Archie Wills YMCA Album, 1911-1915

Description:

Item is a photo album belonging to Archie Wills. Photo album contains images taken during Wills' time at the Y.M.C.A Summer Camps from 1911-1915, including various expeditions the young men went on, and events at camp. Also included is a newsletter from 2000 which outlines the beginnings of the Y.M.C.A. Summer Camps, and three loose photographs from around the camp.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Dinners and dining; Swimming; Boats and boating; Waterways; Hiking; Hotels; Contests; Races; Railroad trains; Bonfires; Newspapers; United States. Navy; Newsletters; Sports sponsorship

Date:

1911-1915; 2000

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt; British Columbia--Victoria; British Columbia; British Columbia--Cowichan Valley; British Columbia--Cobble Hill; British Columbia--Goldstream; British Columbia--Duncan; British Columbia--Shawnigan Lake; British Columbia--Metchosin

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Cover

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Cover - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one typed note from Archie Wills, describing the Y.M.C.A senior summer camp held in 1911 on the Gorge, in Victoria B.C.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

Transcript:

Y.M.C.A. CAMP AT THE GORGE. / On this continent the Y.M.C.A. has favored summer camps for both / juniors and seniors. I was privileged to attend the first senior camp / held by the Y.M.C.A. at the Gorge in 1911. Although a junior, I was wel- / comed by the seniors as I was Marine Editor of The Times and was / able to record the activities of this new camp. / At that time the Gorge was noted for its regattas on May 24th and / it had a couple of pubs and very little settlement. The B.C. Electric / Railway had just opened a spur line from Esquimalt Road and was hope- / ful of developing a large amusement centre where the present (1972) / Kinsmen's Park is located. They did erected [sic] a large ballroom, a stage, / a scenic railway, a chute-the-chute and employed some Japanese to / establish a delightful Japanese Garden, with sam pans and a large floating / restaurant, which was reached by the tiypical [sic] three-span arched bridge. / The YMCA first camp had neither piped water nor electric light, but it / was set in primitive forest, with great Douglas firs dominating the area. / A cookhouse was built and two Chinese cooks were engaged to provide / the meals, breakfast and supper, and three meals on Sundays. All the / campers worked in town. Water was hauled from the Japanese tea Gardens / in a large barrel, set amidships of a craft, named Sloppy Liz. Two campers / were detailed each night to get the water, which , after safely reaching the dock at camp, had to be packed in buckets up the slope to a receiving / barrel. / It was a tremendous experience to live under these conditions. We went / into camp on May 24 and remained there until Labor Day, each year. We / enjoyed weekened hikes and most of us had canoes and spent the eventings / paddling "up the Gorge", usually with a girl up front. / I went to camp for five years. In 1915 the First World War was on and / almost all of us enlisted and served overseas. Our camp experiences / were to hold us in good stead when we went under canvas in Canada and / England and then in the mud and murder in France when the sky was our / only cover. / Archie Wills.

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Page 1

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one hand-written list titled "The Roll = 1911-15." Appears to be a list of names, likely camp participants.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

Transcript:

"Sony" Denny, "Pinkie" Wilderspin, / "Burn-Cork" Elliott, "Ruskin" Riley, / "Manager" Webster, "Umph" Young, / "Al" Hodges, "Cliff" Robinson, "Perp" Plumb, / "Farmer" Cheeseman, "Curly" Huddleston, / "Kiddle" Crompton, "Shorty" McKiel, / "Sid" Robinson, "Major" Mann, "Day-face / Joe" Ewing, "Sankey" Moody, "Tem Cent" / Dines, "Smiler"Alcock, "What's Lose" M??so?, / "Tabloid" Johnson, "Tom" McKenney, / "Dickie" Dickson, "Archie" Wills / "Wright Bros", "Dave" McDonald

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Page 1 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one clipping from The Victoria Times, hand dated 1913, with the note "Written by Archie Wills." Clipping includes a photograph captioned "Y.M.C.A. Campers Once Again Break Camp," and "The Sunday Mid-Day Meal."

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Dinners and dining

Date:

1913

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 2

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph with a hand-written date and caption. The photo is of a group of young men standing and sitting, with trees in the background, titled "The Bunch. - 1911." The photo was taken by Archie Wills, and underneath is a list of the men shown.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 2 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 3

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph with a hand-written title and caption. The photo is titled "The Hospital" and "Plumb, Cheeseman & Wills' bungalow," and depicts a sleeping bungaloww at the camp.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 3 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 4

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes three photographs, two of which are captioned. The first depicts a group of people on a dock, apparently throwing someone or something into the water. The second is captioned "Sunday Morning Service" and shows a group of people standing together in a clearing. The Last is captioned "The Gorge" and "2 Y camp" and shows the camp, as seen from the water or opposite shore.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 4 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 5

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph of a group of young men standing on the dock or swimming in the water. The photograph is titled "The Morning Dip."

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Swimming

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 5 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph of a group of young men standing and sitting in canoes and sailing dinghies. Tents from the camp can be seen on the shore, and the fifth bridge over the gorge inlet can be seen in the background.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Boats and boating

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 6

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph of a group of young men standing on the dock and swimming in the water. The image is captioned "Sons of Neptune."

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Swimming

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 6 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph of a group of young men standing in a line with hands on others shoulders. They are standing in front of a tent called "Seldom Inn."

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 7

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph of a group of young men sitting at a long table, likely waiting for a meal. The caption is "Ready for the Gong" and Archie Wills is identified with a note.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Dinners and dining

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 7 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 8

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph of a group of young men sitting at a long table, after a meal. The caption is "Afterwards. Releived [sic].", and Archie Wills, Geo Robinson, and Stan Young are identified with a note.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Dinners and dining

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 8 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 9

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one cut-out of a photograph captioned "Revenge is Sweet", and "Medicine Men at Camp". Image shows one person lying down with a series of others around him. Each person around him is holding a weapon of some sort - an axe, a knife, and a saw. The standing young men are labeled as Wills, McKiel, and Robinson.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 9 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 10

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes four photographs of water activities. The first shows a group of young men standing on the dock pulling more boys in a boat in, and is captioned "'Sloppy Liz' Loaded". The second photo is of a group of young men standing in a little rowboat in the middle of the Gorge. The third is a cut-out photo of two people in a sailboat, and the fourth is of a group of people in swimsuits jumping into the water.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Swimming; Boats and boating

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 10 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 11

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph of a large sailing ship sitting at a dock, with industrial buildings in the background. Likely taken from the Western bank of the Gorge looking East, with the Lemon-Gonnason lumber mill visible on the left.

Subjects:

Boats and boating; Waterways; Lumber

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 11 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page, with Archie Wills written in red, and other faded notes.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 12

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes two photographs, a title, and a hand-written annotation. The page is titled "Some Queer Displays." The top photo shows four of the young men holding three more on their shoulders, making a formation. The bottom photo shows nine young men linking arms in a fan formation, with two more on their shoulders. The young men in the bottom image are identified as McEwan, Dickson, Webster, Plumb, Huddleston, Young, C. Robinson, Wills, McKiel, Denny, and Hodges.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 12 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 13

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes two photographs, each with a hand-written identification. The top image is an image of a man siting in a canoe, identified as Ernie Crompton. The bottom image is of a man buried in the sand, with his head poking out, and others sitting around him. One of the people in this image is Stan Young.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 13 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 14

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes three photographs taken on the beach. Each photo focuses on a pair of pants which have been stuffed with sand and then put into various positions, so as to make it look like someone's bottom half is sticking out of the ground.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 14 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 15

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes three photographs, and is titled "Hike to Metchosin". The first photo is of a group of young men, some eating, some around the fire, sitting on rocks. The next is of a young man getting ready to jump off an old structure into a sheet held by others, and in the last photo it appears to be a staged fight between those on the structure and those on the ground.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Hiking

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Metchosin

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Page 15 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph and is titled "Hike to Little Saanich Mountain". Photograph shows a line of young men standing on a fallen tree.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Hiking

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Saanich

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Page 16

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes three photographs, and is titled "William Head". The first photo is taken from above and shows a group of young men lying in a triangle shape on the beach, with another young man standing over them. The second is of some young men walking down the beach, and the third is of a group of young men sitting on a hill, taken from below.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Metchosin

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Page 16, loose photo

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Item is photograph of Koenig's Hotel, Shawnigan Lake, dated to 1915.

Subjects:

Hotels

Date:

1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Shawnigan Lake

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Page 16, loose photo - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Recto view of photograph (Page 16, loose photo).

Subjects:

Hotels

Date:

1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Shawnigan Lake

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Page 16, loose photo - verso 2

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Second recto view of photograph (Page 16, loose photo).

Subjects:

Hotels

Date:

1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Shawnigan Lake

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Page 16 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph of a group of young men sitting beside a campfire (out of view). Photograph has a red hue, and is monochrome. Archie Wills is identified.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 17

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes three photographs and the title "Sleeping Out". Photos show groups of young men sitting and standing in various poses.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 17 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph and the title "Hike to Mountain Lakes". Photo is of a group of young boys sitting by some trees.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Hiking

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia

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Page 18

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph and the title "Canoe Races. Finish of the Fours". Photo is of people standing on the shore and sitting in a canoe watching as three canoes race across the waterway. "Y.M.C.A. Canoes Races. Victoria B.C." is the caption.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Boats and boating; Contests; Races

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Victoria; British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 18 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 19

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph and the title "Tilting Contest". Photo is of people sitting in a canoe watch others in the waterway stand in a canoe and either try to stay upright or try to tip it over. "Y.M.C.A. Canoe Races. Victoria B.C." is the caption.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Boats and boating; Contests; Races

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Victoria; British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 19 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph and the title "our Indian War Canoe". Photograph is of eight people in a large war canoe.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Boats and boating

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 20

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph and the title "Doubles on Stretch." Photograph shows people in double canoes on the waterway. "Y.M.C.A. Canoe Races. Victoria B.C." is the caption.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Boats and boating; Contests; Races

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 20 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 21

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph and the title "Singles Well Bunched." Photograph shows a series of people in kayaks and on the dock. "Y.M.C.A. Canoe Races. Victoria B.C." is the caption.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Boats and boating; Contests; Races

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 21 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 22

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph and the title "Hike to Duncan. - 1911". Photo depicts a group of young men with trees in the background. Archie Wills is identified.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Hiking

Date:

1911

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Duncan

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Page 22 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 23

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes three photographs and the title "Cowichan River". Photos depict the Cowichan River railway bridge from various vantage points, and one photo shows three young men climbing one of the supporting posts.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Hiking

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Cowichan River

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Page 23 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 24

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes four photographs and the title "On to Duncan". The first photo shows the group of young men walking along railroad tracks, the second shows the group posing together, the third shows people sitting and standing around with trees in the background, and the fourth shows one figure walking away down a dirt road.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Hiking

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Cowichan Valley

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Page 24 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 25

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes two photographs, both of the group of young men. In one of the photos they are all gathered around a distance marker, marked with the number 32. In the other they are posed in front of some shrubbery.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Hiking

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Cowichan Valley

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Page 25 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 26

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes two photographs. One shows a group of young men posing beside the railway tracks, likely on a bridge, and the other shows a group of young men (likely the same as the other photograph) posing around a small post office building.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Hiking

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia

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Page 26 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 27

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes two photographs. One shows a group of young men sitting on a rail car, in front of a large house, and the other shows the same group posing in front of a train engine.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Railroad trains

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia

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Page 27 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 28

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes two photographs and the title "Around Campfire". Both photos show a group of people sitting around a small bonfire.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Bonfires

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia

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Page 28 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 29

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph and the title "At Duncan". The photo shows a series of people standing on a platform, leaning against a railing, with their backs to the camera.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Hiking

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Duncan

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Page 29 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 30

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes three photographs and the title "Ready for Big Camp Fire". The outer images show the bonfire preparations, with a person balancing on top of the wooden structure. The center image shows two young men sitting in front of their sleeping bungalow.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Bonfires

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 30 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 31

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph and the title "Story-Telling". The photograph shows a group of youth around a campfire, listening to one person who is standing and facing them.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Bonfires

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 31 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 32

Creator:

Wills, Archie

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Page includes four photographs, each with a caption. The first is of four young men sitting on a beach, with the caption "Beach-Mongers". The second shows three young men sitting in the entrance to their sleeping bungalow, with the caption "Three 'Mutts'". These three boys are identified as F. Elliot, G. Robinson, and McKiel. The third image shows four young men sitting in grass, with the caption "Hooligans", and the fourth shows a group of young men in a large canoe, with the caption "Some Strength".

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 32 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph and the title "Nightie-Night-Pyjama Parade". The photograph shows a group of young men standing in a row, some holding lanterns, and all wearing pajamas.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 33

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes two photographs and the title "Bivouac at Goldstream". Both photos are taken from the same angle, and show a group of young men standing and sitting in the trees, with food between them. Archie Wills is identified in both.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Hiking

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Goldstream

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Page 33 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 35

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes the title "The Gorge / Our Summer Home." with a note "opposite present Kinsmen's Park". It appears there once was a photograph on the page, which has since been lost.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 35 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes three clippings of a newspaper article, likely written by Archie Wills. One of the clippings is an image of a group of young men sitting by a campfire, with the caption "Campers Listening to a Story". The other two clippings hold the story as a whole, which outlines the events and pastimes of campers who took part in the Y.M.C.A. camp that year, and gives the nicknames that campers used while at the camp.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Newspapers

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 36

Creator:

Wills, Archie

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Page includes three photographs and the title "At Shawnigan Lake". The first photo shows a young man sitting on railroad tracks with the lake behind him. The second shows a train engine coming towards the camera, and the third shows six young men sitting in a line on the railroad tracks, with the lake in the background.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Railroad trains

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Cobble Hill

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Page 36 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 37

Creator:

Wills, Archie

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Page includes two photographs and the title "Climbing the Malahat". The first photo shows a group of people walking up a gravel road, with trees on one side and rock on the other. The other photo looks up the mountain, figures are possibly in the distance, it is hard to tell how the light shines.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Hiking

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Cowichan Valley

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Page 37 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 38

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes three photographs, each with hand-written captions. The first photo shows a group of young men standing and sitting in front of a tent, with the caption "Two Bunches". Both Archie Wills and Fred Wright are identified. The second photo shows two young men sitting on the beach with the caption "'Big' and 'Near Big'". The third photo shows a young man burried in the sand, with only his head poking out, captioned "A Big Pebble". There was a fourth photo which has since been removed, which was titled "One Crowd".

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 38 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 39

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes three photographs, all of which show young men sitting or standing in front of their sleeping bungalowws.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 39 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 40

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph and the title "Main Avenue". The photograph shows a row of sleeping bungalowws in amongst trees.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 40 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 41

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes two photographs, both of which show a pair of men standing or sitting in front of a sleeping bungaloww, with trees in the background.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 41 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 42

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes two photographs and the title "Campers Make Summer Homes Attractive". Both photos shows people sitting or standing in front of their sleeping bungalowws. The men in the second photo are very well dressed.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 42 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 43

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph and the caption "Camp Dining Room - 2 Chinese Cooks". The photo shows a group of young men sitting under a tent at long tables, with two cooks holding plates of food. Everyone is looking towards the camera.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Dinners and dining

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 43 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 44

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph and the caption "McKiel - Wills - 1914". The photo shows two young men (Wallace McKiel and Archie Wills) standing and sitting in front of a sleeping bungaloww, both holding paddles.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1914

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 44 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 45

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes five photographs, some with captions. The first image shows a group of young men sitting in the grass in front of a small building, with the caption "Another Hike". The second shows the young men standing in a line with hands on others shoulders, with the caption "Camp Scenes". The third shows two young men sitting in the sun, both laughing. The fourth photo shows a group of young men, likely doing the dishes, with the caption "Outdoor Plumbing". The last photo is a group picture, likely of all the young men at the camp.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Hiking

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia

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Page 45 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 46

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes three photographs and the title "Hike to Esquimalt 1913". The first photo shows a group of young men standing facing the camera. The second shows the group on a ship, with the caption "Aboard USS West Virginia", and the third shows the group standing in a field.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Hiking; United States. Navy

Date:

1913

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 46 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Page 47

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes one photograph of a group of young men sitting and standing in front of a sleeping bungaloww with a sign that says "CAMP 1913". Many of the youth are holding paddles,.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1913

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Page 47 - verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Empty photo album page.

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Back cover, recto

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page includes five photographs and the title "Beacon Hill Park". The photos are arranged in a greek cross shape, with the four on the outside showing four young men wearing formal attire in various poses. The central image shows two young men standing on some steps.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia

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Back cover, verso

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

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Y.M.C.A Newsletter

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Item is the Fall Newsletter - Issue 2, for the YM-YWCA of Greater Victoria, dated 2000. The first page shows an image from the first Y.M.C.A. camp in 1911, and has a write-up from Archie Wills, outlining the events from the camp (the same write-up as is on Cover - verso of the photo album).

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps; Newsletters

Date:

2000

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Victoria

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Y.M.C.A Newsletter, page 2

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page 2 of the Y.M.C.A. Fall Newsletter on Y.M.C.A Newsletter. Page includes a "What's New" section of developments at the Y, a table of contents, and an article about the members of the preschool who are graduating, and moving on to kindergarten.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Newsletters;

Date:

2000

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Victoria

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Y.M.C.A Newsletter, page 3

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page 3 of the Y.M.C.A. Fall Newsletter on Y.M.C.A. Newsletter. Page includes columns titled "Canada Day Dance, Vic West Community Y", regarding the Canada Day event, as well as discussing sponsorship that the Y has received; "Mural Project, Vic West Community Y", which announces the completion of a mural by the Summer Youth Program; "Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate, CEO Report", which discusses the turnout at the 125th Anniversary of the Y in the Victoria Community; "The Shoes for Youth Program - Victoria Elementary Schools", which gives information about the Runners of Compassion program, allowing children to acquire proper athletic footwear when they can not afford it.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Newsletters; Celebrations; Mural painting and decoration; Sports sponsorship

Date:

2000

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Victoria

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Y.M.C.A Newsletter, page 4

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Page 4 of the Y.M.C.A. Fall Newsletter on Y.M.C.A. Newsletter. Page includes columns titled "How Did We Do?", which is a comment / message board, and "Round Up Days", which details a partnership between the YM-YWCA Outreach Services and Sears, allowing more donations to be made to Outreach Services.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Sports sponsorship

Date:

2000

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Victoria

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Loose photo - campers

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Item is a loose photograph, showing a group of young men facing the camera, all flexing their arms. In the background the Gorge can be seen, with a house on the opposite bank.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Loose photo - the group

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Item is a loose photograph, showing a group of young men sitting and standing in front of a sleeping bungaloww, with a gramophone sitting in the middle of the entrance to the tent.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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Loose photo - view of camp

Creator:

Wills, Archie

Description:

Item is a loose photograph, showing the Y.M.C.A. camp from the opposite shore. In the water people are out in canoes, and people are visible in the camp and on the dock on the shore.

Subjects:

Young Men's Christian Association; Camps

Date:

1911 to 1915

Collection:

Archie H. Wills fonds

Location(s):

British Columbia--Esquimalt

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