ORIGINAL CABINET PHOTO of NEW YORK CITY MAYOR HUGH J. GRANT by S. A. THOMAS - SIGNED by HUGH J. GRANT.

New York: Thomas, 717 6th Avenue. . Very good. - An original 6-1/2 inch high by 4-1/4 inch wide cabinet card photograph of New York City Mayor Hugh J. Grant by S. A. Thomas. The portrait depicts Hugh J. Grant from the chest up, attired in a high buttoned jacket over white shirt and tie, neatly groomed with thick mutton chop sideburns. The cabinet card is inscribed & signed "Yours Very Truly Hugh J. Grant" in ink by the mayor under his portrait. The edges are slightly soiled. Very good. The 88th mayor of New York City, Hugh J. Grant (1858-1910) served for two terms from 1889 to 1892. One of the youngest mayors of a major city in the United States, he was also one of the earliest Roman Catholics to serve as mayor of the city. One of the oldest New York photographers S. A. Thomas (1822/23-1894) started his gallery located opposite Bryant Park in 1853.