My Hall cabinet card
 

Posted By: <b>David Smith</b><p>Hello,<br /><br />Here is a scan of the only Hall cabinet card that I have. It is of the S S Etruria. This vessel once held the speed record for fastest crossing of the Atlantic. The interesting thing about this cabinet photo is, there is another photo underneath but I can not tell what the subject matter is. There is only a small sliver that can be seen below the lower right edge of the Etruria photo.<br /><br />The back of the card is brown, has the Joseph Hall advertisement and lists 111 Fulton Street as the address.<br /><br />Davidhttp://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1159038870.JPG <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1159038908.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1159038870.JPG">

My Hall cabinet card
 

Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>Perhaps the NY Giants are playing indoor baseball in the <br />hull of the ship.

My Hall cabinet card
 

Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>It's not uncommon to find one photo glued onto another, and David may be on to something: the one underneath it may be of more interest. It's a long shot, but a paper conservator could lift a part and reglue it without doing damage. Of course, you would have to pay him and it could also be a another photo of the same boat.

My Hall cabinet card
 

Posted By: <b>Judge Dred (Fred)</b><p>Zach,<br /><br />I figured this thread was more in line than the Show and Tell thread.<br /><br />The picture on the front of the cabinet posted in the other thread is a ball player in street clothes. <br /><br />It's always great to read about business addresses of these "known" photographers. It's nice that you can date things by knowing that a person conducted at business at a certain address during a certain time frame over 100 years ago! <br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Bruce Babcock</b><p><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/uffda51/SSIsland1882.jpg"><br /><br />That happens to be the rookie card for the Etruria. Nice find.<br /><br />This photo shows the actual ship on which my great-grandparents emigrated from Norway in 1882. No smokers, jocks or card collectors in the family.

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Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>but one of the last photos I sold was this ocean view Polaroid<br />of Bridgett Hall who lives in Brooklyn. <br /><br /><img src="http://scgaynor.com/images/082106sc/86b.jpg">