Pastimes – Camping – Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow House Museum

Many Olympia families took to campsites in the summertime for fun, recreation, and get-togethers. The images on this page show a beachfront shack that the Bigelows repaired to in the early 20th century summer.

Beach front tent camp view.

Summer beach tent camp.

Group of men, women and children at a table at waterfront summer camp. Margaret Bigelow 4th from left top row.

Group portrait at beach front tent camp.

Two women in beach front tent camp view

Man and women in beach front tent camp view with table

Beach front tent camp view

Two images of beachfront summer camp with men and women.

Two views of beach front summer tent camp with groups of women and men. Margaret Bigelow in both images.

Digitization and posting of these images from the Bigelow House Collection funded through the Pendleton & Elisabeth Carey Miller Charitable Foundation.