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Cabinet Card

Photograph

Cabinet card of an adult woman in a silk bodice, 3/4 portrait. Under her neck is a bar pin with a circular center which has a stone centered in it and small chains hang from bottom of the bar pin. Scalloped edges of card, with photographer listed on bottom and back. "J.D. Strunk Reading, PA. 730 Penn St. "

2025.16.347

Cabinet Card

Reading

Pennsylvania

United States of America

North America

The Drs. Revak & Lustig Antique Brooch Collection

Cabinet Card

J.D. Strunk

1885 - 1900

J.D. Strunk was a photographer active in Reading, Pennsylvania, during the late 19th century, specifically in the 1880s. He is known for his cabinet card and CDV (Carte de Visite) photographs, which were popular styles of photographic portraiture at the time. You can find examples of his work, including portraits of young men and women

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