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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Camp Whitsett is located at Forest Rte 22S82, Kernville, California. Photograph caption dated August 12, 1958 reads, "Hearty appetites promoted by outdoor living at Boy Scout Camp Whitsett, 4700 feet up in High Sierra, encourage Scouts to cook chow on open stove. Preparing dinner are, from left, John Wurts, 13, of 517 Newton St., and Edward Harnick, 12, of 5025 Hiawatha St., both of San Fernando and Larry Pilarski, 11, of 17150 Ludlow St., Granada Hills."; See images #00136047 through #00136052 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Camp Whitsett (Kernville, Calif.) Boy Scouts of America Boys--California--Kernville Outdoor cooking--California--Kernville Camp stoves Camps--California--Kernville Kernville (Calif.) Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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