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Date
1953
Description
A photographic print of three Girl Scouts--Linda Holbrook, Beverly McGinnis, and Brinda Bell--hanging mittens and gloves on a Christmas tree indoors. Two wreaths are visible on the wall behind them, and more pairs of gloves are on the floor below the tree. All individuals wear various Girl Scout uniforms, and appear to be white. "MITTEN TREE - Linda Holbrook, of Intermediate Girl Scout Troop 143; Beverly McGinnis, of Senior Troop 14, and Brinda Bell, of Brownie Troop 180 (left to right), trim a tree with warm mittens for the children of Korea. Girl Scouts to Collect Mittens" cut from newspaper and glued on back. "This Photograph is property of The RIchmond Times Dispatch The Richmond News Leader And Must Not Be Used Without Permission" stamped on back. "L to Right Linda Holbrook, Troop 142, Intermediate. Beverly McGinnis, Troop 14, Sr. Scouts. Brinda Bell, Troop 180, Brownie." handwritten on back. "OCT 25 1953" typed on back.
Corporate Name Subject
Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Topical Subject
Girl Scouts; Christmas trees
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
Girl Scout Troops #143, #14, and #180, 1953, 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_b025_f040_i004.jpg