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  • Be sure to soap all over, brr-rr!
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    A group of African American campers from Camp Nizhoni bathe on the bank of South Boulder Creek in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. The teenage girls wash clothes and wear swim suits and caps. Camp buildings are in the distance.
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    Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Boulder Creek...
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    1932
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  • Camp Nizhoni
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    Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-91] The 'gang' going to the creek for the daily dip. Did anyone mention styles? No, we are not going to fight anyone; the sticks are to keep us from floating away, [ARL-92] 'Hawky' (Eleanor Hawkins)...
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    Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Boulder Creek...
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    1932
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  • "Hawky", bathing beauty of the Rockies
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    Eleanor Hawkins, "Hawky," an African American teenager stands and leans on a large stick in South Boulder Creek near Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. She wears a swim suit.
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    Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Boulder...
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    1932
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  • Everybody's happy except Marie. Musta been somethin' she e't
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    Pictured are Declora James, Zudora Blakey, Mary E. Wood ("Woody," the Camp's Director), Marie Anderson, a camp counselor (later Marie L. Greenwood), Ruby Hawkins, Ethel Wood, Marie Yarbra, and Eleanor Hawkins ("Hawky, " a camp counselor) African...
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    Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
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    1932
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  • "Smitty" Eleanor Smith, "Hawky" Eleanor Hawkins, "Woody" Mary E. Wood
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    Three African American camp counselors identified as: "Smitty" (Eleanor Smith), "Woody" (Mary E. Wood) and "Hawky" (Eleanor Hawkins) stand in South Boulder Creek wearing swim suits and swim caps on the grounds of Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills...
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    Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
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    1932
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  • 1932 (cont'd)
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    Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-95] Declora James, Zudora Blakey, Me, 'Woody,' Ruby Hawkins, Ethel Wood, Marie Yarbra, 'Hawky,' Everybody's happy except Marie, Musta been somethin' she e't, [ARL-96] 'Smitty,' Eleanor Smith, 'Woody,'...
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    Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--Facilities--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
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    1932
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  • 'Round and About Camp
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    Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-106] Boulder Creek as it flows through Lincoln Hills, [ARL-107] Entrance to the Chapel, [ARL-108] 'Divine Love' Our little secret high up in the Rockies." The photographic prints on album page show:...
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    Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--Facilities--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
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    [between 1934 and 1935]
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  • Miss Jones and I stranded in mid-stream
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    Two counselors, Miss Jones and Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood) are stuck on some rocks in the middle of South Boulder Creek in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. They wear swim suits and swim caps.
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    Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--Facilities--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
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    1934
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  • We like it cold!!!
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    African American campers and their counselor swim in South Boulder Creek in Camp Nizhoni, Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. They have on swim suits and swim caps. Lincoln Hills is in the distance.
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    Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
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    1934
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  • Don't ask me to separate '34 pictures from '35, please!
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    Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-114] Find your supper or you don't eat. Some fun, kids!, [ARL-115] Remember the gypsy hikes when we followed marked trails, got lost, scratched our arms and legs, but always found the hidden supper?,...
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    Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
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    1934
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  • A good old water fight. You get wet whether you like it or not
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    African American teenage campers wear swim suits and swim caps as they splash in South Boulder Creek in Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. A campground building and flagpole are in the distance.
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    Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Boulder Creek...
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    1935
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  • What's the matter back there? Scared? Look out up front; don't slip, you might get wet!
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    African American campers and their counselors either wade in or stand on the shore of South Boulder Creek in Camp Nizhoni, Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. A wooden bridge is in the distance.
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    Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--Facilities--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African...
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    1935
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  • Camp Nizhoni
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    Seven African American campers from Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado either stand in South Boulder Creek or sit on a wooden bridge. They wear swimsuits and swim caps.
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    Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Boulder Creek...
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    1937
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  • Camp Nizhoni
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    A group of African American campers and their counselors (including Marie Anderson, later Marie L. Greenwood) frolic in South Boulder Creek on the campgrounds of Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. Most wear swim suits and swim...
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    Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--Facilities--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
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    1937
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  • Camp Nizhoni
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    A group of African American campers stand among rock in South Boulder Creek at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. They wear swim suits and swim caps.
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    Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Boulder Creek...
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    1937
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  • Camp Nizhoni
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    Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-179], [ARL-180], [ARL-181], [ARL-182] and [ARL-183] [Camp Nizhoni]." The photographic prints on album page show: African American campers on a bridge; African American campers frolic in South Boulder...
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    Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--Facilities--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Boulder Creek...
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    1937
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  • Boulder Creek as it flows through Lincoln Hills
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    View of South Boulder Creek near Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows bushes, evergreen trees and Lincoln Hills in the distance.
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    Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.
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    [between 1934 and 1935]

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