Ghostly, with Broom in Hand, Striking Antique Occupational Portrait Cabinet Card riverboat Quite a tiny treasure

Quite a tiny treasure

but  this basket is in really excellent condition and quite a special piece

hinges are in very good shape

especially as the car itself sits atop the backdrop

I find her (I think her) very beautiful

Ghostly, with Broom in Hand, Striking Antique Occupational Portrait Cabinet Card riverboat Quite a tiny treasureI'm a bit obsessed with this cabinet card, which is richer and more striking in person. I guess it is dappled sunlight that is making these two men appear rather ghostly, or haunted; glowing, really but it almost seems as though the photo was shot through glass, and perhaps with some streaks and maybe a finger print on it too. Im not sure, but there is a definite sort of mystery and otherworldliness about it. I presume an occupational photo, with