Boy Scouts

Rare footage of Scouts jamborees and processions. Documentary reels of Scouts camping and socialising. Famous Baden-Powell scout inspections. Footage of Baden-Powell and his wife visiting various camps. Great close-up clips of Scouting paraphernalia - flags, medals, uniforms through the ages and other crafts.

15,000 Boys Scouts Gather In Australia For Jamboree (1961)

International scout jamboree in New South Wales - Australian newsreel item.

Be Prepared (1928)

Sir Robert Baden-Powell addresses a huge crowd of boy scouts in Chester.

Boy Scouts With Baden Powell (1910)

Robert Baden Powell with group of Boy Scouts at Birkenhead, Merseyside.

Anglo French Soapbox Rally (1956)

British scouts travel to Le Touquet in France to introduce French scouts to the delights of soap box cars.

Scout And Guide Zoo Quest Prizes (1968)

Scouts visit London Zoo + scouts and guides receive prizes at zoo lecture theatre.

Baden-Powell Jubilee Day (1957)

Belgian Boy Scouts celebrate a double anniversary in Boisfort.

Scouts At Windsor (1937)

Scouts hold St. George's Day service and march past the King in Windsor.

Boy Scouts Coming Of Age Jamboree (1929)

Thousands of boy scouts from all over the world congregate at Birkenhead for a jamboree.

50,000 Lusty Youngsters (1929)

The Prince of Wales inspects Boy Scouts at Arrowes Park, Birkenhead, Merseyside.

Fostering Friendship (1930)

International Boy Scouts camp in Celebration of 25th anniversary of French Scouting.

Baden-Powell Inspects Boy Scouts (1916)

Boy Scouts inspected by their founder Col. Robert Baden-Powell.

Boy Scout Rally; Contests (1914)

Boy Scouts rally at Liverpool.

4,000 Boy Scouts (1927)

Annual parade of 4000 scouts at St. Paul's.

Thousands Of Boy Scouts (1932)

Boy Scouts in London meet for their Annual Church Parade.

"Camp" - A Scout Study (1933)

Good shots of American or Canadian boy scouts - cooking, canoeing, exercising.

"Honour To Whom ..." (1930)

Lord Baden Powell receives the Freedom of the City of Canterbury.

The Chief Scout (1932)

Lord Baden-Powell visits a large Scout camp near Bath.

Scout's Jamboree At Raby Castle (1936)

Lord Baden Powell at Scout and Guide gathering at Lord Barnard's Raby Castle.

Baden-Powell Close Ups (1930)

Close up shots of Robert Baden-Powell giving rousing speech.

Baden Powell At Southport AKA Boy Scouts Reviewed By Founder (1915)

Baden-Powell watches Boy Scout parade and reviews troops at Southport, Merseyside. 1915?

Birmingham Wolf Cubs (1917)

Sir Robert Baden-Powell reviews 7,000 Boy Scouts.

Boys Camp (1920)

A day at Cuckoo Weir, a pretty tough boys' camp, includes swimming, cooking and sports.

Scouts Issue Title Blitz And Pieces (1941)

Boy Scouts from London do rescue work at bomb sites + camping in Welsh countryside.

Scouts Issue Title - One Good Deed (1944)

Scouts carry out various domestic duties as part of help in the home scheme. Tyne and Wear.

Windsor - Queen With Scouts AKA Royal Occasions (1952)

Queen Elizabeth II inspects scouts at Windsor Castle.

The King At His Boys' Camp (1938)

King George VI visits the boys camp by the sea that he founded 18 years before.