The woman in this cabinet card photograph is identified as “Hattie Sugle”. Her name appears in an inscription on the reverse of the photograph. Hattie has intense eyes and is wearing an interesting large hat. Research could not garner any further information about this individual. The photographer of this image is John A. Shoaff (1836-1921) who operated a photography studio in Fort Bend, Indiana. To learn more about this photographer and to view more of his photographs, click on the category “Photographer: Shoaff”. SOLD
A WOMAN WITH INTENSE EYES AND AN INTENSE HAT IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
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THE CABINET CARD GALLERY 
Could the inscription be SUGEL ?
The inscription is not completely legible. The name could be Sugel or Sugle. It is even possible it could be “Augle” or “Siegel”. However, best bet is Sugle. I spent a lot of time looking for genealogical information under these names but had no success.