Independent Order of Scalpers at their clubhouse
Title
Independent Order of Scalpers at their clubhouse
Creator
Scott, George L.
Date
ca.1900
Extent
1 photograph
Description
The Independent Order of Scalpers was formed as a fraternal society -- a drinking club, as much as anything -- by a group of young men employed by the hotels at the Spiritualist summer camp at Lake Pleasant, Mass. Not a part of the predominantly tea-totalling Spiritualist movement, they banded together to drink and carouse, moving across the road from the summer camp before 1900 to insulate themselves and their parties. Their clubhouse still stands. The rare survival of a group of glass plate negatives taken by George Scott of Turners Falls, many with the emulsion peeling off the glass backing.
Collection:
Lake Pleasant Collection (MS 914)
Identifier
mums914-s03-i033
Cite As:
Independent Order of Scalpers at their clubhouse. Photo by George L. Scott, ca.1900. Lake Pleasant Collection (MS 914)