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Recycling Newspapers
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A young Cub Scout member of Pack 86 from Trinity Presbyterian Church hands newspapers he saved to an employee of Shapiro Paper and Metal Co. The task was part of an ecology project that was to gather 2,000 pounds of newspaper in order to save 17 trees.
June 5, 1971
Anheuser, Ernest W.
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Preparing for Scout-O-Rama
April 16, 1958
Boy Scouts lash together lengths of wood as they put up an exhibit about pioneering for Scout-O-Rama.
Children in Sack Race
August 11, 1971
Children wearing large sacks up to their waists and racing each other.
Dudgeon School Cub Scout Pack
October 21, 1949
A group portrait of Cub Scout Pack 230 at Dudgeon School that welcomed forty-three new "Bobcats" to the membership. The cubmaster is Win Guenther.
Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troops at the Washington Orthopedic School
December 4, 1952
Three Boy Scouts and seven Cub Scouts of the Washington Orthopedic School received awards in the advancement ceremonies held at the school. Tenderfoot rank was conferred upon the Boy Scouts and Bob...
Cub Scout Pack Picnic at Hoyt Park
June 4, 1957
Two cub scouts, pleasantly exhausted, relaxing on the grass during a Cub Scout pack picnic at Hoyt park.
Cub Scout Pack Picnic at Hoyt Park
June 4, 1957
Boy Scout John Carrier has earned many badges and awards and is a hero to the Cub Scouts admiring his badges. He is a student at Wisconsin High School. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. John Carrier (60...
