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Vintage Strunk Reading PA Man Portrait Cabinet Card Photo B&W Embossed Orig
Original antique early 20th-century black-and-white portrait photograph of a young man produced by Strunk studio of Reading, Pennsylvania.
The composition presents the sitter in a bust-length three-quarter view facing slightly to his left, wearing a dark jacket, high-collared white shirt, and neatly tied cravat, set against a plain light background with the lower portion of the image softly vignetted.
Printed as a black-and-white gelatin-silver image on photographic paper, the portrait is mounted within a vertically oriented light card mat embossed with an ornate decorative border and narrow inner frame, the lower front margin carrying the blue printed studio imprint STRUNK 730 Penn St. Reading, Pa.
The mount is housed beneath an attached textured dark cover with a lion crest embossing and twin punched holes at the top edge and includes its original translucent tissue guard over the image; the piece is offered as a single original unframed mounted photograph, with any brass display easel, ruler, or other props visible in the listing images shown for scale and presentation only and not included.
Condition: Original antique early 20th-century black-and-white mounted portrait photograph with typical handling and storage wear from age and use. Image surface displays overall light age toning with scattered small dark specks and faint surface soil, while the photographic paper remains intact without tears or creases through the sitter. Embossed light card mount shows minor edge and corner wear and a few tiny spots, and the attached ribbed dark cover exhibits a diagonal crease, slight waviness, and small chips and softening along the lower edge. Translucent tissue guard is wrinkled with some discoloration and handling impressions; piece is offered as a single original unframed mounted photograph only, with any brass display easel or metal ruler visible in the listing photos shown for scale and presentation purposes and not included.
- Material: Paper, Cardboard
