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Opening Reception & Talk
September 29, 2022, 5:30pm - 7:30pm Mercantile Library
In celebration of the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial, J.P. Ball: A Black Daguerreotypist, Entrepreneur, and Activist in 19th Century Cincinnati join us for a reception and talk by University of Cincinnati Art History Professor Theresa Leininger-Miller.
Reservation Required: https://mercantilelibrary.com/calendar/fotofocus-exhibit-opening-james-presley-ball/
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Admission: Free to the Public
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James Presley Ball, Unidentified boy [James Polk?], 1874–1877. Albumen print on carte de visite, 3⅞ x 2⅜ inches. Courtesy of Cincinnati History Library and Archives