I came across a great collection of hunting/fishing photographs the other day at the Pennsylvania State Archives. All of these were taken by the PA Department of Forestry in the north and west parts of the state between 1915 and 1935 to document the uses of Pennsylvania’s natural areas. The folks in these pictures don’t look too different from the hunters of today.
“A Hunting Party,” Logan State Forest, June 1925 photo by H.B. Kirk“Ole Bull Public Camp Ground,” December 1922 photo by W.A. Luey“A Catch of Coons, Rabbit and Pheasants,” photo by H.W. Shoemaker
“A Grand Old Hunter,” from ‘A Picture of Myself and Some of my Catch One Fall a Few Years Ago’ by E.N. Woodcock“A Good Hunt,” Jackson Township, Huntingdon County, “Camp Leased to A.M. Lauver, Altoona.”“A Good Quarry- Deer, Bear and Rabbits,” Ole Bull Public Camp Ground, photo by W.A. Luey“Camp and Gun,” East Branch, Clinton County, “Dr. Rothrock noted: ‘the human product of the forest is needed in war times.”“A Good Catch,” near Betula, McKean County, photo by W.T. Clarke“A Good Catch,” near Betula, McKean County, photo by W.T. Clarke“A Beautiful Place to Fish,” near Betula, McKean County, photo by W.T. Clarke“Six Hunters and Their Quarry,” near Betula, McKean County, December 19 1915, photo by W.T. Clarke“Fishing is Fun,” near Hull, Potter County, photo by W.T. Clarke“Fishing is Fun,” near Hull, Potter County, photo by W.T. Clarke“A Hunting Party and their Bear,” near Hull, Potter County, photo by W.T. Clarke
Another Century 
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