JP James Ball Thomas 1860 Rare Backside Art Stamp African American Photographer

Description: DETAILS: Original cartes de visite photograph by African American photographer James Presley Ball & Alexander Thomas (Ball & Thomas). Circa 1860. Verso has the highly sought after backmark art design of woman with child along with aUS Government revenue stamp which is signed "B&T" -- mostly likely by Ball as he is known to have signed most (all?) of the revenue stamps affixed to his photos. Measures approximately 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 photographic gallery in the United States. Ball learned the art of and the passion that accompanies it in 1845 when he met John Bailey, an African American Daguerreotypist . He 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 an 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: 799 USD

Location: Allendale, New Jersey

End Time: 2025-02-13T02:19:30.000Z

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