photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 5 1/2 × 4 in. (14 × 10.2 cm)
H x W (Overall): 6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in. (16.3 × 10.7 cm)
Type:
cabinet photographs
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place captured:
Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1887-1900
Description:
A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified woman photographed at the J. P. Ball & Son studio in Helena, Montana. The photograph is mounted on light-colored pasteboard with decorative edges. The name and location of the photo studio are printed on the front along the bottom. The woman stands turned slightly to her left and is posed in front of a floral woodland backdrop. She has dark hair that has been pulled back and is wearing a dark colored dress with a ruffled collar and a choker. Her right arm is resting on a length of fabric draped over a fence. The name and location of the photo studio are stamped on the back.
