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Green Thumbs Were Put to Work
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Three women are standing in a forest. One woman is holding the handle of a tool, and the other two are holding seedlings. Caption reads: "Green thumbs were put to work recently when members of the Children's Outing association spent a day at Camp Sidney Cohen preparing for the approaching camping season. About 50 white ash seedlings were planted by the volunteer conservationists who included (from left) Mrs. Joseph E. [Beatrice] Rapkin, 9410 N. Lake Dr., Bayside; Mrs. Leonard L. [Evelyn] Oster, 2615 E. Newton Av., Shorewood, and Mrs. Julian S. [Mary Ann] Hytken, 8121 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Fox Point.
May 22, 1962
Koshollek, George P., Jr.
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Camp Sidney Cohen Clean-up
May 22, 1962
Women are walking to and from a parked bus, some of them carrying boxes and bags of books. Caption reads: "Mrs. Theodore L. [Ann] Albert, 404 E. Apple Tree Rd., Fox Point, carted a load of books fr...
The Linen Closet
May 22, 1962
One woman is handing folded linens to another woman while they are standing in a large closet. Caption reads: "The linen closet received a thorough going over by Mrs. Jerome H. Schwarz (left), 8316...
Policing the Grounds
May 22, 1962
View of a woman crouching down and pulling weeds from a flower bed and putting them into a bushel basket. Caption reads: "Policing the grounds was the assignment of Mrs. Arthur P. [Gail] Meissner, ...
Camp Hiwela Staff
1950
Three rows of women are posing outdoors for a group portrait. They are wearing uniforms for a Camp Hiwela.
Country Aire Farms Day Camp
July 10, 1967
Two boys are posing with a wooden stick structure. They are wearing t-shirts for the Country Aire Farms Day Camp.
Wanoka Camp Shelter, Chequamegon National Forest
Caption reads: "Shelter, pump, and carving log at Wanoka Camp Ground on the Chequamegon National Forest."
