[Charles B. Hinds—home movies] Reel 16

Date1927

AbstractCamp William Hinds, a Boy Scout summer camp founded 1927 and still operating. Very large canoe with two dozen people arrives. Boys on beach, face down kicking. Doing sit ups, scissor kicks. Lying on back doing flutter kicks. In water, swimming. Sail boat in background. Boys run out dock, get into boat, row away. Two boys carry a third to shore, counselor watches. Boy performs CPR. Large group of campers. Covered bridge, picnic by bridge. In boat, woman and boy. In woods. Two women walk on forest patch. Lake at camp, many male campers. Water skiing. Child with paddle. Camp waterfront activity. Child in canoe. Children on sand by lake assemble. Sit in circle, then run off. Boys wrapped in blankets with headbands perform some sort of ceremony. Counselors lead. They erect a blanket teepee then disassemble it. Boys in swimsuits on dock, counselors stand as boys jump in water. Canoes on lake, racing. Tennis. Diving. Water polo. Evening camp circle with fire in background. Listening to music? Man addresses them. Among trees. Cooking in pot over fire. Frying pan over open fire. Bonfire.