Cooks at the Echo Camp for Girls in Raquette Lake

Preparing for a meal in the kitchen of the Echo Camp for Girls. Unidentified African-American cook. Photograph by Edward P. Fynmore of Fynmore Studios. 1950-1970. Raquette Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience

This set of photos is a rarity for a couple of reasons; photos of women’s work and of women of color are few and far between, and when they do crop up, they’re often posed and rarely in a real working space. A look at the service industry and the people behind the magic of Adirondack camps.

Collection Items

Cook lines baking pan with dough at the Echo Camp for Girls in Raquette Lake

Cook prepares a meal at the Echo Camp for Girls in Raquette Lake

Cook rolls dough for a meal at the Echo Camp for Girls in Raquette Lake

Cook uses meat slicer at the Echo Camp for Girls in Raquette Lake

Frying chicken at the Echo Camp for Girls in Raquette Lake

Two women with a meat slicer in the kitchen of the Echo Camp for Girls in Raquette Lake

Women preparing food at the Echo Camp for Girls in Raquette Lake