This footage is from 16mm film. Includes clips taken between 1938-41 at the Sail Ho! Balboa camp run by Leonard “Skipper” Steimle.
This newspaper clipping tells of the beginning of Skipper Steimle’s Balboa camp years…likely printed in 1937. Text of article is as follows: [beginning of article missing]…of Leonard N. Steimle, instructor in the science department at Beverly Hills High School. He also wishes he could own an airplane, play the piano, and read at the rate […]
Here’s a scan of a 1938 brochure cover from the Balboa Beach Camp for Boys run by Leonard “Skipper” Steimle (click on the image to see a larger version). Were you there or do you know any of the sponsors? Here’s the text from the scan: Front: Balboa Beach Camp for Boys Sailing at B.B.C. […]