Historical information

A colour slides of boys near a swimming pool at a camp in 1958. The pool could be at the house of a legatee. The boys may have been camping at Blamey House Kew and taken there by bus (see 02992). Blamey House was used for camps over summer holidays for many years.
Was with many other slides taken in the 1950s and 1960s. The slides have been photographed to make digital images and moved to archive quality sleeves. In many cases the original images were not well focussed and the digital image the best available.

Significance

A record of camps being organised for children.

Physical description

Colour slide photo of a group of boys near a swimming pool in a cardboard Kodachrome mount.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten on front 'Holiday Camp Boys' and '1958' in blue pen. Imprinted '14' in black ink.
Printed on reverse 'Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak' with a red outline on edge of slide.