Cabinet card of an unidentified man wearing a striped bowtie by J. P. Ball & Son

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A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified man photographed at the J. P. Ball & Son studio in Helena, Montana. The photograph is mounted on dark-colored pasteboard with the name and location of the photo studio printed on the front along the bottom. The portrait is surrounded by a decorative border resembling a curling scroll with floral embellishments. The man wears a dark suit and vest with a white shirt and a striped bowtie. He has light hair and a mustache, and is posed looking slightly to his right. The reverse is blank.

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