E.M. Ball Photographic Collection, 1918-1969
The Ball collection numbers over 9,000 items. The glass plates, prints, and negatives were created between 1918 and 1969 and are the work of several photographers. Most of the items are the work of Ewart M. Ball, Sr. (1894-1937) and his son Ewart M. Ball, Jr. (1918-1966), thus the name Ball Collection. The photographs also represent the work of Herbert Pelton and George Masa who owned Plateau Studio and whose studio was eventually sold to E.M. Ball, Sr. around 1926. Ball also employed Ignatius N. Brock, a well-known portrait photographer, and some of Brock's portraits may be identified in the Ball Collection. The collection focus is on Asheville, North Carolina, its people and environs. It is particularly strong in local architecture, street scenes, and transportation, but includes scenes of rural life and scenery of the surrounding mountain area. The work of Ewart M. Ball, Jr. (1918-1966) is largely the result of his work with the early Asheville Citizen-Times newspaper
Image, English, 1918