Photograph
Crochet Club
| Group of fifteen women gathered around three tables behind a home, probably the DMC Club, an exclusive social and sewing society named for an imported brand of French fancywork cotton crocheting, also known locally as the Damn Mean Crowd Club by outsiders. Identified by Joanne Dougherty, sitting from left to right, as: unidentified, Mrs. Ludovic Dimmick, Mrs. Louis Jones, unidentified, Mrs. Anton Johnson, Mrs. Rufus Jones, Mrs. J.J. McGilivray, Flora LeClair (in rocking chair), unidentified, Mrs. John Marsh, unidentified, Edna Richards Turner, Mrs. Will Richards, Nina Mason Werner, and Mrs. Charles Van Schaick, standing. Behind them quilts are hanging on a line from the edge of the house all the way across the background, and there are rugs on the ground. |
| Image ID: | 3293 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1900 |
| Creator Name: | Van Schaick, Charles |
| City: | Black River Falls |
| County: | Jackson |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Van Schaick, Charles : Charles Van Schaick photographs and negatives, circa 1880-circa 1940 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (V24)1923 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8.5 x 6.25 inches |
| See also Image ID: 94366 This image is part of a larger collection of over 6,000 negatives created by Charles J. Van Schaick. Van Schaick learned the art of photography after moving to Jackson County, Wisconsin. In 1885, he opened a studio in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. He was the town photographer for over 50 years. His work includes both studio portraits and richly varied and intimate snapshots of small-town, Wisconsin life. |
| Clubs |
| Trees |
| Dresses |
| Handicraft |
| Quilts |
| Chairs |
| Dwellings |
| Outdoor furniture |
| Yards |
| Outdoor photography |
| Portraits, Group |
| Women |
| Carpets |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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