Scouting Collection (#46)

Sea Scouts helping at Olympics
Sea Scouts assisting with the boats at Torquay during the 1948 Olympics. 1948

Polish Scouts on bicycles
Five Polish Scouts on bicycles cycle next to a cliff in the countryside. 1930s

South Arabian Boy Scouts Association AGM
Officials standing to speak on the panel of the Annual General Meeting of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association in Aden. Left to right are Rao Sahib Muthaua M.B.E

Swedish Scout Training Team Meeting. 1962

Symbol of Peace. Date: 1961

Mr Bishops Observatory South Ville Regents Park
Mr Bishops Observatory, South Ville, Regents Park. Date: circa 1840s

Good Service Work in a London Slum. Date: 1912

Drawing Room Bedford
Drawing Room, Bedford. Date: circa 1840s

Riverside view of Twickenham, Middlesex, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Country scene with tree
A pleasant country scene with a tree at the centre, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Sketches in Australia. Date: circa 1870s

Cape A agulhas - the Southermost point of Africa
Cape A agulhas: the Southermost point of Africa. Date: 1864

Country scene with trees and rocks
A country scene with trees and rocks, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Mr A. R. Girgrah arriving at Scout HQ
Mr A.R. Girgrah (Minister for Education and President of the Council) arrives at the official opening of the new Headquarters of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association in Aden, Yemen. circa 1966

Air Scouts saluting flags
Portsmouth Air Scouts standing in a field saluting a large pole flying the Union Jack and other flags at Flag Break. circa 1950s

Baden-Powell meeting District Scout Master
The District Commissioner (in kier) introducing the Chief Scout (Lord Baden-Powell) to the District Scout Master (B.S. Narayan). 1930s

Scouts and Guide with a glider
Two Air Scouts and a Girl Guide sitting in the cockpit of a Slingsby T.21 glider at Lasham Gliding Centre. 1960s

Seychelles Scouts at Rifle Drill
Scouts at rifle drill. circa 1920s-30s

Seychelles Boy Scouts Bathing

Polish Scouts exercising
Long lines of Polish Boy Scouts doing physical exercises in the Middle East. 1940s

Scouts residence in Seychelles

Air Scouts with a kite
Three Air Scouts stand holding a large kite between them. circa 1950s

Chief Scout of Aden arriving
Yemeni Scouts line the street as a large black car carrying the Chief Scout of Aden, His Excellency the High Commission, Sir Richard Turnbull, G.C.M.G

Armistice Day in the Seychelles. A Company of Blue Jackets and Royal Marines parading. Scouts lined both sides of the Flag pole but only one line of Scouts is seen. circa 1920s-30s

Seychelles Scouts on Armistice Day
Scouts on Armistice Day, laying a poppy wreath at the foot of the monument erected in Mont Fleury Cemetery in memory of the dead members of the Seychelles Labour Battalion. circa 1920s-30s

Swedish Cub Scouts and Flags. circa 1950s

Official opening of Granso Lagret - Sweden
The Scene at the official opening of Granso Lagret - Sweden circa 1940s

Air Scouts with their Commissioner
Headquarters Commissioner for Air Scouts talking with Air Scouts from Cheltenham with a de Havilland Chipmunk in the background. circa 1950s

Scouts playing dodgeball
Beaver/Cub Scouts playing a game of dodgeball in a gymnasium. 1970s

Scouts releasing pigeons at Olympics
Scouts releasing pigeons as part of the opening ceremony of the 1948 London Olympics at Wembley Stadium. 1948

Mr Mohamed Othman Shabel, building contractor for the South Arabian Boy Scout Headquarters, proudly displays his Thanks Badge in Aden, Yemen. circa 1966

Scout Headquarters in Aden
View of the main entrance to the new Headquarters of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association in Aden, Yemen. circa 1966

Seychelles Scouts Camp
Seychelles Scouts, August Camp. 1931

P. M. Scott, National Gliding Champion
P.M. Scott, winner of the 1963 National Gliding Championships, sitting in an Olympia 419 glider at the Lasham Gliding Centre

Seychelles Scouts Boxing
Seychelles Scouts boxing. circa 1920s-30s

Painting of a geranium
Painting of a dark red geranium, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Our former school room Bedford
Our former school room. The Drawing room in the distance. Captain Ruddick and children. Bedford 1843. Date: 1843

Coast Watching. Date: circa 1916

The Wide Game. Date: circa 1910s

New College Lane Oxford
New College Lane, Oxford, left to right are Reverend George Baden-Powell, Mrs Warrington Baden-Powell. Date: circa 1840s

Painting of white snowberries with pink flowers
Painting of white snowberries (symphoricarpos albus) with pink flowers, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert

Garden and dining room window
Our garden and dining room window, New College Lane, Oxford. Left to right are Warry, Francis, George and Augustus. Date: circa 1840s

Near Joss Stairs Kingsgate
Near Joss Stairs, Kingsgate. Date: 1867

Displaced Scouts and Guides in Germany
A large group of displaced Lithuanian Scouts and Guides and their leaders sitting on a monument in Germany. 1940s

Story time for Beaver Scouts
A group of Irish Beaver Scouts sit on the floor looking up at their leader who shows them pictures from The Story of the Beaver book. 1970s

Mr F. Morgan with Aden Scouts
Mr F. Morgan (Commonwealth Commissioner) shaking hands with a scout from the 1st Aden Group, Sheikh Othman. 19 August 1959

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