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Davis Boy Scout Troop No. 1 Photograph Album
MC201
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections
Title: Davis Boy Scout Troop No. 1 Photograph Album
Creator:
Boy Scouts of America. Troop 1 (Davis, Calif.)
Identifier/Call Number: MC201
Physical Description:
1 volume
Physical Description:
79 photographic prints
Date (inclusive): 1922-1927
Abstract: The Photograph album is a collection of 79 Gelatin DOP black and white
photographs of the members of Davis Boy Scout Troop No. 1 and its activities from 1922 to 1927. Photographs show the
activities of the Boy Scout troop and the buidling of the Davis Boy Scout Cabin.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request
collections, as many are stored offsite.
The Davis Boy Scout Troop No. 1 was sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and later designated as Troop 66. The
Davis troop was part of the Kit Carson Council, and was called the Daniel Boones. The Carson Council was short lived and the
troop later became part of Golden Empire Council. It is active as of April, 2009.
The photograph album is a collection of 79 Gelatin DOP black and white photographs of the members of Davis Boy Scout Troop
No. 1 and the troop's activities from 1922 to 1927.
Scenes that are included are: the scout meeting place at the Davis Grammer School; P… (Word not readable) Hole, Burnett's
Hole, Straloch Farm, Picnic Day at UC Davis, presentation of the American Flag by the American Legion Post, Stevenson's
Bridge, Salmon Falls Camp, Swinging Bridge at the American River, Proposed campsite on Clear Lake, Mount Konokti,
Buckingham's, Camp Consumnes at the North Fork of the Consumnes River (11 miles from El Dorado), YMCA Cabin at Putah Canyon,
Sutter's Fort Park at Sacramento, Toyland at Sacramento, P, G & E Station at Sacramento, Willow Slough on Conway Ranch,
Camp Bigelow on the North Fork of the Yuba River, between Comptonville and Downieville, 100 miles from Davis, and Camp
Audrain.
The photograph album also includes photographs of the Boy Scout Cabin being built in the Spring of 1927.
The names of the boy scouts in photographs are: John Behr, C. Becke, Carl Becker, Heald Blanchard, Daniel Bledsoe, P.
Burrell, P. Day, Sherman DeMoss, Maurice Farr, Weir Fetters, John Fiske, Hugh Frost, J. Gulden, D. Hatfield, Jack Haussler,
Percival Hoag, Robert Howard, Tom Howard, Jim Huberty, Lester Ingrim, Earl Ingrim, L. Irwin, F. Jacobson, Lorentz Luft, W.
Lippincott, Dr. Lipponcott, Harwood MacDonald (Scout from Dixon), Robert Meckfessel, W. Michaels, A. Moses, Ben Moses, B.D.
Moses, Hayward McDonald, Monroe Muir, , Marion Plant, V. Raabe, Wilfred Robbins, Harlan Roby, G. Rowe, Garnet Schnitter,
Frank Sears, B. Shierloh, Carl Smith , Paul Stover, Murle Super, G. True, D. Tufts, Jack Tufts, Billy Vaughn, Philip White,
E. Williams, Myron Williams, Edgar Wilson
Noted but not photographed, Kevin Hampton
Adults: Hughbert H. Landram (Scout Master), C.L. Nelson (Assistant Scout Master), G.P. Hoag, Dr. Howard, King, Forest
Ranger, Bob and Emil Morhardt, Carroll S. Mundy (Assistant Scout Master, 1924), H.W. Spindler (Troop Committeeman), J.J.
Thompson (Manager) of Straloch Farms, C. Harold Hopkins, Owner, Straloch Farms, Harlan Roby, Maurice Farr, John Fiske, Willis
Alter, Chef at Camp Consumnes.
Officers included Mrs. Hampton, W.C. Vaughan, H. H. Landram, Mrs. Vaughan, Mr. Ogden, Miss Monnetta, Mrs. Ogden, J.O.
Orvis, Mr. Desbrow, Emil and Bob Morhardt, and noted but not photographed are S. H. Holsinger, Claude Nichols, and Charles
Gordon.
Collection is open for research.
Patricia C. Inouye processed this collection. Student assistant Michelle Galat transcribed the album.
[Identification of item], Davis Boy Scout Troop No. 1 Photograph Album, MC201, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis
Library, University of California, Davis.
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is
not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Boy Scouts -- Davis -- California -- History -- Pictorial works
Boy Scouts of America. Troop 1 (Davis, Calif.) -- Pictorial works