searchanddisplace-core/app/Http/Controllers/ContractImageController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Response;

class ContractImageController extends Controller
{
    public function show($id, $image)
    {
        $path = storage_path('app/contracts/' . $id . '/' . $image);

        if ( ! File::exists($path)) {
            abort(404);
        }

        $file = File::get($path);
        $type = File::mimeType($path);

        $response = Response::make($file, 200);
        $response->header("Content-Type", $type);

        return $response;
    }
}