Opening of the first National Scout Jamboree, on the Mall in Washington, D.C., June 30, 1937
The opening ceremonies of the first National Scout Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), held in 1937 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This location is near the site of the current World War II Memorial. In the foreground, with their backs to the camera, are BSA leaders including Chief Scout Executive James E. West, BSA President Walter W. Head, and E. Urner Goodman (National Program Director). The Lincoln Memorial is in the distance
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- 1937-06-30
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