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Date
1942-06-22
Description
A photographic print of three individuals standing indoors, with three flags including a United States flag and an "SSS" (for the Scout Senior Service) flag. All three wear Girl Scout uniforms of various ranks and side caps. All three appear to be white. At the Senior Service Girl Scout investiture yesterday at the Mayo Memorial Church House, nine Richmond Scouts recieved their service awards. Miss Josephine Chenault, Left, director of women's and girls' activities for the local Office of Civilian Defense, who recieved the Scouts' pledge to serve during an emergency, is shown with Mrs. Gridley Dawe, chairman of public relations for the Richmond Girl Scouts, who awarded the service badges, and Mrs Mary Louise Yount, Senior Service Girl Scout." cut from newspaper and glued on back. "Louise Dawe" handwritten on back.
Topical Subject
Girl Scouts; Special events
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
black-and-white photographs
Local Genre
photograph
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/
Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and the copyright is held by the Commonwealth Council of the Girl Scouts of Virginia. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
Collection
Commonwealth Council of the Girl Scouts of Virginia
Source
Senior Girl Scout Investiture, 1942-06-22, Commonwealth Council of the Girl Scouts of Virginia records, M 400, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
M400_b024_f044_i001.jpg