This vintage photograph features a handsome uniformed fireman posing for his portrait at the Strunk Studio in Reading, Pennsylvania. The fireman has a terrific looking mustache. The insignia on his cap indicates that he was a member of the Marion Fire Department. Interestingly, Marion is located in Franklin County, about 120 miles away from Reading. Marion was named after Francis Marion, the American Revolutionary War heroic army officer, known as the Swamp Fox. The Strunk studio was operated by John D. Strunk, a talented and prolific photographer. (SOLD)
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