[Scrapbook and Photo album]: Balky Burros Hee Haw

Loveland, Colorado: 1974-1975.

Price: $950.00

Hardcover. Folio. Measuring 12" x 15". Green leatherette photo album with handmade cover with applied elements. A scrapbook for the years 1974 to 1975 for a Colorado camping group, the Balky Burros, run by the National Campers & Hikers Association, now the Family Campers & RVers. Filled with various newspaper articles, camp newsletters, small souvenirs, and 193 color snap shot photographs ranging in size from 2¾” x 1½” and 4” x 3”. Moderate rubbing and some tiny chips on the front board else near fine.

A scrapbook from 1974-75 made by Louise Sexauer for various Balky Burros Camping functions around Colorado. Louise has decorated several pages for the events and photographs of the “Campvention.” Some of the photos are of her and the other campers dressed up as clowns for entertainment during the festival. She goes into detail about the people, places, and events that were had on the trip. One of these events was a “Hobo Party” with friends dressed in hobo attire. Included is an article “Colorado-Balky Burros held a ‘Happy Hobo Party’ with the Pineconers as guests. Happy hour, hobo stew, and burro bingo were the highlights,” written about the event for the *‘Round the Campfire News*.

A few pages are dedicated to the group’s celebration of Christmas with pictures of various campers sitting on Santa’s lap. While most events seem to be parties, there are also a couple of community cleanups. They also got to work on a hiking trail, cleaning it up and making it more accessible to the public. A Junior Forest Ranger’s badge is pinned onto this page, featuring Smokey the Bear. The last pictures and pages are of the trip coming to an end and spending time with the families the Sexauers had gotten close with.

An interesting look at RV culture during the 1970s with the vintage color snapshots reflecting the spirit of the era.


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Item #401505 [Scrapbook and Photo album]: Balky Burros Hee Haw
[Scrapbook and Photo album]: Balky Burros Hee Haw
[Scrapbook and Photo album]: Balky Burros Hee Haw
[Scrapbook and Photo album]: Balky Burros Hee Haw
[Scrapbook and Photo album]: Balky Burros Hee Haw
[Scrapbook and Photo album]: Balky Burros Hee Haw
[Scrapbook and Photo album]: Balky Burros Hee Haw
[Scrapbook and Photo album]: Balky Burros Hee Haw
[Scrapbook and Photo album]: Balky Burros Hee Haw
[Scrapbook and Photo album]: Balky Burros Hee Haw
[Scrapbook and Photo album]: Balky Burros Hee Haw
[Scrapbook and Photo album]: Balky Burros Hee Haw