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Cabinet card of three unidentified children in a garden scene by Ball & Sons

1897-1902

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

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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 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. In the photo two older children are standing with the youngest child sitting between them a small chair. The youngest child wears a dark dress and holds several objects in his or her lap. To the left of the smallest child stands an older boy in a coat with lace trim and a bowtie. On the other side is another child wearing a white smock over a dark dress. The reverse is blank.

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Catalog reference: 2014.37.28.7

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