Hail to the Scouts [Postcard, 1939]
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A black and white postcard that was mailed on February 13, 1939 from Andover, Maine. It is part of a collection of postcards and photographs taken in the 1920s and 30s at Camp Roosevelt, a Boy Scout camp located outside Eddington, Maine, but this card is actually addressed to "Mr. Merle Hildreth" in Dover-Foxcroft, ME, where the Penquis District B.S.A. Roundtable is held. The front of the postcard is a picture of a promotional placard titled, "Hail to the Scouts." The placard, propped up on what appears to be a tablecloth, shows a Boy Scout holding an American Flag walking alongside Uncle Sam. Above this image, the caption points to supposed news headlines and says, "When you read about these: 'Boy Bandits Confess;' 'Communists Seek Young Recruits;' 'European Children Taught Hymn of Hate;' it's a great relief to read about these." Another arrow points to the scout and Sam and the caption concludes, "One Million Loyal American Boy Scouts."
Hildreth, Edward Merle (references)