Campers and tent at Island Park Assembly, Rome City, Indiana, 1889

Description: Handwritten on the mount is Camp at I. P. A., Rome City, Ind. / Aug. 89. People dine at a table near a tent with a partially open flap, exposing a mirror affixed to the center pole. A broom rests against the outside of the tent near a small clothesline strung to two trees.The Island Park Assembly, also known as The Western Chautauqua, was incorporated in 1879 and located on and near Sylvan Lakes Kerr Island. Educational meetings with religious, musical, and literary programs were held annually on the island for two or three weeks during the summer until 1906.
Origin: 1889-08
Source: http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/E1014D9C-5F15-4E03-90E5-537656400108
Collection: Indiana Album
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Geography: Rome City, Noble County, Indiana, United States
Subjects: Edward Millis Family Collection
Chautauquas
Tents
Camping
Dining tables
Islands
Sylvan Lake (Ind.)
Rome City (Ind.)
Noble County (Ind.)

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