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.
Boy in wagon
Girls on wagon
Amish boy leaning against wall
Amish girls walking near buggies
Boy with horses
Boy walks away from horse
Two boys with horse
Amish boys by horse
Amish women in boat
Young Amish men in buggy
Amish group in snow
Amish group walking through snow