outdoor cookery

Theodor de Bry - [How they cook their fish] / T.B.

Native men cooking fish on a wooden frame over a fire. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wilden in Virginia ... / Erstlich in engelländischer Sprach besch... More

The pancake woman., Rembrandt van Rijn

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French camp preparing to dine off horseflesh

Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for hi... More

[Three monks or travelers lighting a fire beneath a teapot]

Gift; Crosby Stuart Noyes; 1906. Forms part of: Crosby Stuart Noyes collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Wallachisches Fuhrwerk (Wallachian wagon)

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Geschichte von den seiben Schwaben Die sieben Schwaben hatten aber auf...

Illustration for a story showing the seven adventurous Swabians meeting an old woman sitting beneath a tree, cooking an unusual dish. Caption continues: woran sicher die Zigeunerin schuld war, die alte Her. Di... More

Als sie nun so um die Pfanne herum sassen und sich die gerösteten Spät...

Illustration for a story showing the seven adventurous Swabians sitting around a large pot from which they are about to eat, though appear to be pondering some larger issues, particularly, at the moment, about ... More

[Three hunters by a camp fire] - Public domain drawing

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Camp life and camp fare, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

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Boy Scouts, New Bedford Massachusetts

Black and white photo of 6 Boy Scouts cooking in front of tent; caption lower left. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library

Narodnoe gulian'e v prazdnik novyi god "Sail' Sali Nau." Kukhnia na gu...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 141. "Mantupiaz khane" translated from Persian as "manti-onion stand."

Life on the plains preparing supper / / from sketches by Mr. James F. ...

Print shows, from a full page spread of scenes depicting life on the plains, a vignette of two women preparing a meal on a small, portable stove, with tents in the background. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 10... More

Ridge's Food for infants Advertising - Vintage American Trade Card

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Field's Point clam bake, Stereoscope Card

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Field's Point clam bake, Stereoscope Card

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Field's Point clam bake, Stereoscope Card

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Field's Point clam bake, Stereoscope Card

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Field's Point clam bake, Stereoscope Card

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Field's Point clam bake, Stereoscope Card

reverse side of stereoscopic card

Around the campfire: picnic to William Stream

Group of men and women sitting around campfire, cooking picnic dinner.

A "Boomer" family / / Davies. A "boomer's" wife /Witt. D[?] after Drot...

Large group of settlers of the West posed in front of tents; wife of settler of the West (Oklahoma?) cooking on outdoor stove in front of man standing beside covered wagon and man holding bucket and wagon wheel... More

The feast. Book illustration from Library of Congress

(DLC/PP-1936:0089). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samuel Clemens. New York : Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889, p. 413.

[African American men preparing to serve a meal in an outdoor setting ...

Forms part of: Booker T. Washington Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Natives of the Amazon / V. Dutertre.

Indians cooking fish over campfire with other Indians fishing with bows and arrows in background with woman standing on left. Title transcribed from item. Illus. in: The New world heroes of discovery and conque... More

Capt. Tucker's old cook house, Ponkapoag Pond

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Roasting pigs at the great barbecue, G.A.R. encampment, Louisville, Ky...

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"Camp at Tampa, Soldiers Cooking"

Camp at Tampa, Soldiers Cooking. Soldiers cooking in camp in field with trees. Courtesy of The Trustees of Reservations, Archives & Research Center

Colorado. The round up, "grub pile"

Title on inventory list: The round up, grub pile. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "51057". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://h... More

Our noon-day meal - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Detroit Publishing Co. no. 062091. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Our noon-day meal - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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Christmas card, 'A Happy Christmas'

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Gathering and processing maple syrup, ca. 1900

Two photographs: top shows man boiling maple sap in cauldrons in woods; bottom shows man drilling hole in maple tree for sap.

Christmas card, 'A Christmas Greeting with Love'

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Puck magazine cover - Thanksgiving festivities / Keppler.

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan and David B. Hill roasting a bird over a campfire outside the "Dem. Homestead". Caption: Dismal Dave and Weary William join in celebrating. Illus. in: Puck, v. 52, no.... More

Edward S. Curtis - [Zuni bread maker]

Zuni woman making bread. H34035 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by E.S. Curtis. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 821.

Caricature, Next, the tramps / Gallaway., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows two tramps sitting on railroad ties, one is reading the newspaper, and there is a pot of water(?) on a campfire; there are two railroad cars, a coal car and a box car, in the background. Cap... More

[Two Apache Indian women at campfire, cooking pot in front of one]

H36599 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 905.

"Pot luck" with the "boys" - President Roosevelt's cowboy breakfast at...

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt standing with cowboys as breakfast cooks on a fire. H31839 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.

Hody [i.e. Howdy?] Mr. President

Photograph shows President Roosevelt greeting two men (cattlemen?) at an outdoor campsite at Hugo, Colorado. H28492? U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1903 by F. M. Sherman.

At "tail" of chuck wagon - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Stereograph showing man lifting a pot with a hooked rod. H65337 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Alexander Lambert.

At "tail" of chuck wagon - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Cook holding pot above fire. Stereo copyrighted by Alexander Lambert. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Slicing sweet potatoes, China - stereoscopic view, public domain photo...

No. 6280. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Making maple syrup in the good old fashioned way

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Life in San Francisco after the great disaster--cooking in the streets...

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San Francisco refugees camped by the wayside and cooking their rations...

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Cooking in the street, San Francisco, Cal.

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Man lighting corn cob pipe cooking over an open fire with dogs and rif...

G12796 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title devised by Library staff or Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Campbell, Metzge... More

Making maple syrup in the good old fashioned way

Locale and date from Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019213. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

A restaurant kitchen on the street, outside the burned district -- San...

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San Francisco refugees camped by the wayside and cooking their rations...

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Getting dinner for the gang along the canal

Two men preparing a meal on an open fire for workers on the Panama Canal. H100575 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by H.C. White Co.

J.A. chuck-wagon, getting dinner

Photograph shows a chuck wagon at a camp and a cook getting dinner underway.

Kitchen of 5th. Regiment Charlestown

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Kitchen of 5th. Regiment Charlestown

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[Camping party of men and women cooking at campfire and eating near te...

National Photo Company Collection. No. 27799. From Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.

Primitive cooking, portrait of american indian man

High Bear, Brulé Sioux man cooking by throwing heated stones in beef-stomach container, Rosebud Indian Reservation.

Lunch in insurrecto camp near Juarez--Mexican War

Battle of Ciudad Juarez during the Mexican revolution against the Diaz government. J155921 U.S. Copyright Office.

[Two Girl Scouts building a fire in camp]

J172893 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. No. U-143820.

Cooking dinner amid the ruins of Thilloy, near Bapaume, Flanders

Two soldiers making themselves comfortable in the ruins of a shattered house. One man is cooking on a tin-can brazier, while the other stands watching and smoking. Their kit is hung on the wall behind. A third ... More

Open air cookery near Miraumont-le-Grand, Flanders

Officers cooking, Western Front, during World War I. Four officers seated on chairs around a brazier. One of the men is cooking in a steel helmet on the brazier. The rather formal middle-class dining chairs are... More

Open air cookery in a steel helmet near Miraumont-le-Grand

Three officers making themselves comfortable, near Miraumont-le-Grand, France, during World War I. Steel helmets had many more uses than the War Offfice might have intended. This photograph shows three Royal Ar... More

Dinner amidst the ruins, Flanders

The group of soldiers in the middle of this scene are trying to cook and eat dinner amongst the ruins. They are perched on top of a pile of rubble. One soldier is balancing on top of a block whilst trying to ea... More

Tommies enjoying a meal cooked in a real stove, Flanders

This photograph shows a group of soldiers eating a meal that they have cooked on a cast-iron stove, salvaged from a ruined house. The man at the stove has crossed flags on his sleeve badge, identifying him as a... More

Cooks at work near the front line, Flanders

Three army cooks preparing a meal at an open-air kitchen, during World War I. This image shows some army cooks preparing a meal at an open-air kitchen. With a latrine located directly behind the cooking pots, t... More

Cooking his dinner, Flanders during World War I

A soldier has made himself comfortable on an old seat and is cooking on a very small open fire. Experienced soldiers were good at scrounging small luxuries, such as a few eggs or an odd chicken, to supplement t... More

Soup kitchen during World War I

Cooking in a labour camp, Western Front, during World War I. This photograph shows four men cooking and drinking soup from one of the army outside catering boilers. They are all probably members of the South Af... More

Round the field kitchen, Flanders

Field kitchen, France, during World War I. The cliff face and trenches are visible in the background. The front is dominated by milling groups of soldiers, some are already sitting down. The 'kitchens' consist ... More

Baking bread for Pershing's army in Mexico New field kitchens being us...

Photograph shows soldiers working with outdoor oven. Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[John Henry Fisher adobe, 765 West Highland Avenue, Redlands, Californ...

Site History. House Architecture: John Henry Fisher, circa 1915. Landscape: John Henry Fisher, circa 1915. Today: House and garden not extant. Slide used with lecture "California Gardens" as no. 32. Title, date... More

The open air kitchen used by German prisoners while a new mess hall an...

Photograph shows German prisoners of war cooking in large pots in outdoor kitchen. In album: Photographic supplement to historical record of quartermaster corps activities, A.E.F. Vol. 13, leaf 1. "1410-G8."

[Boy Scouts cooking over open fire at Camp Ranachqua]

J235980 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8059. Copyright by W.D. Hassler, New York.

Herald Colonial Beach Tour - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Edward S. Curtis - Cooking acorns--upper Lake Pomo

Pomo Indian woman cooking in front of cane tepee, California. J268438 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3976. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, W... More

Edward S. Curtis - A Sarsi kitchen

Sarsi woman cooking over campfire, Alberta, Canada. J295188 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1... More

Field kitchen - The Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection

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The rice and chicken is boiled together in iron kettles

Photograph showing a number of three-legged iron kettles being used for cooking the Southern food staple known as chicken pilau (or perlou) at a cookout in Florida. Photographed as part of the "America eats" pr... More

Cutting the forequarters of beef into 20 lb. hunks, Los Angeles Sherif...

Photograph showing crew of barbecue cooks preparing beef under a tent. Photographed as part of the "America eats" project for the Federal Writers' Project. Southern California Writers Project. Exhibited: Ameri... More

Removing the barbecued beef from the pits, Los Angeles Sheriff's Barbe...

Photograph showing crew of barbecue cooks around a brick-lined pit, with servers and crowd in the background. Photographed as part of the "America eats" project for the Federal Writers' Project. Southern Califo... More

Well fry mah hide! Ah'm having chicken for breakfast!

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Coffee is made by boiling it in this large metal barrel

Photograph showing coffee brewing in an oil drum over a fire in Florida. Photographed as part of the "America eats" project for the Federal Writers' Project. Exhibited: American Treasures, Library of Congress, 2001-02.

Picking the meat from the chicken bones is one of the big jobs in prep...

Photograph showing women preparing the Southern food staple knows as chicken perlou (or pilau) at a cookout in Florida.

[Lou Ambers cooking over a campfire, using a tin can on a stick) / Sta...

Smith Creek House, Ridge vic., St. Mary's County, Maryland

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Smith Creek House, Ridge vic., St. Mary's County, Maryland

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Smith Creek House, Ridge vic., St. Mary's County, Maryland

Title from photographer's inventory. Has three fireplaces in a row. Kitchen was attached to main wing, but food had to be carried outdoors and around to hall and dining-room. Corresponding reference print in LO... More

Smith Creek House, Ridge vic., St. Mary's County, Maryland

Title from photographer's inventory. Has three fireplaces in a row. Kitchen was Kitchen was attached to main wing, but food had to be carried outdoors and around to hall and dining- room. Corresponding referenc... More

A cookery school in the Western Desert

Photograph shows soldiers receiving cooking instruction using ovens made from petrol tins and oil drums. Note on photograph front: A series of pictures taken at the Western Desert Cookery School where army cook... More

Agnes Vanderburg and Kay Young on the Flathead Reservation, Northweste...

Agnes Vanderburg is a teacher of traditional skills at a heritage camp for children on the Flathead Reservation in northwestern Montana. Here she demonstrates the pit-roasting of camas bulbs, an edible root of ... More

The bull roasted: or the political cooks serving their customers

George III turns the spit on which the British bull is roasting. He is observed by Bute while North serves portions to an American Indian, a Spaniard, and a Frenchman. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

View in a trench kitchen underground on the Saloniki front

Stereograph title from item. Series title and number from accompanying guide book (call number: D521.H32). Keystone catalog no. V18883. Copyright by The Keystone View Company. Purchase; Jeffrey Kraus; 2009; (DL... More

Serving food from a movable kitchen in ruined Curlu on the Somme

Stereograph title from item. Series title and number from accompanying guide book (call number: D521.H32). Keystone catalog no. V18829. Copyright by The Keystone View Company. Purchase; Jeffrey Kraus; 2009; (DL... More

Serving food from a movable kitchen in ruined Curlu on the Somme

Stereograph title from item. Series title and number from accompanying guide book (call number: D521.H32). Keystone catalog no. V18829. Copyright by The Keystone View Company. Purchase; Jeffrey Kraus; 2009; (DL... More

View in a trench kitchen underground on the Saloniki front

Stereograph title from item. Series title and number from accompanying guide book (call number: D521.H32). Keystone catalog no. V18883. Copyright by The Keystone View Company. Purchase; Jeffrey Kraus; 2009; (DL... More

You'se the only dumpling in the stew

Wâdy Sh'reich. One of the peaks in the Wâdy Sh'reich is called Jebel A...

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View of happy campers. Asbury Park NJ. Stereoscope card.

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"Culinary Department" (Indians), Lake George. New York Sterecope Card.

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Group around a campfire, woman pouring from a coffee pot.

Wisconsin stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who as... More

Ridge's Food for infants Advertising - Vintage American Trade Card

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Field's Point clam bake, Stereoscope Card

reverse side of stereoscopic card