GROOM AND THIN WAISTED BRIDE IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA

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This cabinet card appears to feature a Reading wedding couple. The couple is well dressed and the bride is wearing a feathered hat instead of a veil which lends some doubt to the wedding theory. The woman is wearing and holding flowers. Note her thin waist and his large hands. The photographer is John D. Strunk who operated in Reading, Pennsylvania. To view other photographs by Strunk, click on the category “Photographer: Strunk”.

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ADORABLE LITTLE GIRL WEARING HER FANCIEST CLOTHES TAKES A FAKE STROLL IN A FAUX PARK IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA

parasolgirlThe subject of this photograph is a  darling little girl with sausage curls under a fancy hat. She is seen faking a walk in a faux park. The little girl is holding a parasol.  The photographer of this image is John D. Strunk of Reading, Pennsylvania. To view other photographs by Strunk and to learn more about him, click on the category “Photographer: Strunk”. 

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ADORABLE LITTLE GIRL WITH SAUSAGE CURLS AND A PARASOL IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA

STRUNK GIRLAn adorable little girl with sausage curls, a fancy dress and a little parasol poses for her portrait at the Strunk studio in Reading, Pennsylvania. She has a very serious expression but looks very sweet. To view other photographs by photographer John D Strunk and to learn more about him, click on the category “Photographer: Strunk”.

 

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ATTRACTIVE FAMILY POSES FOR PORTRAIT IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA

John D. Strunk , a photographer from Reading, Pennsylvania, produced this portrait of an attractive young family. Mother and father pose with their four young children. The children are so close in age that it is possible that two of them may be twins. The two girls in the front of the photograph are wearing similar but not identical dresses. Perhaps their mother made them with the same materials and creatively gave them some variation. This image is an excellent family portrait which manages to capture each child in a reasonably good pose. An advertisement on the reverse of the photograph boasts “Instantaneous Portraits of Children  Successful Specialty”.  The self promotion appears to be well deserved. To view other photographs by the Strunk gallery, click on the category “Photographer: Strunk”.

Published in: on August 19, 2012 at 12:01 am  Leave a Comment  
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FIREMAN IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA

Photographer John D. Strunk photographed this young fireman at his studio in Reading, Pennsylvania. The subject is wearing a dress uniform with buttons with the letters F. D. (Fire Department). He has a ribbon and medal pinned to his chest. He is handsome and has a terrific mustache. To view other firemen, click on the category “Firemen and Policemen”. Other photographs by Strunk can be viewed by clicking on the category “Photographer: Strunk”.

BRASS BAND IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA

The Boys in the Band gather for this cabinet card photograph by photographer John Strunk, in Reading, Pennsylvania. The uniformed brass band consists of four member. A consultation from the Cabinet Card Gallery’s unpaid research department would be helpful, but for the time being, I will identify the bandsmen’s instruments as being a clarinet, trumpet, french horn and a flute. To view other photographs by Strunk, click on the category of “Photographer: Strunk”.

 

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THREE CHILDREN IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA AND TWO OF THE BIGGEST BOW TIES IN AMERICA

Three children pose for this cabinet card photograph by Strunk of Reading, Pennsylvania. The boys are wearing the largest bow ties in America. Are they bow ties or are they scarves, that is the question? The kids are very cute in their fancy outfits.  The photographer is John D. Strunk (1856- ?). There are records of his working as a photographer from 1888 until 1910. To view other photographs by Strunk, click on the category “Photographer: Strunk”.

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