Crochet Club | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Crochet Club

Crochet Club | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
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.
DESCRIPTION
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.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:3293
Creation Date:circa 1900
Creator Name:Van Schaick, Charles
City:Black River Falls
County:Jackson
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name: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
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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.

SUBJECTS
Clubs
Trees
Dresses
Handicraft
Quilts
Chairs
Dwellings
Outdoor furniture
Yards
Outdoor photography
Portraits, Group
Women
Carpets

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