photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 5 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (13.9 × 10.4 cm)
H x W (Overall): 6 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (16.5 × 10.6 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 portrait is a vignette and the woman is pictured from the chest up. She wears a dark dress with beaded decorations and a brooch at her throat. She looks slightly to the right and has her hair pinned up. The reverse is blank.
