Guide to the Orcas Island YMCA Camp photograph collection, circa 1910
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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 Background
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 Description
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 Collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
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Camp activities
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Swimming and water activities
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Dates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 1-4
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Dates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 5
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Description: Three swimmers trying to balance on floating logsDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 6
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Dates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 7
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Description: Swimmers diving from pierDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 8
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Description: Boy swimming next to pier with wooded shoreline in backgroundDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 9
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Description: Three fully clothed boys on small raft pushing a boy into the waterDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 10
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Dates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 11
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Description: Boy swimming and boys rowing dinghies near wooded shorelineDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 12
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Description: Boys rowing dinghies near wooded shorelineDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 13
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Performances and costume events
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Dates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 14
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Description: Group of costumed young men and boys kneeling around two costumed young men in front of tentDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 15
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Description: Costumed young men in four dinghies with wooded shoreline in backgroundDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 16
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Dates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 17
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Description: Group of young men performing in black faceDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 18-19
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Sports
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Dates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 20
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Description: Boys playing baseball on grassy fieldDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 21-24
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Description: Boys posing with their baseball batsDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 25
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Other camp activities
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Description: Three boys in gunny-sack race on grassy fieldDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 26
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Description: Sunday morning service in a forest clearingDates: 19810Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 27-29
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Description: Young man with pig in penDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 30
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Description: Boys hoisting a pig from a treeDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 31
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Description: Boy climbing greased poleDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 32
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Dates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 33
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Description: Two young men doing handstands on parallel bars with spotter and onlookers in front of platform tentDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 34-35
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Description: Young men in a group activity near platform tentsDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 36
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Dates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 37
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Description: Boys gathered around bonfireDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 38
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Description: Young man with lantern beneath large rocks on beachDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 39
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Dates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 40
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Camp shelters
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Description: Boys lined up at tables in canvas dining shelterDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Item 41
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Description: Platform tent #3 decorated with branches and draped American flag and sign saying "The Kennel"Dates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Item 42
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Description: Adult man and woman seated in platform tentDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Item 43
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Group photos
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Description: Young men in sports fieldDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 44
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Description: Young men in front of their tentsDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 45
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Description: Young men on concrete stepsDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 46
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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)
