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A rare framed photograph of Susan B. Anthony is being auctioned with a starting price of $5,000.

The James Ellery Hale photo is valued at $10,000 to $50,000. February 5, 2021 Lawyer David J. Whitcomb with the photographs he found in a secret attic in a building he purchased in Geneva, New York. Photo courtesy of David J. Whitcomb. A lawyer looking for a new office stumbled upon a trove of historic photographs when he discovered a secret attic in the three-story building he bought last December in Geneva, New York. Among the finds in the hidden trove was a rare portrait of suffragist Susan B. Anthony. David J. Whitcomb, 43, was changing a light bulb on the building’s third floor when h...

A US man had no idea the Geneva, New York, building he bought in December 2020 for his law office even had an attic, so he was doubly surprised to find the treasures that have been stashed there for nearly 100 years. David J Whitcomb and a friend noticed the ceiling on the third floor looked odd after going up to change a light bulb. They saw an access panel and stacked up some chairs so Mr Whitcomb could climb up and see what was inside, illuminated only by the tiny flashlight on his phone. READ MORE: The photos are covered in soot from a fire in a neighbouring building.(Credit: Courtesy Dav...

A long-forgotten attic hid a photography studio and a famous portrait of Susan B. Anthony Courtesy David J. Whitcomb Courtesy David J. Whitcomb Courtesy David J. Whitcomb It took David J. Whitcomb hours to go through the old portraits and photography equipment he found. Courtesy David J. Whitcomb Whitcomb holds a fragment from a glass photographic negative. David J. Whitcomb had no idea that the Geneva, New York, building he bought in December 2020 for his law office even had an attic, so he was doubly surprised to find the treasures that have been stashed there for nearly 100 years. Whitcom...