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James Presley Ball, Sr. (c. 1825 – May 4, 1904) was an African-American photographer, abolitionist, and businessman.
Jan 19, 2007 · Learn about James Presley Ball, a pioneer African American photographer who documented the anti-slavery movement and the West. He opened studios in Cincinnati, Minneapolis, Helena, and Seattle, and died in Hawaii in 1904.
Learn about the life and work of James Presley Ball (1825-1904), who documented the westward expansion of America and the abolitionist movement. See his daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, and albumen prints from the Harrison D. Horblit Collection of Early Photography.
In 1887, he was the official photographer of the 25th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation held in Minneapolis. In October of that year, Presley relocated to Helena, Montana, where between 1887-1894, he produced hundreds of photographs of the white, Black, and Chinese communities.
Feb 16, 2016 · Learn about James Presley Ball, a free black man who became a successful daguerreotype photographer in Cincinnati and created a panoramic mural of slavery. He also photographed Queen Victoria, Charles Dickens and Frederick Douglass.
The journey of James Presley Ball reflects the rich complexity of 19th-century America. As a member of a small but determined African American middle class, Ball was an astute businessman,...
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The exhibition showcased the life and photography of James Presley Ball, a pioneering African American daguerreotypist and studio photographer. It featured sixty original images, props, and a wall label that highlighted his abolitionist views and his career in Cincinnati and beyond.
