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Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Object ID
DL-01-03-07
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Description
Mennonite girls riding bicycles.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mennonites
Bicycles
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
35 mm
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
DL-01-03-07
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Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Object ID
DL-01-05-06
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Description
Quilting is a popular winter occupation among Mennonite women in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Approximately 100 hours of work go into each quilt, but quilting parties are also social gatherings where "many hands make light work".
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Textiles
Quilts
Mennonites
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
DL-01-05-06
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Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Object ID
DL-01-05-07
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Description
For generations, Amish and Mennonite women have expressed their appreciation for beauty through color and stitching in their quilts.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Textiles
Quilts
Mennonites
Amish
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
DL-01-05-07
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Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Object ID
DL-01-05-18
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Description
Traditional patterns and skillful fingers are abundant at a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania quilting party. Approximately 100 hours of work go inte each quilt, but for these and other local Mennonite women it is a labor of love. Finished quilts are requently donated to charity auctions.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quilts
Textiles
Mennonites
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
DL-01-05-18
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Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Object ID
DL-03-04-45
Date Range
1990
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Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Description
Stumptown Old Order Mennonite meetinghouse with horse and buggy garage or barn.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Date Range
1990
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Mennonites
Old Order Mennonites
Meetinghouses
Barns
Garages
Stumptown, Upper Leacock Twp.
Place
Upper Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
DL-03-04-45
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