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James Presley Ball Sr.
American, 1825-1904
MaleJames Presley Ball, Sr. was an abolitionist and one of the first African American daguerreotypists.
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Found in collections
- George Eastman Museum (visit site)
- Musee d'Orsay (visit site)
- National Portrait Gallery US (visit site)
- National Portrait Gallery US (visit site)
- National Portrait Gallery US (visit site)
- National Portrait Gallery US (visit site)
- NYPL: Photography Collection (visit site)
- Smithsonian American Art Museum (visit site)
Data from
- Benezit Dictionary of Artists (visit site)
- Craig's Daguerreian Registry (visit site)
- Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography (visit site)
- PhotographyDatabase.org (visit site)
- RKDartists (visit site)
- Union List of Artist Names (Getty ULAN) (visit site)
- Virtual International Authority File (visit site)
- Wikipedia (visit site)
- Wikidata (visit site)
Locations
James Presley Ball Sr. has 13 locations.
Birth (1825)
Frederick County, VA
USA
Active in (1846)
Richmond, VA
USA
Active in (1849-1860s)
Cincinnati, OH
USA
Studio or Business (1861)
32 West 4th Street
Cincinnati, OH
USA
Studio or Business (1862-1868)
30 West 4th Street
Cincinnati, OH
USA
Studio or Business (1869)
154 West 4th Street
Cincinnati, OH
USA
Active in (1870s)
Greenville, MS
USA
Active in (1870s)
Vidalia, LA
USA
Active in (1870s)
Saint Louis, MO
USA
Active in (1887-1900)
Helena, MT
USA
Studio or Business (1887-1888)
221 Nicollet Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
USA
Active in (1900)
Seattle, WA
USA
Death (May 4, 1904)
Honolulu, HI
USA