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Some pictures and the camp staff listing of the Camp Horseshoe summer camp season of 1949.

Camp Staff Pictures
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A few pictures of the 1949 camp staff.
Camp Staff Listing
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The staff listing from the 1949 camp staff.
1949 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
Camp Director
William M. Thornhill
Asst. Camp Director
Victor Aderton
Camp Ranger
George Cole
Camp Doctor
Dr. Rhoslyn Bishoff
Program Director / First Aid Director
Walter Gabel
Business Manager
Edward Jones (Dir.), Howard Button (Asst. Bus. Mgr. – T. Post)
Waterfront
Herbert Ellson (Director), Judson Ellson (Asst. Dir. – Boats), John Rettew III (Asst. Dir. – Pool)
Steward
Robert Quann
Nature
Forrest Lenker (Dir.), Richard Krick (Asst. Dir.), Robert Lenker (Asst. Dir.)
Handicraft
Ronald Sykes (Dir.), William Lenker (Asst. Dir.)
Hikemaster
John Jacob
Provisional Scoutmasters
Ray Gentile, Richard Swaneburg, J. Roland Smith
Kitchen
Thomas Burkey, Eric Hammond, Ernest Heegard, Charles Marshall, Martin McCabe, Robert Rank, John Sciarra, William Skerrett (Chef), Wade Jones (Asst. Chef), Walter Jones (Relief Chef)
Memorabilia
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Not much here for staff memorabilia from 1949. If you find anything, please send along to curator@hsraa.org!
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