Scouting Collection (#46)

American Scouts at a Jamboree
Five American Scouts and a Scout leader stand and kneel in front of a memorial at a Jamboree with both British and American flags flying behind them. circa 1950s

American Boy Scouts Second National Jamboree
A view of one of the 35 Sectional Camps at the 2nd National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America. 1950

American Scouts on a coach
American Scouts lean out of the windows of a coach waving, at the 1973 National Jamboree in Farragut State Park, Idaho or Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania. 1973

Rabbit hunting
Huntsman shooting rabbits. Date: 1880

Group of scouts in front of a tent
A group of eight boy scouts pose for their photo in a field, in front of a tent. One of them is holding a bugle, no doubt used to wake them all up in the morning

Morning ablutions at a Pembrokeshire scout camp
Boys having fun washing their faces at a Pembrokeshire scout camp

Boy Scout Troop from Christchurch Cottage Homes
A troop of boy scouts from the Christchurch Union cottage homes for pauper children. The boys, in scout uniform, sit at their camp site

A Good Turn a day
A good boy scout should always be on the look out to lend a helping hand, from posing as Father Christmas to filling up the bird bath

Croatian man in Marseille
Croatian man who had his picture taken in Marseille and sent this card bearing his portrait back to family in Zagreb. He is *possibly* wearing some form of scouting uniform

United States Army - Apache Scouts - wearing standard issue uniform but allowed to embellish this with traditional tribal headwear and scarves

Royal Air Force scouting planes
Eleven single seater scouting planes - S.E.5s and S.E.6As - of the Royal Air Force No. 29 Squadron are prepared in readiness to set out for enemy lines, Oudezeele, northern France

Allied scouts cross a Burmese Jungle stream. Poised for action, a scouting detachment of armed Burmese patriot fighters, accompanied by two American soldiers

Boys Club evening activities, Jack Straws 1937
Six boys from a Boys Club sit around a table for a game of what could be Jack Straws or Spillikins

Boys Club, boys at the beach, 1933
Four friends walk barefoot along a causeway at the seaside, possibly the beaches at Burnham

Boys Club evening activities, February1930
Evenings at a Boys Club needn t be a dull affair with plenty of activities to get involved in, including chess, playing the piano, playing cards, and reading. Not a Playstaton or iPod in sight!

Boys Club gym class group photograph 1933
An formal gym class group photograph featuring 24 boys from a Boys Club of 1933, standing and sitting outside, with their club leader standing proudly to the right

Boys Club, fancy dress, 1933
A large group of boys from a Boys Club in fancy dress costume

Boys Club, fancy dress, circa 1930
Six boys from a Boys Club in wonderful fancy dress costume

Boys Club group photograph 1934
A group of 32 happy smiling boys from a Boys Club of 1934 pose proudly for a photograph outside of a tent with their group leader

Boys Club sandwich making 1928
A group of seven boys from a Boys Club help to make enough jam sandwiches to feed their camp

Boys Club, fancy dress, 1931
Five boys from a Boys Club in wonderful fancy dress costume

Boys Club gym class group photograph 1930
An informal gym class group photograph featuring 23 boys from a Boys Club of 1930, sitting on gym equipment and smiling for the camera

Boys Club swimming circa 1930
A group of boys from a Boys Club take a swim in a river, doubtlessly cold. Most wear one piece costumes

Boys Club gym class group photograph 1937
An formal gym class group photograph featuring 15 boys from a Boys Club of 1937, standing and sitting outside

Boys Club, hungry boy 1934
A very hungry boy from a Boys Club sits and eats away at meat from a bone, much to the enjoyment of his friends

Boys Club gym class group photograph circa 1925
A formal gym class group photograph featuring 18 boys from a Boys Club of circa1925, standing and sitting outside with their group leader standing proudly to the left

Boys Club gym class group photograph July 1934
An formal gym class group photograph featuring 25 boys from a Boys Club of 1933, standing and sitting outside, with their club leader standing proudly to the right

Boys Club evening activities, Chess, March 1929
Two boys sit for a game of chess. Eight spectators look on

Boys Club gym class group photograph 1934
An informal gym class group photograph featuring 32 boys from a Boys Club of 1934, sitting on gym equipment and smiling for the camera

Boys Club, carrying milk churns 1935
Four boys from a boys club demonstrate how to carry three large milk churns between them

Boys Club, running 1929
a group of boys from a Boys Club line up for a sprint

Boys Club, food preparation 1932
Two older boys from a Boys Club help with food preparation. Big pots of food need to be heated and stirred over an open fire whilst a kettle comes to the boil

Maze Hill Boys Club gym class group photograph 1922
An formal gym class group photograph featuring 25 boys from the Maze Hill Boys Club of 1922, standing and sitting outside

Boys Club evening activities, train sets, February 1932
Toy train sets hold an eternal fascination for young boys and these thirteen boys from a Boys Club are no exception

Boys Club, food serving 1934
An orderly line of hungry boys from a Boys Club wait with bowl in hand for a helping of food served by the club leader. Two tents are seen in the background

Afternoon swimming at Boys Club
Five older boys in one piece swimming costume stand by the edge of a river. Two of them wear swimming hats and four look like they have not been long out of the water

Boys club snooker game, February 1930
A group of seventeen boys cram around a snooker table during an evening game at a Boys Club

Boys club boxing match, March 1929
Two boys in boxing gloves engage in a round of boxing during an evening at a Boys Club

Baden-Powell and Duke of York attend Cub Scout gathering
A wolf cub scout gathering at Hyde Park, London 1921 attended by the Duke of York (later King George VI) and sitting to his right

Boys Club swimming 1930
A group of ten boys from a Boys Club take an afternoon swim in a river, doubtlessly cold. All wear one piece costumes. Two boys on the bank look slightly apprehensive

Boys club snooker game, 1932
Seven boys play a game of snooker during an evening at a Boys Club

Boys Club group photograph Great Waltham1925
A group of boys take time to relax in the fields and play in the hay on a warm summers day in Great Waltham 1925

Boys club members in transportation, circa 1930
At least 33 happy exited young members of a boys club are transported, unceremoniously in the back of a truck for a week of camping and adventure in the countryside

Wolf Cub Scout gathering at Hyde Park
A group of Wolf cubs scouts, some sitting crossed legged, some standing, attend a gathering at Hyde Park London held in the presence of Sir Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden Powell 1857-1941

Boys Club tug of war 1931
One half of a tug of war with members of a Boys Club. Their supporters shout encouragement and one small girl look on bewildered

Boys Club game of Cricket 1935
A small but very determined looking member of a Boys Club stands in bat for a game of Cricket. Behind him an old box of Typhoo tea make excellent make-do stumps

Outdoor washing, Boys Club 1930
Two boys wash the grime from their hair using a small bowl of water outside of their tent

Boy plays with water hose 1933
A young boy gets a wetting when a hose he is holding is turned on

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