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Camp Wanamaker photographs, circa 1910-1927
Camp Wanamaker photographs, circa 1910-1927
Camp Wanamaker photographs, circa 1910-1927
Camp Wanamaker photographs, circa 1910-1927
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Camp Wanamaker photographs, circa 1910-1927

Permanent ID:
12301
Date:
circa 1910 – 1927
Image Description:
Photographs from Camp Wanamaker, John Wanamaker's summer camp off-shoot of the the John Wanamaker Commercial Institute, where young department store employees participated in sports, swimming, and musical training while undergoing a military-style boot camp. Image 1 shows John Wanamaker (second from left) with George W. Stull, Wanamaker's store General Superintendent (second from right), and two unidentified men; Image 2 shows boys swimming; Image 3 shows a boys concert band; Image 4 shows trophies in front of military-style tents and the Camp Wanamaker mess hall.
Format:
Photographs
Collection:
John Wanamaker collection
Related People or Organizations:
John Wanamaker Commercial Institue (depicted)
John Wanamaker, 1838-1922 (depicted)