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Gymnastics at Boys Busy Life Camp, Lake Keesus

Date: 1915
Description: Boys demonstrate acrobatic skills on the grounds of their summer camp.
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Children in a Big Sandbox

Date: 07 17 1933
Description: A large group of children plays in a sandbox at The Capital Times Kiddie Camp.
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Boy at Bat

Date: 06 20 1963
Description: Helmeted boy swings a bat at city of Brown Deer's recreation department baseball camp.
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Boys at Camp Wakanda

Date: 07 22 1947
Description: Six boys enjoying their grass covered lean-to in front of a campfire at YMCA Camp Wakanda. L to R in the foreground are: John Omernik, John Stephens, John ...
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Clinton Youth at Highlander Folk School

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Description: Four girls hiking up a mountain as an excursion during the Clinton Youth session at Highlander Folk School. Clinton Youth was a Unitarian work camp from th...
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Girl Scouts Play Day

Date: 05 15 1954
Description: Joan Mani and Annetta Evert arrange a spot for cooking over a fire in the sand during the annual seventh and eighth grade play day of the Black Hawk Counci...
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Girl Scouts Play Day

Date: 05 15 1954
Description: Yvonne Egstad of Middleton takes a picture of two Sauk City fellow campers, Mary Jane Dickerson (left) and Anita Meyer. They were participating in the seve...
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Girl Scouts Play Day

Date: 05 15 1954
Description: Group portrait of three senior scouts who helped with the younger campers at the seventh and eighth grade play camp at Black Hawk Council's Camp Brandenbur...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Boys Camping Scrapbook: Archery Features

Date: 07 1942
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with images from an archery tournament at a summer camp for boys at Camp America Williams: a group of fin...
Photograph

Neighborhood House Boys Camping Scrapbook: Pat McCann

Date: 07 1942
Description: Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with Pat McCann, the last shooter in an archery tournament held at a boys summer camp, drawing the bow a...
Photograph

Neighborhood House Boys Camping Scrapbook: Pajama Race Swimmer

Date: 07 1942
Description: Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House of a boys summer camp, with an image of Skip Sul?(obscured letters) participating in a game involving tak...
Historical Object

111 - Camp Pioneers of Joy Camps

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying five photographs. Young campers are participating in a number of activities, including tennis, seesawing, boatin...
Photograph

114 - Group of Young Campers on Seesaw

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Description: Group of younger campers sitting and standing on a wood seesaw near trees.
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Women with Young Campers

Date: 07 10 1967
Description: Two women and several children are sitting in a low-walled enclosure filled with hay. In the background is a barn.
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Little Badgers Basketball Camp

Date: 12 20 1954
Description: Elevated view of a large group of children in a large circle being taught basketball during a Little Badgers basketball camp. The camp is being held in an ...

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