The pictures in this exhibition were taken by Bradd Shore during his visit to Salem Campground in August, 2000. They attempt to give a sense of the beauty and the spirit of the place and its people. The exhibit also includes photos of some interesting documents related to the camp meeting, including an elaborate family scrap book and a "A Taste of Salem" cookbook --suggesting the power of the camp meeting to organize families' sense of their common identity and history.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Hon. Sam Ramsey, mayor of Covington, for inviting me to the camp meeting, to W.T. Rogers for his generous and thoughtful tour of the campground and to the many good people I met at Salem who took me into their tents and, for a few pleasant days, into their lives.