Cabinet card of Charles, Jake, and Tom Young photographed by J.P. Ball & Son

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A black-and-white photograph of Charles, Jake, and Tom Young photographed at the J. P. Ball & Son studio in Helena, Montana. The photograph is mounted on light-colored pasteboard with decorative edges. The name and location of the photo studio are printed on the front along the bottom. The three men are arranged in a triangle, with one man sitting on a low stool draped in burlap and straw. He is wearing striped trousers, a dark jacket, and holds a cane in his left hand. Behind him there is a wooden fence with the other two men standing behind it. The man on the proper right rests his left hand on the fence with his right hand tucked behind him. He is wearing a dark-colored jacket buttoned only at the top button and light-colored pants.

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