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United Nations Fight for Freedom : colored, white and Chinese Boy Scouts in front of Capitol, They help out by delivering poster to help the war effort (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• 16 older comments, and then…
• lpcress said:

  Hmm...not sure I understand the date. According to several sources, this poster wasn't released until 1942, and the BSA campaign didn't begin until 1942, as well. Besides, it doesn't make sense to have a US flag on a war poster until after December of 41 anyway, I'm thinking. Pretty sure the date is wrong on this one.

• The Library of Congress said:

  Thanks! For now, we’re gathering the suggestions and corrections, but holding off on making changes until more comments come in.

• Molly said:

  They're so handsome. :)

• mrpibbs said:

  1943. The top four flags, USA, GB, USSR and ROC, being positioned together corresponds with the meetings between Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill, and Chiang-Kai-Shek in 1943.

• kaiserbuns said:

  I have to agree with lpress and mrpibb; I don't think the United States would be so firmly represented on a war poster in 1941. The phrase "UNITED NATIONS" perplexes me; the official United Nations wasn't formed until 1945, but this usage of the phrase seems to be more of an informal description of a confederation of nations with similar goals, not an official UN poster; if I'm wrong, then the photo would have to date from 1945, I would say.

Boy Scouts bagging bulbs for the Kiwanis club in Tallahassee

from Florida Memory

• Frank Gamez said:

  Got any other scout photos in the archives?

• Florida Memory said:

  Yes. We have over 250 images. If you follow this link, you can view them at our website: www.floridamemory.com/solr-search/results/?q=collection%3...

• Frank Gamez said:

  Florida Memory Thanks

Jas. E. West (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• B-59 said:

  "Dr. James Edward West (May 16, 1876 – May 15, 1948) was a lawyer and an advocate of children's rights, who became the first professional Executive Secretary, soon renamed Chief Scout Executive, of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), serving from 1911 to 1943" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._West_%28Scouting%29 See photograph in Williston graphic., May 30, 1918, Page 12 See also The Ogden standard., November 13, 1915, 4 P.M. CITY EDITION, MAGAZINE SECTION, Page 20

• Anne (LOC P&P) said:

  B-59: Thanks for the additional info. on West. We will include some of it next time we update.