Cabinet card of an unidentified man with a floral backdrop by J.P. Ball & Son

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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 an unidentified man photographed at the J. P. Ball & Son studio in Helena, Montana. The photograph is mounted on light-colored pasteboard with the name and location of the photo studio printed on the front along the bottom. The portrait is full body and shows a man standing in front of a floral backdrop. He is wearing a dark three-piece suit, a striped necktie, and a pocket watch. He has short dark hair and is clean shaven. His left hand is tucked behind his back and his right hand hangs at his side. There is a faint impression of part of another photograph on the back of the card.

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