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Voyageurs in Camp for the Night

Date: 03 1892
Description: Engraving of voyageurs gathered around a fire at their camp.
Photograph

Aerial View of Shelter House

Date: 
Description: Aerial view of a shelter house at Copper Falls State Park.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Lake Geneva

Date: 1882
Description: Bird's-eye map of Lake Geneva, looking southwest, with insets of points of interest.
Photograph

Men on a Riverbank

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph view of the Merrimac and Monitor Naval Battle cyclorama, painted by Théophile Poilpot. Men are standing on a riverbank in the foreground, and a...
Photograph

Three Men in Cook Shanty

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Description: Interior of cook shanty, with oil lamps hanging from the ceiling beams. The back wall is covered with newspapers. Three men stand behind wood benches and t...
Photograph

Group in front of Tents in Clearing

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Description: A group of three women and three men relaxing near tents decorated with foliage and American flags. One of the men is holding a bicycle.
Photograph

Camp Meeting Grounds

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Description: View toward a preacher's stand at the meeting grounds of the Willimantic Camp Meeting Association, established in 1860. A large group of people sit on outd...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Camp at El Kantara

Date: 1930
Description: The camp at El Kantara, Algeria. In the foreground, members of the expedition are sleeping on pallets, under blankets. Just beyond the sleepers are two tru...
Photograph

Man in Front of a Tent

Date: 1929
Description: Ferrah stands in front of a tent in the Pond camp. Boxes are being used as tables, chairs and other camp supplies aresitting on the ground near the entranc...
Photograph

Camp at Medfoun in Early Morning

Date: 1929
Description: The Pond camp at Medfoun, early in the morning. A tent surrounded by camp furniture and supplies is in the center. A truck is parked beside the tent on the...
Photograph

009 - Fireplace in Main Lodge

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Description: Interior view of stone fireplace area in the Main Lodge. Three campers are gathered around a record player, another is seated in a camp chair at the firepl...
Photograph

027 - Library in Main Lodge

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Description: Interior view of library in Main Lodge. Two campers are seated at a table reading; another camper is browsing the shelves. Original caption notes: "In 1937...
Historical Object

119 - Joy Camps Directors and Chief Whirling Thunder

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying three photographs. In one photograph Barbara Ellen Joy, camp owner and co-director, cooks over a large grill are...
Historical Object

134 - Barbara Ellen Joy Reading to Campers

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Description: Interior view of group near the Main Lodge fireplace, with Barbara Ellen Joy seated in a camp chair reading to a group of young campers. Numerous decorativ...
Book or Pamphlet

Program for Music by the Lake

Date: 1952
Description: The program for the summer series of concerts sponsored by George Williams College at their College Camp on Geneva Lake was designed by Edmund Elsner of Wi...
Photograph

Camp 5

Date: 1909
Description: The fifth camp of The Gang's trip on the bank of the Presque Isle River. One of The Gang (probably Howard T.) is reading a book.
Drawing

Eagle River Camp

Date: 1906
Description: A drawing of The Gang's camp on a hill next to Eagle River. The drawing includes the river, a road, and a bridge. Arrows drawn on the river show the direct...

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