PPLD Digital Collections

Campers sleep outdoors. 1

Canvas-topped cabin set on a log base, likely at Shady Brook Farm, which would become the YMCA's Camp Shady Brook in 1948. 1

Colored half-tone from page one of the Denver Post weekly magazine on May 7, 1939. Illustration shows lake shaded by aspen trees with mountains in background. Small tent and car are at left. Poem titled "Heritage" by Gene Lindberg is at bottom of page. 1

Four couples eat a meal by a rocky cliff. One man is sitting on wooden chair. A wagon to the side is loaded with three bundles of what appears to be bedding with one wrapped with a quilt. 1

Four men setting out sleeping bags under tarp roof on grass. Photo identified on back as "Jasper Ackerman. 1st Nite at Emerald Valley. July 1949." 1

Four young men hiking, carrying bedrolls, two carrying kerosene lanterns, one carrying a fishing rod, one with a large wicker basket strapped to his back, all with drinking cups fastened to their belts. 1

Frank Cheley (left) next to supply wagon hitched up to a team of horses. 1

Frank Cheley dressed for hiking next to rail tracks. He holds a gun with satchel and tin pots across chest. 1

Frank Cheley, second from right, with teenage boys and a second adult on camping trip. 1

Group of boys gather for instruction while camping, possibly with the YMCA. Canvas tents are pitched on the edges, a man reads from a text at the front of the group. 1

Group of boys in front of canvas tent. Banner reading &quot|Washington&quot|hangs on the front of the tent. 1

Group of boys receive instruction. 1

Group of boys swimming with one clothed boy sitting on a rock behind them. 1

Group of four women and two men stand on plains in front of canvas tent. 1

Group of teenage boys in camp under large boulder wrapped in blankets and canvas, located in South Cheyenne Canon. 1

Group of teenage boys make camp under large boulder in South Cheyenne Canon. Featured on page 99 of Frank Cheley's book "Buffalo Roost." 1

Group of teenage boys on camping trip with bed rolls and equipment. 1

Group photo of young boys and their leaders on camping trip. 1

Group photo of young boys and their leaders on steep rocky hillside. 1

Group photos of boys on camping trip, canvas tent with tarp to the right. 1

Image of a campsite at the foot of mountains. Canvass tent to the right wagon to the left with horses grazing beyond. Man and woman stand in foreground. One of three vignettes on larger image. 1

Interior of canvas tent with clothing and blankets hanging from long log poles, canvas rolled up below. 1

Joseph W. Erps [thumb hooked in his belt], physical director and coach at the Colorado Springs YMCA from 1909 to 1918, stands with a group of boys, likely students from Garfield Elementary, posing with "Garfield" flag while camping. 1

Joseph W. Erps, physical director and coach at the Colorado Springs YMCA from 1909 to 1918, on a camping trip in the mountains. 1

Joseph W. Erps, physical director and coach at the Colorado Springs YMCA, takes a nap on cot inside canvas tent. 1

Lean-to shelter, with raised platform, cooking utensils, and storage containers inside. stove pipe standing outside the lean to. 1

Line of boys pose in logs outdoors, likely while on a camping trip with the YMCA. 1

Man checks coffeepot on campfire in campsite in woods. Part of canvas tent or tarp is tied to tree at left. Photo identified on back. 1

Man cooking over campfire in wooded campsite. 1

Man drives a wagon of supplies on dirt road in the mountains. 1

Man on horseback with rifle in scabbard in snowy camp amid aspen trees. Photo identified on back as "hunting camp near Meeker, Colo." 1

Man stands next to canvas tent, horse in background 1

Outdoor kitchen under tarps with large stovepipes, crates, and firewood. Set up for YMCA boys camping trip. 1

Panoramic photograph of tents set up along mountain river 1

Panoramic view of canvas tents on forested hillside, wooden tables set up below. Groups of boys sit in the shade and an outdoor kitchen under tarp sits to the left. Likely a YMCA camping trip. 1

Six images on a full-page spread. 1

Six sedans and a stake truck are parked under a tree canopy in a campground with tents pitched throughout. One sedan covered with a tarp displays 1921 New Mexico license plates. 1

Team of horses pull open wagon filled with boys on a YMCA camping trip. Joseph W. Erps, physical director and coach at the Colorado Springs YMCA from 1909 to 1918, is seated on the side of the wagon above the front wheel. 1

Teenage boy dressed for hiking next to rail tracks. Bed roll and satchel across chest. 1

Teenage boy dressed for hiking next to rail tracks. Bed roll and tin plate hang off backpack. 1

Teenage boy on camping trip makes a face for the camera while eating a meal. 1

Teenage boy sleeps outdoors. 1

Tents, possibly located in Cheyenne Canon, with young man between. 1

Three men stand in front of cooking fire at campsite in woods. Canvas tent, tied to tree, is visible at left. 1

Three people stand in front of a canvas tent. 1

Two canvas tents in mountain clearing, two women in front. 1

Two canvas tents in mountain clearing. 1

Two children and an adult tent camping in the forest. 1

Two men and a donkey cross wide stream. Two additional donkeys laden with supplies stand on the bank. In Frank Cheley's "Buffalo Roost" the donkeys are named Peanuts and Tuberculosis. 1

Two men cook in an outdoor kitchen next to the stone chimney of a cabin. 1

Two men hold a boy by his ankles, a line of boys behind. 1

Two men prepare food in outdoor kitchen beside canvas tent set up for a YMCA camp. Buckets, crates, and stovepipes are seen throughout the kitchen. Two young boys peek over equipment in the background. 1

Two women and a boy sit outside a tent next to two automobiles. Other tents are seen in the background amongst small trees. Hand-written on back "Prospect Lake / Colorado Springs / 1923 / Our camp". 1

Two women under open-sided canvas tent, man to the left with donkey. 1

Wilderness West outfitters located at 7882 N. Academy Boulevard. Owners Larry and Beryl Bussey offer everything for outdoor life. 1

Woman cooks at camp site in wooded forest. Canvas tents, stacks of blankets, and a donkey are visible. 1

Woman in camp. Mirror and bag are hung from the tree for morning toilette. 1

Woman in opening of canvas tent with campfire in front. Clothing hangs from the tree. 1

Woman under open-sided canvas tent, man to the left. 1

YMCA campers hold up printed handkerchiefs with &quot|09&quot|in a triangle. 1

Young man in significantly ripped trousers bends towards the ground. Tent behind and phonograph beside. 1

Young man who has significantly ripped the rear of his trousers walks away from the camera, poles in hand. 1