100-year-old Treasure Found in Hidden Attic

When David J. Whitcomb bought a Geneva, New York, building in December 2020 for his law office, he didn’t even know it had an attic. He found it after noticing a ceiling access panel. Climbing up a rickety stack of chairs to open the panel, Whitcomb’s phone flashlight revealed a dusty room filled with late 1800s, early 1900s pictures, equipment, frames and props, all used by a turn-of-the century photographer. One portrait stood out—a side view of a serious older woman reading a book. It turned out to be suffragette Susan B. Anthony.