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Ball & Thomas - Studio Portrait of a Young Girl
Studio Portrait of a Young Girl
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Studio Portrait of a Young Girl
Full Size
Contact: Charles Schwartz
Email: cms@cs-photo.com
Phone: 212-534-4496
Company: Charles Schwartz Ltd.
Company: 21 East 90th Street
Company: New York, NY   10128   USA
URL: http://www.cs-photo.com
Ref.#: 11374
Price: $200
Medium: Carte-de-visite
Image Date: 1858-1860
Print Date: 1858-1860
Dimensions: 4 x 2.5 in. (102 x 64 mm)
Photo Country: United States (USA)
Photographer Country: United States (USA)
Description: A portrait from an early studio of James Ball, the famous African American photographer in the 1850s and 60s. Ball was primarily known as a daggeurian, but offered ambrotypes, photographs (including carte-de-visites) and daguerrotype services in his studio. Thomas was his brother-in-law. Details of the studio are printed on verso: "From Ball & Thomas Photographic Art Gallery. 120 West Fourth Street, near Race. Cincinnati, O. 1

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