University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
PH1195
Guide to the Orcas
Island YMCA Camp photograph collection
circa 1910
45 photographic prints (1 box) ; 4" x 5"
Collection materials are in
English.
Photographs of
activities at YMCA boys' Camp on Orcas Island.
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.
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.
Access to originals restricted. Most of the collection is available on
digital site. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Request at UW
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication.
Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for
details.
Processed by Susan Fitch, 2014
Young Men's Christian Association (Seattle, Wash.)
Religious camps--Washington (State)--Orcas Island--Photographs
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Photographs
Religion
Sports and Recreation
Camp activities
Swimming and water activities
1/1
1-4
Groups of campers on shore throwing young man into the
water
1910
1/1
5
Two swimmers trying to balance on floating logs while
group on shore watches
1910
1/1
6
Three swimmers trying to balance on floating
logs
1910
1/1
7
Young men lining up to dive from log mounted on small
raft
1910
1/1
8
Swimmers diving from pier
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
Young man in dinghy rowing toward three young men on
small raft
1910
1/1
12
Boy swimming and boys rowing dinghies near wooded
shoreline
1910
1/1
13
Boys rowing dinghies near wooded shoreline
1910
Performances and costume events
1/2
14
Large circle of costumed boys and young men standing
in front of tent
1910
1/2
15
Group of costumed young men and boys kneeling around
two costumed young men in front of tent
1910
1/2
16
Costumed young men in four dinghies with wooded
shoreline in background
1910
1/2
17
Close-up of costumed young men being rowed in a
dinghy
1910
1/2
18-19
Group of young men performing in black
face
1910
Sports
1/3
20
Young men in knickers lined up at a sporting
activity
1910
1/3
21-24
Boys playing baseball on grassy field
1910
1/3
25
Boys posing with their baseball bats
1910
Other camp activities
1/4
26
Three boys in gunny-sack race on grassy
field
1910
1/4
27-29
Sunday morning service in a forest
clearing
19810
1/4
30
Young man with pig in pen
1910
1/4
31
Boys hoisting a pig from a tree
1910
1/4
32
Boy climbing greased pole
1910
1/4
33
Boy climbing greased pole on beach with group of
onlookers below
1910
1/4
34-35
Two young men doing handstands on parallel bars with
spotter and onlookers in front of platform tent
1910
1/4
36
Young men in a group activity near platform
tents
1910
1/4
37
Young men cooking on small campfire in woods with
sleeping bag nearby
1910
1/4
38
Boys gathered around bonfire
1910
1/4
39
Young man with lantern beneath large rocks on
beach
1910
1/4
40
Two young men with lantern beneath large rock on
beach
1910
Camp shelters
1/5
41
Boys lined up at tables in canvas
dining shelter
1910
1/5
42
Platform tent #3 decorated with branches and draped
American flag and sign saying "The Kennel"
1910
1/5
43
Adult man and woman seated in platform tent
1910
Group photos
1/6
44
Young men in sports field
1910
1/6
45
Young men in front of their tents
1910
1/6
46
Young men on concrete steps
1910