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Crochet Club

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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.

Date Created:
1900
Creator:
Van Schaick, Charles

Publication Information

Creator Van Schaick, Charles
Date Created 1900

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 22 x 16 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Charles Van Schaick photographs and negatives, circa 1880-circa 1940
Call Number (V24)1923

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W012859
Legacy ID
WHi 3293

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