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Guide to the Orcas Island YMCA Camp photograph collection, circa 1910
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Guide to the Orcas Island YMCA Camp photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1910 (inclusive)19101910
- Quantity
- 45 photographic prints (1 box) ; 4" x 5"
- Collection Number
- PH1195
- Summary
- Photographs of activities at YMCA boys' Camp on Orcas Island.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access to originals restricted. Most of the collection is available on digital site. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The Seattle YMCA established the boys' camp on Orcas Island in 1906. The "Y" began sponsoring boys' camps in 1891, open to all members of the YMCA for $5 a week. The camp was located on Hood Canal from 1899 to 1905 and moved to Orcas Island in 1906, as guests on waterfront property owned by Laurence J. Coleman. Apparently the Colman family stopped using the property after 1906, and the YMCA campers were invited as guests year after year until 1938, when Laurence's son Kenneth deeded the property to the YMcirca The young men, most over the age of fourteen, participated in boating, swimming, fishing, timed hikes, camp improvement and Bible study, among other activities. This camp was the precursor to Camp Orkila, one of the oldest organized boys' camps in the Pacific Northwest.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs of several activities at YMCA boys' camp on Orcas Island in 1910. Includes swimming, boating, costumed performances, Sunday morning service, and sports, among other activities.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Camp activitiesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Swimming and water activities |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/1 | 1-4 | 1910 | |
1/1 | 5 | 1910 | |
1/1 | 6 | Three swimmers trying to balance on floating
logs |
1910 |
1/1 | 7 | 1910 | |
1/1 | 8 | 1910 | |
1/1 | 9 | Boy swimming next to pier with wooded shoreline in
background |
1910 |
1/1 | 10 | Three fully clothed boys on small raft pushing a boy
into the water |
1910 |
1/1 | 11 | 1910 | |
1/1 | 12 | Boy swimming and boys rowing dinghies near wooded
shoreline |
1910 |
1/1 | 13 | 1910 | |
Performances and costume events |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/2 | 14 | 1910 | |
1/2 | 15 | 1910 | |
1/2 | 16 | Costumed young men in four dinghies with wooded
shoreline in background |
1910 |
1/2 | 17 | 1910 | |
1/2 | 18-19 | 1910 | |
Sports |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/3 | 20 | 1910 | |
1/3 | 21-24 | 1910 | |
1/3 | 25 | 1910 | |
Other camp activities |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | 26 | 1910 | |
1/4 | 27-29 | 19810 | |
1/4 | 30 | 1910 | |
1/4 | 31 | 1910 | |
1/4 | 32 | Boy climbing greased pole |
1910 |
1/4 | 33 | 1910 | |
1/4 | 34-35 | 1910 | |
1/4 | 36 | 1910 | |
1/4 | 37 | 1910 | |
1/4 | 38 | 1910 | |
1/4 | 39 | Young man with lantern beneath large rocks on
beach |
1910 |
1/4 | 40 | 1910 |
Camp sheltersReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/5 | 41 | 1910 | |
1/5 | 42 | 1910 | |
1/5 | 43 | 1910 |
Group photosReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/6 | 44 | Young men in sports field |
1910 |
1/6 | 45 | 1910 | |
1/6 | 46 | 1910 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Religious camps--Washington (State)--Orcas Island--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Young Men's Christian Association (Seattle, Wash.)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)