photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 5 9/16 × 3 15/16 in. (14.1 × 10 cm)
H x W (Overall): 6 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (16.5 × 10.8 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 the name and location of the photo studio printed on the front along the bottom. The woman is standing and wears a light colored dress with mutton sleeves and a peplum waist. The dress has a high dark velvet collar and she wears a sword-shaped pin through the center front. Her arms are tucked behind her back and she looks slightly to her left. The reverse is blank.