A great portrait of a "neighborhood camping party". Four wagons and horse teams are parked behind the group of men and women. Camp stoves, tables, and tents are in the foreground. All the people are dressed in outdoor clothing.
James Stewart and Alice Fletcher set up camp at Cold Spring. The camping gear is spread on the ground next to the tent. The wagon, horses, and James are on the left. Alice stands next to the tent. The forest fills the back ground.
Surveyors' camp for the North Side canal project, 1909. Horses and wagons fill the foreground. A group of men stand near tents, structures, equipment, and supplies in the background.