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Family Camping

Date: 1890
Description: A family campsite with a woman and three boys standing next to a canvass wall tent. In front of the tent is a campfire with pots, and a log with a hatchet ...
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Swimming Race at Camp Wakanda

Date: 1923
Description: Boys line up on pier for swimming race at Camp Wakanda.
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Woman Doing Laundry Outdoors

Date: 07 07 1963
Description: Jehovah's Witnesses assembly camper doing laundry.
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Camp Tent

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Description: Man, woman and two children putting up a tent by some trees.
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Boys at Koinonia Children's Camp

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Description: Three young boys and a man in front of a tent. Part of Highlander Folk School's Koinonia Children's Camp. David Tate on left.
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University Student Campers

Date: 1885
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison students and chaperons during a camping trip at Livesy Springs on the north shore of Lake Mendota. On the left side stands ...
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Franciscan Missionaries of Mary

Date: 1912
Description: Girls at camp read around the fire at Camp St. Helene with the Franciscan missionaries of Mary. A forty-eight star flag, plants, and a religious statue can...
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Franciscan Missionaries of Mary

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Description: Campers cook apples around a campfire at St. Joseph's Burghardy, a small convalescent care center for children, with the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary.
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Gasoline Station

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Description: A small gasoline station and refreshment station advertising distilled water, hot dogs, hamburgers, groceries, coffee, and other products. Near the station...
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Salamanca Ferry

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Description: View of the ferry carrying passengers across the Allegheny River near Salamanca, New York's Island Park. Many passengers are on board the ferry, and in the...
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Packing Up

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Description: Sigurd Olson and another man stowing camping gear into an automobile for a canoe trip.
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Sigurd Olson

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Description: Sigurd Olson, in typical camping attire, during a canoe trip at Quetico Park in Canada.
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Sigurd Olson Contemplates the Wilderness

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Description: Sig Olson at a wilderness camping site, probably in the Quetico area.
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Sigurd Olson

Date: 1948
Description: Sigurd Olson, center, probably during the 1948 Trail Riders trip to the Quetico-Superior region. The identity of the man to his right is not known.
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Tents Along Beach

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Description: Tents line a beach along the Atlantic Ocean. Foliage covers the foreground and several people and vehicles can be seen throughout the camp.
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Campers before their Tents

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Description: Several women and children wearing dresses or swimming suits gather around two tents set up in a wooded area. A dirt road passes through the foreground.
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Couples Camping at Mt. Tom Camp

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Description: Three couples posing for a group portrait in front of tents at Mt. Tom Camp. The woman sitting at center is holding a bouquet of flowers, and clothing is h...
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Y.M.C.A. Camp

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Description: A row of tents at a Y.M.C.A. camp stands in a clearing in a wooded area. A man sits on a chair in the foreground and "Y.M.C.A." is written on a surface of...
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Camp Kennington

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Description: Campers relax in front of their tents in a wooded grove at Camp Kennington. The women and children are wearing light-colored dresses, and the man is wearin...
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Camp Kennington Tent Interior

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Description: View of a the interior of a tent standing on a wooden platform at Camp Kennington. The tent flaps are open, showing two beds, a dresser, and a chair.

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