This cabinet card is a portrait of a cute little girl identified as Eugenie S. Linter. The inscription indicates that she was born in 1886. This is a studio image from an unidentified photographer in an unidentified town.
EUGENIE S. LINTER: PORTRAIT OF AN ADORABLE LITTLE GIRL
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THE CABINET CARD GALLERY 
Yeah, I think this is a dood — 19th century baby dresses and long hair notwithstanding.
Eugene S. Linter, born September 2, 1886 in St. Johns, New York. Appears in the 1915 Iowa census in Northwood, listed as single, employed as a farm laboroer. Registered for the draft in June 1917, aged 30. At that time, still resided in Northwood and worked as a carpenter, still single. I believe he may have seen military service in WWI. In the 1920 U.S. Census, he was living in Medford, Minnesota in a boarding house. He died in Freeborn County, Minnesota on September 1, 1939, the day before his 53rd birthday. Buried at Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood, Iowa.
Andy, Thanks for your great detective work in uncovering information about Eugene Hall. I mistakenly assumed that “Eugenie” was a girl because of the odd spelling of the first name as wekk as because of the long gown like style of the child’s outfit. I’ve misjudged gender on other cabinet card images of children; it is an easy error to make and I shouldn’t assume a young child’s gender without more certainty. Thanks again for your informative comments.