Children's or boys' paper with scouting accessories as the primary motif including bugle, lantern, canteen, hat, shovel, ax, and books. Background imagery of scouting activities such as campfire cooking and hiking printed in brown with white highlights, on tan ground.

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Object Timeline

1952	Work on this object began.
1991	We acquired this object.
2005	We photographed this object.
2013	We photographed this object.
2020	You found it!

Sidewall, Scouting Days, 1952

This is a Sidewall. It is dated 1952 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is machine printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

Wallpaper designed for boys showing accoutrement related to the Boy Scouts such as the Handbook, merit badges, camping gear, and a roll call bugle. Three secondary images of Boy Scout activities include campfire cooking, hiking, and a scout holding a flag. Up through the 1950s boys had many more options than girls in selecting wallpapers that reflected their interests.

It is credited Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 1285.2 x 49 cm (42 ft. 2 in. x 19 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed on selvage: "U.W.P. OF N.A.-UNION MADE"

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Scouting Days, 1952; USA; machine printed on paper; H x W: 1285.2 x 49 cm (42 ft. 2 in. x 19 5/16 in.); Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz; 1991-89-24

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2Dwp8/
Accession Number 1991-89-24
Object ID 18637901