Woman doing handcrafts in a tent, Camargo, Illinois, circa 1910

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/e4c66e4c30a8afedf5a5ae60e60d6f45

Title

Woman doing handcrafts in a tent, Camargo, Illinois, circa 1910

Creator

Wamsley

Date

1910, circa

Description

A woman in a tent is seen doing embroidery, knitting, or some other type of handicraft. There are several items hanging in the tent that appear to be crocheted or embroidered pillow covers or tablecloths. The location of this series of about 39 postcards was not identified; two of the postcards show a building marked "Patterson Springs," located at the Chautauqua in Patterson Springs, Illinois.

Subject

Chautauqua Album
Camps
Tents
Handicraft
Chautauquas
Illinois

Source

Indiana Memory

Relation

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Type

image

References

http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/13A9D7A1-443A-4699-88D9-159728438235

Subject

Chautauqua Album
Camps
Tents
Handicraft
Chautauquas
Illinois

Citation

Wamsley, “Woman doing handcrafts in a tent, Camargo, Illinois, circa 1910,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 1, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/26764.

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