Cabinet card of an unidentified woman with a branch border by J. P. Ball & Son

J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904 · 1887-1900

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 portrait is surrounded by a decorative border of curling paper and pine tree branches. The woman is wearing a dark-colored dress with a smocked collar, a brooch at the center front collar, and a necklace with a long chain. She has dark hair that is pinned back and is looking slightly to her right. There is an inscription in pencil on the back of the card.