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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