James Presley Ball

Other: J.P. Ball
Joint: Ball & Thomas

Born: 1825 - US, Virginia, Frederick County
Died: 1904, 4 May - US, Honolulu
Gender: Male
Active: US
 
A free black abolitionist who photographed in Montana. He photographed the building of the Montana State Capitol Building and the black middle class of Montana.

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The Ball Special Collection at Cincinnati Museum consists of several hundred images by James Presley Ball, Ball & Thomas, and Alexander Thomas and is the largest collection of images by Ball and partners. These include daguerreotypes and other cased images, cartes-de-visite, cabinet cards, and other photographic formats.