Description: DETAILS: Original cartes de visite photograph of a Union officer by African American photographer James Presley Ball. Circa 1860. Lower margin of mount has J.P. Ball's Cincinati studio blindstamp (W. 4th St.). Measures 2.5" x 4" inches.For other original J.P. Ball photographs be certain to visit the African Americana categorie of our eBay store. BIOGRAPHY: James Presley Ball Sr. (1825-1904) was an African-American photographer, abolitionist, and businessman. He was among the most renowned African American photographers, at one point owning the largest photo gallery in the United States. Ball learned the art of photography in 1845 when he met John Bailey, an African American Daguerreotypist . He soon opened a studio in Cincinnati in 1846, and though it was unsuccessful, he continued his art with studios in Pittsburgh and Richmond and traveled as a journeyman Daguerreotypist. In 1849, he reopened a studio in Cincinnati and partnered with his future brother-in-law Alexander Thomas. By 1857, their gallery was among of the largest in the US attracting notables including Frederick Douglass. In 1887 Ball was chosen as the official photographer of a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation held in Minneapolis-St. Paul. In 1888, he moved to Helena, Montana with his son where he operated a new studio. They would later relocate it to Seattle. Born in Virginia he daguerreotype photography in Boston from John B. Bailey, who like Ball, was "a freeman of color." Ball opened his first studio in Cincinnati, Ohio 1845 which went on to become was one of the most popular portrait studios in mid-19th century America. Oxxbridge Galleries Established 1987 Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper items with a large selection of historical and 19th Century tintypes, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, cabinet cards, carte des visites and other types of early photography. We invite everyone to visit our ebay store to view our entire inventory (STORE CATEGORY: Historical Photos). Add us to your Favorites list Visit Our eBay Store: Oxxbridge Galleries
Price: 699 USD
Location: Allendale, New Jersey
End Time: 2025-02-13T02:19:30.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.2 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Subject: Historic & Vintage, African American History, Black History, Civil War
Featured Person/Artist: Union Officer, Army Officer, Civil War, Union Army
Production Technique: Albumen Print
Format: Carte de Visite (CDV)
Image Color: Black & White
Year of Production: 1860
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Size: 2.5 x 4 in
Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
Material: Cardboard, Paper
Features: 1st Edition, One of a Kind (OOAK)
Style: Vintage, Portrait, Historic Portrait
Photographer: James Presley Ball Sr., JP Ball, J.P. Ball
Type: CDV Photograph
Number of Photographs: Single Piece
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Theme: Black Americana, African Americana, Civil War, Militaria
Antique: Yes
Value 25: Black Civil Rights
