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076 - Camper Posing with Camera
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Profile view of a camper posing outdoors with a camera, which she is holding up, ready to take a picture. She has a bow in her hair and is wearing the camp uniform. Treetops are in the background. Original caption notes: "Photography also plays a very important part in camp life, for we like to preserve in snapshots the high points and adventures in camp life. This our Camera Club has many active members, both camper and counselor."
circa 1940-1949
Joy Camps
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068 - Camper Sketching Outdoors Next to Lake
circa 1940-1949
Young camper seated on stool on a hill overlooking the lake. She has a sketchpad and pencil in hand.
041 - Two Campers Posing with Fencing Outfits and Gear
circa 1940-1949
Two campers pose wearing fencing outfits and holding epees, with protective headgear sitting on the ground. They are standing on a court or concrete pad. Original caption notes that fencing was add...
145 - Rowboat with Camp Counselor and Camper
circa 1940-1949
Close-up of a camp counselor and young camper in a rowboat on the water. They are looking at each other and smiling. Both are wearing white shirts and dark-colored shorts.
074 - Camp Counselor Reading to Four Young Campers Outdoors
circa 1940-1949
A camp counselor, seated in an Adirondack chair, wearing a white shirt, dark shorts, and saddle shoes, reads to four young campers who are gathered around her. The campers are all wearing the camp ...
047 - Young Women in Canoe with Oars
circa 1940-1949
Group portrait of four young campers posed near the shoreline in a Joy Camps canoe displaying the Joy Camps logo (boat displays lettering and numbering "JC 12"), with oars poised in the water.
097 - Campers in Tumbling and Fencing Poses
circa 1940-1949
Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying three outdoor photographs of campers. The left and middle photographs show campers in different tumbling and acrobatic poses. The right photograph shows t...
