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 boy climbs on monkey bars
Boy on monkey bars
Amish man assists Amish boy on playground
Amish boys sitting
Amish toddler drinks near wooden bridge
Amish girl in blue dress
Amish boy leaning over fence
Amish boy flying kite
Amish boy flying kite in field
Amish boy flying kite 2
Amish boy flying kite 3
Two Amish boys in buggy