Summer camp became an American institution in the aftermath of World War I. It evolved within a society that was concerned with children and believed in reform.
In the early 1920s, social commentators and ordinary people claimed that “crass materialism” and “cheap amusements” were turning American youth into juvenile delinquents. These claims echoed throughout the decade and were augmented with a fear of “idle hands” and “latchkey children” during the Great Depression and World War II.
(Photos by Allan Grant)
In the early 1920s, social commentators and ordinary people claimed that “crass materialism” and “cheap amusements” were turning American youth into juvenile delinquents. These claims echoed throughout the decade and were augmented with a fear of “idle hands” and “latchkey children” during the Great Depression and World War II.
(Photos by Allan Grant)
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ReplyDeleteGreat stuff. Some of those could be my family in the 1960s, right down to the little girl's haircut and the various pieces camping equipment.
ReplyDeleteIt could be my family, too, but as the middle boy child between two girls, I'd be in little "Piper's" spot. And I would like to see the 8mm film that Pop was taking. I'd hope it was in color, and betting it was.
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