Cabinet card of an unidentified infant in a Christening gown by J. P. Ball & Son

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A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified infant 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 baby is dressed in a long Christening gown and propped in a cloth-covered seat. He or she is wearing bracelets and has dark short hair. The portrait is a vignette. The reverse is blank.

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