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Travel 1930s style
International Youth Camp
The final pages of the album document an "International Camp" in Devon, with participants, it seems, from Belgium, France, Germany and further afield - even New Zealand.
Interesting given that just a year later those countries would be at war with each other. There seems little sense of impending hostilities in these images of shared fun by the sea.
 (D) (C)Throughout this section of the album initials under the photos seem to relate to the nationalities of those captured in them. Although part of the Devon Camp set, this one must have been taken before they set off, in Trafalgar Square, London. If (D) does refer to a nationality (Danish?) it is puzzling that he is wearing a kilt |  Jaques (F)Jacques has the honour of being the only camp participant to be named in the album |
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 (E)E is for English, we assume |  Unlabelled |
 Sidmouth from the seaThis appears to be a commercial postcard |  (B) (G)Belgian and German? |
 (B)Belgian? |  (F)Jacques again, and like the possible Dane in photo 034a, oddly wearing a kilt – possibly the same one! |
 (I)Indian? Italian? |  (B) (C)Belgian? And perhaps Canadian? |
 (C)Canadian? |  (B)Belgian? |
 Camp Barn InternationalsPlus goose! |  (G)German? |
 (G) (C)German and Canadian? |  Rogues All (B) (F) (G) (B)The first of a set of four on a page entitled "Fooling around in camp" |
 Poor Me |  The tables turned (B) (F) (B) |
 Execution Party (F) (G) (B) (B)Full label: "Execution Party (After Dawn)" |  Affter a swim, sunbathing(NZ) (F) (B) (G) (C) (G) (G) "NZ" can only mean New Zealand |
 In camp (F) (G) (IG) (I) |  Off for a hike |
 1st row (C) (B) (G) (G) (B) (B)2nd row (I) (B) (G) (F) (B) |  In camp (B) (F) |
 My turn last (G) (F) (B) |  In camp (F) |
 Just off to Cornwall (C) (C) (G)This would suggest that the camp was near the county border, but given the earlier postcard image of Sidmouth that is perhaps unlikely, although if they travelled to Cornwall by train or road there are perhaps surprisingly no photos of the journey |  Leaving Camp (G) (C) (C) |
 Boating Party (S) (B) (F)S could be for Spain or Sweden perhaps? |  A short rest |
 In Camp (F) |  Fun by the sea (F) (C) (B) (G) |
 Back to Camp for Dinner |  (G) (B) (F) (B) Firewood Party |
 (F) (G)Jacques in the kilt again |  (C) (G) (C) Leaving Camp |
 (G) (I) (G) (C) (C) |  (C) (B) (C) (G) (I) |
 Just another mad Englishman |  View of camp |
 Picknicking |  Camp |
 Bathing PartyLight seems to have got into the camera, or there is very bad flare |  In camp (G) |
 In camp (G) |
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