Boys Summer Camps of the Northeastern United States

Introduction | Literature Review| Data and Analysis | Conclusion| Sources | Storymap

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Boys’ Club of New York. (1927). Boy with candy sitting on the shoulder of a camp leader at William Carey Camp, Jamesport, New York1927 [Online Image]. In nyhistory.org. https://digitalcollections.nyhistory.org/items/119849-boy-candy-sitting-shoulder-camp-leader-william-carey-camp-jamesport-new-york#block-nyhs-content

Boys’ Club of New York. (1927). Group of boys posing with sign in truck bed at William Carey Camp, Jamesport, New York. [Online Image]. In nyhistory.org. https://digitalcollections.nyhistory.org/items/119955-group-boys-posing-sign-truck-bed-william-carey-camp-jamesport-new-york

Boys’ Club of New York. (1929). Boys playing tug-of-war at William Carey Camp, Jamesport, New York [Online Image]. In nyhistory.org. http://digitalcollections.nyhistory.org/items/119853-boys-playing-tug-war-william-carey-camp-jamesport-new-york

Boys’ Club of New York. (1935). Campers waving and splashing in the water at Willliam Carey Camp, Jamesport, New York. [Online Image]. In nyhistory.org. https://digitalcollections.nyhistory.org/items/119971-campers-waving-and-splashing-water-willliam-carey-camp-jamesport-new-york

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Johnson, O. (1941). Campers swimming [Online Image]. In digitalvermont.org. https://digitalvermont.org/items/show/1220?query=camp&query_type=keyword&record_types%5B0%5D=Item&record_types%5B1%5D=File&record_types%5B2%5D=Collection&record_types%5B3%5D=Exhibit&submit_search=Search&page=3

McAllister, L. (1920). Summer fun in Lake Champlain [Online Image]. In The University of Vermont Libraries: Digital Collections. https://cdi.uvm.edu/image/uvmcdi-4043

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Sargent, P. (1926). A Handbook of Summer Camps: An Annual Survey: Volume 3. In Google Books (pp. 305–329). Wright and Porter Publishing Company. https://books.google.com/books?id=q2LzAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=bibliogroup:%22Sargent%27s+handbooks%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjtmojMouyJAxUyEVkFHf6xER4Q6AF6BAgEEAI#v=onepage&q&f=false

Sargent, P. (1928). A Handbook of Summer Camps: An Annual Survey: Volume 5. In Google Books (pp. 301–325). Wright and Porter Publishing Company. https://books.google.com/books/about/A_Handbook_of_Summer_Camps.html?id=qWLzAAAAMAAJ

Sargent, P. (1935). A Handbook of Summer Camps: An Annual Survey: Volume 12. In Google Books (pp. 326–345). Wright and Porter Publishing Company. https://books.google.com/books/about/A_Handbook_of_Summer_Camps.html?id=55svAQAAI AAJ

Raising the flag at boys’ brigade summer camp. (1904). [Online Image]. In Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/stereo.1s43471/

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