Vintage Girl Scout Online Museum
Girl Scout Camp at Air Base City
Air Base City, NM
Apodaca Park
Las Cruces, NM
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From 1909-1919 he worked for the U. S. Forest Service as a ranger
and supervisor. For several years he worked at ranching until 1931,
when he became Director of the Department of Game and Fish. Barker
served in this capacity for 22 years. In 1950 Barker donated Smokey
Bear, the bear cub rescued from the Capitan, New Mexico fire, to
the U. S. Forest Service on behalf of the State Department of Game
and Fish. Barker traveled with the bear to his new home in
Washington, D. C.
Barker was the executive secretary of the New Mexico Wildlife and
Conservation Association from 1959 to 1966. He published a book of
poems and several books about his wilderness experiences including;
When the Dogs Bark, Treed, and Beatty's
Cabin .
Barker died April 3, 1988 in Santa Fe, he was 101.
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![]() Horse unit at Camp Elza Seligman |
![]() One of the many camp mascots over the years. This one was Laddie, who was known to fetch whatever tool was needed by the camp manager! |
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![]() ![]() Latitude. 35.71028°, Longitude. -106.62222° |
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![]() Thank goodness for the CCC firefighters! |
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![]() Mary's father passes away. He was instrumental in setting up Camp Mary White. |
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![]() This version of the Buried Treasure Story was in the 1963 edition of American Girl. |
![]() Does anyone have an original Camp Mary White pin, or the Sterling Silver replica charm? or the "Fifty Years of Camping Memories" book? or a 50th Anniversary patch? Please send in an image!!!! |
![]() A group has purchased the camp property: http://www.campmarywhite.com Support the cause, buy something! |
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http://genealogytrails.com/newmex/otero/WhiteMary-history.html Nice short history of Mary White and the camp. |
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![]() 400 books donated to camp. |
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![]() El Bosque and El Prado |
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![]() http://iwvpa.net/harlve/zz-our-daug.php http://iwvpa.net/harlve/she-will.php A touching memorial at Camp Rancho del Chaparral - images are from online memorial |
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Sandia Base was, from 1946 to 1971, the principal nuclear weapons installation of the United States Department of Defense. It was located on the southeastern edge of Albuquerque, New Mexico. For twenty-five years, the top-secret Sandia Base and its subsidiary installation, Manzano Base, carried on the atomic weapons research, development, design, testing, and training commenced by the Manhattan Project during World War II. Fabrication, assembly, and storage of nuclear weapons was also done at Sandia Base. The base played a key role in the United States nuclear deterrence capability during the Cold War. In 1971 it was merged into Kirtland Air Force Base. (Wikipedia)
![]() ![]() Although difficult to read, this newspaper judicial notice shows that even on a secret military base, kids will be kids, and Girl Scout camps will be vandalized. |
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