Camp Gray - digital images
Photograph
Scans of Forward Movement Park, Camp Gray and Presbyterian Camp photos, postcards and brochures.
2023.10.70
Digital scan
Presbyterian Camp/Camp Gray/Forward Movement Park 1899-2014
Swift Villa/Tumble Inn
Westminster Lodge
Camp Grey was established by Reverend George Gray as the Forward Movement Park. The purpose of the park to provide rest and relief to mothers and children who lived in Chicago's poorer neighborhood. A week of fresh air and healthful activities was thought to enrich health-- both physical and spiritual. At its height, the camp included acres of dunes and woods with multiple camps.
1897 Forward Movement Park, Gray and Presbyterian Camps -2014
Buildings: Lost
2023.10
Found in Collection
Digital data in CatalogIt
Gray, Reverend George W.
These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023. The location of an original or printed version of these photos was unknown at the time of cataloging.