Object number:
2000.1.1269
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
May 15, 1938
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 3.25 in, W: 13.5 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
The Tribune photo, dated May 15, 1938, has the following caption attached to the back: "Summer camping will be easy for the Piedmont Boy Scouts who encamped yesterday at the Piedmont High School athletic field, practicing all phases of camp life, including tent-pitching, lighting fires without matches, cooking, and were graded for their efficiency. They lined up and paraded yesterday afternoon." In the photo the boys are lined up in squads [?], with each squad carring a U.S. flag and Scout banner.
Concepts:
parade; flag; encampment
Places:
Piedmont, California
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