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Title
Amish community, Lancaster County, 1974
Creator
Cross, Richard, 1950-1983
Date Created and/or Issued
1974-04
Publication Information
California State University, Northridge
Contributing Institution
California State University, Northridge
Collection
Richard Cross Photographs (Bradley Center)
Rights Information
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Description
Two women and a young man stand outside a building in an Amish community. A horse drawn buggy drives along a roadway near the building. The Amish are members of conservative Christian communities who traditionally isolate themselves from non-Amish societies. They live modestly and often refrain from indulgence in activities associated with urban lifestyles or some modern technologies. Family, God and hard work are sacred to Amish people. Jakob Ammann is credited as the founder of the Amish community in Switzerland in the late 1690s. Amish people are believed to have roots in Europe; specifically, they are mostly from Switzerland and Germany. Ohio, Indiana and Lancaster County (Pa.) are identified as the largest Amish communities in the United States.
Dos mujeres y un joven están fuera de un edificio en una comunidad amish. Un carruaje tirado por caballos transita por una carretera cerca del edificio. Los amish son miembros de comunidades cristianas conservadoras que tradicionalmente se aíslan de las personas que no son amish. Viven modestamente y a menudo se abstienen de la indulgencia en actividades asociadas con estilos de vida urbanos o algunas tecnologías modernas. La familia, Dios y el trabajo duro son sagrados para los amish. Jakob Ammann es acreditado como el fundador de la comunidad amish en Suiza a finales de la década de 1690. Se cree que los amish tienen raíces en Europa; específicamente, son en su mayoría de Suiza y Alemania. Ohio, Indiana y el condado de Lancaster, Pensilvania se identifican como las comunidades amish más grandes de Estados Unidos.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
image/jpeg
black-and-white negatives
Extent
35 mm
Identifier
99.01.N35.RCr.B20.01.12.21A
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p17169coll1/id/10513
Subject
Amish--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Horse-drawn vehicles
Place
Lancaster County (Pa.)
Relation
99.01.N35.RCr.B20.01.12.21A.tif
Richard Cross Photographs
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

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