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"J. P. Ball: Legendary African-American Photographer in Montana

J. P. Ball arrived in Helena, Montana, late in life sometime in the fall
of 1887, just two years before Montana achieved statehood. He was an
experienced and successful photographer, having worked decades since
1845 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and many other
locations. He strongly supported the abolition of slavery prior to the
Civil War, and in the years following it he continued to promote the
political and social advancement of African Americans. His son, J. P.
Ball, Jr. came to Helena with him, sharing his father’s political views
and his father’s business, a photography studio then known as J. P. Ball
and Son. J. P. Ball Jr. published and edited a
short-lived newspaper in Helena called The Colored Citizen, while
his father remained active in the Republican Party and at one time
served as president of the Afro-American Club, a state-wide support
group for the black community in Montana. Ball saw the Montana
Territory become a state in 1889, Helena become the state capital in
1894, and he photographed the laying of the cornerstone for the Montana
State Capitol building in 1899. Ball followed his son to Seattle in
1900 and died in 1904."