Illustrates the value of a summer day camp for girls, showing the planning by the camp committees for shelters, equipment, transportation, leadership, outdoor and indoor camping activities. Describes how girls are able to put into practice some of the skills they learned in their troops - weaving grass mats, cooking out of doors and building bird-feeding houses, etc.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000139
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Handicraft
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Camping
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Girl scouts
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Girls - Societies and clubs
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)