his portrait, in oil on canvas, by w. lindley, is in the collection of museums sheffield. another portrait of hallam, by willis eadon, was exhibited at the august 1888 sheffield society of artists' exhibition. the sheffield daily telegraph's unnamed reviewer wrote that "it shows evidence of rather clever treatment in bringing out a strong individuality". reviewing the same exhibition, the sheffield and rotherham independent referred to hallam as "a local celebrity".