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postcards
World of Scouting Museum
Valley Forge, PA
Set of Postcards, 1945
Girl Scouts of the USA
New York, NY
Gift of Jennie Tis In Memory of William Dungan
2010.30.45 -2010.30.50
Starting in 1936, the Girl Scouts of the USA began to print an annual set of camp postcards. Often depicting everyday scenes in a comical manner, the postcards became very popular with camping girls writing home to family and friends. This set of six were illustrated by Hagg.
Postcard, 1900
Maker Unknown
England
Gift of Paul W. Ware
2007.5.6
Photo postcard with a portrait of Robert Baden-Powell in British military uniform during the Second Boer War. At bottom, he is declared the "Hero of Mafeking." The Siege of Mafeking (now Mafikeng), South Africa, took place over a period of 217 days, from October 1899 to May 1900. His brave actions there turned Baden-Powell into a British national hero. His renown aided in the spread of the Scouting Movement which he founded.
Postcard, 1925
Girl Scouts, Inc.
New York, NY
Gift of Jennie Tis In Memory of William Dungan
2010.30.8
Girl Scout Promise postcard. One of two cards illustrated by Edith Ballinger Price for the Girl Scouts, Inc. in 1925. The other featured the Girl Scout Law. Both were done in the medieval influenced style of William Morris. These cards were in use from 1925-1938. The designs were updated in 1928 to reflect uniform and hat changes made that year.
Postcard, c.1980
Klepfenstein - Photographer
Adelboden, Switzerland
Gift of Eunice R. Taylor
2007.31.112
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) maintains four World Centers - Our Chalet in Adelboden, Switzerland; Sangam in Poona, India; Our Cabana in Cuernavaca, Mexico; and Olave Centre/Pax Lodge in Hampstead, London, England. Our Chalet, seen here, is located four thousand feet above sea level and opened in 1932.
Postcard, 1947
Boy Scouts of America
New York, NY
Gift of William Waxbom
2006.1.257
This amusing postcard captures the joy and excitement of a Boy Scout arriving at camp with his overstuffed luggage in tow.
Postcard, 1933
Artvue Post Card Company
New York, NY
Gift of Jennie Tis In Memory of William Dungan
2010.30.17
Swimming in a cool pond, river or pool was one of the highlights of summer camp. Here are a few bathing beauties and their instructor at Camp Redwing, Renfrew, PA.
Postcard, c.2010
Scouting Nederland Museum
Baarn, Netherlands
Anonymous Gift
2013.11
The artist who created the original pastel illustration of a Dutch Pathfinder on this postcard was L. van Duyl. Entitled "De Kampwacht" or The Camp Guard, it was published in the April 1936 edition of Catholic Illustrated.
