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NameFirst: A.
NameLast: Reading
NameMiddle: Henry
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DeathDay: 15
DeathYear: 1955
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Parents: B. E. and Anna W. (Spaulding) Reading
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Spouse1Name: Caroline M. Kratli
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LastLivedCity: Safety Harbor
LastLivedCounty: Pinellas
LastLivedState: FL
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:36 PM
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ID: 247
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OriginalNotes: Logansport Reporter (Logansport, Indiana), October 29, 1898, p. 5
Wedding of Miss Caroline Kratli and Mr. Adelbert Reading will occur at Knox on November 9. The parties are wll known here, the bride having formerly resided with her parents in this city.

Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001 (ancestry.com)
Adelbert H. Reading, married Caroline M. Kratli on Nov. 9, 1898 in Knox, Indiana; from Valparaiso; parents: B. E. Reading and Anna W. Spaulding

Lieber's Photo News, May 1934, p. 9: A. H. Reading of Valparaiso, IN was w/ C. R. Reeves in Anderson in 1893, recalls founding mtg. of the old Indiana Photographers Assoc. in Lieber's back room in fall of 1892 or 93-another mtg. was arranged the next spring in Tomlinson Hall

Vidette-Messenger of Port County (Valparaiso, Indiana), September 18, 1937, p. 4
Twenty Years Ago, September 18, 1917 - Reading has been in photography business for 19 years.

Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida), Sunday, December 18, 1955, p. 10
Obituary for A. H. Reading. Safety Harbor, Dec. 17. Adelbert Henry Reading, 83, 623 1st Ave., North, Safety Harbor, died in a Dunedin hospital Thursday. Resident of Safety Harbor for 8 years. Mentions club and church affiliations. Brother LeRoy L. Reading of Lansdale, Pa., survives.
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:36 PM
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Raw Data - E_Location, E_Studio

PersonID: 247
CATNUM: 266
NameFirst: A.
NameLast: Reading
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City: Knox
State: IN
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:50:47 PM
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OriginalSource: Shook, "Early Photographers of Porter County"
Reading briefly maintained studio at Knox
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PersonID: 247
CATNUM: 266
NameFirst: A.
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City: Anderson
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ID: 1984
StudioName: C. R. Reeves
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:53:33 PM
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Name: C. R. Reeves
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OriginalSource: Lieber's Photo News, May 1934, p. 9: A. H. Reading was with C. R. Reeves in Anderson in 1892/93.

1893-1894 Knight & Co.'s Anderson and Madison County Biennial Directory
p. 240 Photographers: he is not listed
p. 169 Adelbert H. Reading, photographer, h. 166 w 1st
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PersonID: 247
CATNUM: 266
NameFirst: A.
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City: Alexandria
State: IN
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ID: 5165
StudioName: Reeves & Reading
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:03:49 PM
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OriginalSource: The Blue Book for Amateur Photographers, American Edition, 1895, p. 239:  Reeves & Reading, Alexandria
OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner / Partner
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PersonID: 247
CATNUM: 266
NameFirst: A.
NameLast: Reading
LocationID: 7887
Address1: 13 & 15 Main St.
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City: Valparaiso
State: IN
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StudioName: Valparaiso School of Photography
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:05:34 PM
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Name: Valparaiso School of Photography
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County: Porter
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OriginalSource: St. Louis and Canadian Photographer, Jan. 1908, ads:
Valparaiso School of Photography, 13 and 15 Main St., offering those referring students 10% of tuition.

Shook, "Early Photographers of Porter County"
Reading owned and operated the Valparaiso School of Photography, established in 1902. The school operated as late as 1928 and his studio as late as 1939.
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OriginalSource: St. Louis and Canadian Photographer, Apr. 1903, p. 192:
new school of photography called Valparaiso School of Photography opened at Valparaiso, A. H. Reading, principal

St. Louis and Canadian Photographer, July 1905, no pg. #: 1/2 pg. ad for Valparaiso School of Photography, $50, free catalog, A. H. Reading, principal
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Name: A. H. Reading
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OriginalSource: St. Louis and Canadian Photographer, Aug. 1903, p. 343, 359, 365, 378, 381: photos by Reading with critique of work

St. Louis and Canadian Photographer, Dec. 1908, p. 38: A. H. Reading, of Valparaiso, Ind. has bought the Main Studio in that place from Mrs. Bird Simon Coleman.

Lieber's Photo News, May 1934, p. 9: mentions A. H. Reading, of Valparaiso

1916-17 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer, p. 1668 (A. H. Reading)
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PersonID: 247
CATNUM: 266
NameFirst: A.
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City: Valparaiso
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Name: A. H. Reading
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OriginalSource: Vidette-Messenger of Port County (Valparaiso, Indiana), September 18, 1937, p. 4
Twenty Years Ago, September 18, 1917 - Photographic gallery of A. H. Reading on Lincolnway was sold to John W. Hisgen, until a short time ago partner of Harry J. Fox. Reading has been in photography business for 19 years. Hisgen has been associated with Mr. For for 6 years.
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