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| Title | Camp Fire Girls in office, ca. 1919 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1919 |
| Caption | The Camp Fire Girls organization was founded in the eastern United States and spread to the Seattle area in 1919. Camp Fire Girls' activities had Native American themes. Each member had an Indian name and made a ceremonial dress with leather trim. She received colored wooden beads for learning new skills, and added them to her dress. The Camp Fire organization is still active and now accepts both girls and boys.
In this photo, taken around 1919, two girls examine the beads on a dress in the Camp Fire Girls office in Seattle. Each different bead on the dress represents a new skill which the wearer has learned. |
| Subjects | Offices; Girls; Youth organizations; Camp Fire Girls |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.1968.4 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative: nitrate, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 5. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 84, 689 |
