A Winter Gallery — American Museum of Photography (SM)

A Winter Gallery — American Museum of Photography (SM)

 

  

Caswell & Davy (William Caswell [d. 1870] and William Henry Davy [1844-1936] Duluth, Minnesota)
Winter Sportsmen with Snow Shoes
Albumen Print Carte de Visite, circa 1875

 
Toboggan and Snow Shoe clubs were social organizations that participated in Winter Carnivals in Canada and the northern United States. This group displays Native American beaded leggings and moccasins; the snow shoes themselves were also generally made by Native American craftsmen.
 

 


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