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A Summer of Camp Magic: Camp Tall Trees, 1966 Season

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A Summer of Camp Magic: Camp Tall Trees, 1966 Season

Description

Content note: some imagery and language that stereotypes Indigenous people. Brochure for the Jewish Community Center of Louisville's summer boarding camp called Camp Tall Trees in Meade County, Kentucky. The brochure explains the camp's purpose: "Camp Tall Trees offers your child an opportunity to learn how to work together with youngsters and adults, learn good sportsmanship, and make new friends. / The camp program stresses activities which normally are not available to children in the city. / Camp aims are achieved through supervised programs, including hiking, camp-craft, arts and crafts, cookouts, overnight trips, swimming, archery, sports, games, cabin activities, special programs, and horseback riding."

Source

Mss. BD J59, Folder 538, Jewish Community of Louisville records, 1896-2022, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky

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Mss. BD J59 Folder 0538 Item 008

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Citation

Jewish Community Center (Louisville, Ky.), “A Summer of Camp Magic: Camp Tall Trees, 1966 Season,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed October 3, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/7086.

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