Group Photo at Logging Camp – North Central PA 1890

Clarke’s images give insight to the material culture of the camps.  A visit by a photographer was a rare and special occasion in a remote area, so for this image, women and children are dressed up.  The men are in ordinary work clothing. “Store bought” goods included pails, baby carriages, chairs, pipes, baskets, barrels, pans, clotheslines, curtains, and glass windows. Of interest is a woman posed while pouring coffee.