Registration packet for a men's summer camp in rural Canada. 5 items: Trifold illustrated camp brochure, 317x228 mm; 9x12 1/2 inches; and 4 smaller items, including and application form, cover letter from the camp registrar, original mailing envelope addressed to a man in Philadelphia; and an unstamped return envelope. Minor to minimal wear. Maberly, ON, 1966.
Winterset Farm was a men's summer camp located about 60 miles southwest of Ottawa in rural Ontario, Canada. They boasted of a staff of cabin boys, pool attendants, and massuers "hand picked from amongst the best physique stars and finest physique models." The brochure is illustrated with photographs of volleyball players and swimmers which emphasize the point.
While we have found no press coverage of Winterset Farm, they did run frequent help-wanted ads in the Ottawa Citizen from 1966 to 1969, seeking masseurs, musclemen, and bodybuilders. We trace no other Winterset material in OCLC or at auction, but the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at the University of Southern California does hold a folder of their marketing materials.
