Son
1887-1900
Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
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 young child photographed at the J. P. Ball & Son studio in Helena, Montana. The photo is mounted on dark-colored pasteboard. The child has dark hair and is wearing a white gown and a pair of black boots, and is seated on a cloth-covered chair. The name and location of the photo studio are printed on the back.
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Catalog reference: 2014.37.28.30
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