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Cabinet card of three unidentified children seated on caned sofa by Ball & Sons

1900

Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America

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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 three unidentified children photographed at the Ball & Sons studio in Seattle, Washington. The photo is mounted on dark-colored pasteboard stamped with the Ball & Sons logo and store location on the bottom of the front side. At the center of the photo is an infant in a white gown resting against a fur. To the left is a young boy wearing a jacket and vest and to the right is a young girl with dark hair wearing a gingham dress. There is an inscription in pencil on the back.

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Catalog reference: 2014.37.28.6

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