2 Photos of the Three Boy Scouts in Africa

Three Eagle Scouts were chosen from over 600,000 boys to go on a summer safari in 1927 with Martin and Osa Johnson in the "Wild Game" country of Africa. The scouts David Martin, Douglas Oliver, and Robert "Dick" Douglas, Jr. sailed from New York on June 9 and were met in early July at the Nairobi train station by Martin and Osa Johnson. On July 11 they accompanied the Johnsons on safari to the Serengeti in Tanganykia (now Tanzania). After 5 thrilling weeks on safari, they left Nairobi for home The boys wrote the story of their trip on board ship and "The Three Boy Scouts in Africa" was published in 1928.

"One of the Waccoma (Ikoma) chiefs took a great fancy to the Boy Scouts. He stands here on an ant-hill pointing out to them a nearby donga in which he declares they will find lions. The Chief was right."
~Martin Johnson, LION 1929.

This auction includes an 11 x 14 inch photo of the boy scout image described above plus an 11 x 14 inch collage of historic news clippings and images related to the boy scouts from our collections.

They come individually framed in thick, archival, clear display mylar sleeves for immediate display, either together or separately.

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