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Young Men's Christian Association Camp
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The villa at the Young Men's Christian Association Camp. A group of girls and boys are sitting on the lawn on the left and two more people are sitting on the lawn near the building on the right. Striped tents are in the background under trees. Caption reads: "The Villa, Young Men's Christian Association Camp, Lake Geneva, Wis."
1905
Childs, Charles R. (Chicago, Ill.)
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Color illustration of boys swimming and sailing in Lake Geneva. Caption reads: "Boating and Bathing at Young Men's Christian Association Camp, Lake Geneva, Wis."
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Swan Dive
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Halftone print of two divers in mid-air as other young men watch from the pier at the Y.M.C.A. camp on Geneva Lake. A sailboat is moored to the pier, which has a diving platform.
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