This collection consists of selected images taken by East Petersburg, Pennsylvania photographer Dennis L. Hughes of Amish life and culture in the United States with a special emphasis on the Amish in Lancaster County. Images date from the 1980s through the early 2000s. Hughes first became interested in the Amish when he was a young boy growing up in Lewistown, Pennsylvania near the Big Valley area. The physical collection housed in the Hess Archives contains over 18,000 images, primarily color slides. Subjects include buggy styles, agricultural work, mud sales, Amish schools, Amish children, and more. The collection includes photographs taken for Dr. Donald Kraybill’s books Amish Enterprise and The Riddle of Amish Culture.
Amish child stands in crowd
Amish girls on road
Amish girls walk in distance
Amish boys lean against tank
Boy looks towards camera
Amish boy looks to side
Amish boys face away from camera
Boy stands with bicycle
Amish boy with scooter
Amish boy on scooter
Woman with children on tricycles
Woman with boy on tricycle