Figure 1.--These Bahamian boys are participating in the first American National Scout Jamboree held in 1937. For more information about uniformed youth groups, click on the image.

Some readers may not have the time or inclination to contribute their experiences or other material to help build HBC. They may want to support HBC by making a small financial contribution. HBC offers a variety of subscription plans for readers. We have endevored to keep the prices very low and to create plans suited to the needs of our readers. We have a regular subscription plan providing full access for an entire year. We also offer a limited 1-month subscription for students and other readers who just want access for a limited period. And we also have a library/school plan so that teachers can make it possible for their students to freely access the HBC site for class projects or to provide librarians a research service they can offer patrons.

Regular Annual Subscription

As a result of the costs associated with running a large website like HBC/CIH we need to ask our readers make a small contribution to help maintain the site. The participation contribution is $25 annually. You can pay by check or use your credit card through the Paypal service.
Checks: Your check should be made out to "Apertures Press". (We accept checks in American dollars, British pounds, Euros, and New Zealand dollars.) This is a very small fee and we have purposefully set it low so that anyone interested in HBC can afford to access the site. We hope you agree that this is a small price to pay for access to the extensive HBC archive. As you probably realize, there is nothing quite like it anywhere on the internet. The contribution provides unlimited access to all of HBC, except the E-Book section.
Credit cards: You can also use your credit card to contribute to HBC. Just click on the Paypal icon here. We suggest that you also send us an e-mail to ensure that your transaction has been processed properly.

Student/Short-term Researcher Monthly Subcription

We receive numerous requests from both students and parents helping their children with a wide range of school projects and researchers who just want to access a small section of HBC. Often these requests involve use of HBC to look up a very specific topic for a short period. Sometimes mothers and theatrical costume makers need to see the images to make costumes. Subscribers can look at large numbers of historical images from around the world to help prepare a costume.We like to assist with educational projects. Thus we offer a trial HBC access for only $10 monthly. This will allow time to research a school assignment or specific historical or fashion question. We would like to offer free access here, but the costs of operating a website just do not make this possible.
Checks: Your check should be made out to "Apertures Press". (We accept checks in American dollars, British pounds, Euros, and New Zealand dollars.)
Credit cards: You can also use your credit card to contribute to HBC. Just click on the Paypal icon here. We suggest that you also send us an e-mail to ensure that your transaction has been processed properly.

Library and School Annual Subscription

We also offer access to libraries and schools for their patrons and students. HBC is a very valuable source for a wide range of topics, but especially children's issues, fashion, and history. There are few sites or books that can offer so much information at so little cost. The fee is $100 annually. This provides unlimited access for 1 year. Library patrons, teachers, and students who cannot aford a Student Access subscription may want to request that their librarian secure access by arranging for access. Special arrangements can be made for schools with limited funding for library resources. In such cases please contact the HBC Webmaster.

Created: July 10, 1998
Last updated: 10:03 PM 9/30/2016