Figure 1.--Here we see a group of American Scouts at camp in 1949. They all wear the short pants uniform. These American Scouts all wear the short pants uniform that most American Scout camps required, even though many Scouts did not wear the short pants uniform until the 1970s. Note the short hair cuts the boys wear. This dates the photograph to the 1950s or early 60s.

Scots began caming from the earliest days of Scouting. In fact there was Scouting by predecessor groups even before the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) were fonded (1909). A vast trasure of photographs exist from these camps. They illustrae activities and the uniforms worn at these camps over time. The image here shows American Scouts at camp about 1960. The letters from the boys are another fascinating source of information from the camps over time. They are alwatys facinating to read. One HBC reader describes his letters home in 1972. They are an amusing read. One tells about their activities at camp, including cave exploring ("we saw bats and everything imaginable"), hiking ("I have 9 blisters"), and "scinnydipen", and end with "Hurry with the money. PLEASE." The other one tell about hiking "15 miles to the highest waterfall west of the Appellachens" and ends with "I spent 4 dollars on something you will see when I get home. I need 6 more dollars. P.S. Send Fast."