Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Cabinet card of an unidentified boy leaning on a chair by Ball & Sons
1897-1902
Seattle, King County, Washington, 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 boy photographed at the Ball & Sons studio in Seattle, Washington. The photo is mounted on light-colored pasteboard stamped with the Ball & Sons logo. The card has been trimmed and the logo and location are only partly visible. The boy in the photo wears a dark jacket and pants, a white shirt, and a large white bowtie. He stands next to a chair with his left elbow resting on the arm of the chair and his left leg crossed over his right. The reverse is blank.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2014.37.28.13
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