BSA - 17 | Bartlett History Museum

2013.9.39 - Print, Photographic

Print, photographic, 8" x 10", black & white, Front- women playing basketball indoor, row of spectators in background, two referees wearing striped shirts on floor. Two charity basketball games were played on March 20, 1959 in Bartlett Elementary School's gym, today the library. The first game, pictured here, pitted the Bartlett Cub Scout moms against the Brownie moms. The Cub Scout moms won and a trophy was presented to them by then Village P...

Record Type: Photo

2013.9.41 - Print, Photographic

Print, photographic, 8" x 10", black & white, Front- women playing basketball inside with referee and people sitting in chairs along wall in background, Back- stamped- "Photography by Don Honick" and "Mar 20 1959", written in pencil "54" The match-up between the Cub Scout moms and Brownie moms, was the first of two fundraiser basketball games played on March 20, 1959 at Bartlett Elementary School. Here, Dorothy Peterson (facing camera, plaid s...

Record Type: Photo

2014.10.10 - Patch, Insignia

Patch, Insignia, 3" diameter, blue felt, CAMP BIG TIMBER and crescent moon embroidered in yellow, two howling wolves embroidered in black on bottom, black embroidered edge, felt frayed on upper left edge Worn by Ralph Andreasen, Bartlett's first Eagle Scout.

Record Type: Object

2014.10.11 - Patch, Insignia

Patch, Insignia, 2 1/2" l x 2" w, felt, shape of an acorn, brown top, white bottom, cut out CBT letters in white sewn onto brown top, green number one sewn onto center of while bottom Worn by Ralph Andreasen, Bartlett's first Eagle Scout.

Record Type: Object

2014.10.12 - Patch, Insignia

Patch, Insignia, 2 1/2" l x 2" w, felt, shape of an acorn, brown top, white bottom, cut out CBT letters in white sewn onto brown top, red number two sewn onto center of while bottom. Worn by Ralph Andreasen, Bartlett's first Eagle Scout.

Record Type: Object

2014.10.13 - Patch, Insignia

Patch, Insignia, 3" l x 2 1/2" w, felt, white background, red foreground, shape of an arrowhead, Native American Indian in full headdress fills the arrowhead, rectangle near top contains "BIG TIMBER CAMPOREE-46" in red lettering. Worn by Ralph Andreasen, Bartlett's first Eagle Scout.

Record Type: Object

2014.10.14 - Patch, Insignia

Patch, Insignia, 3" diameter, circular, white background, yellow embroidered edge, lettering and date, green pine trees and yellow teepee embroidered in center Top: CAMPOREE Center: 1941 Bottom: CAMP BIG TIMBER Worn by Ralph Andreasen, Bartlett's first Eagle Scout.

Record Type: Object

2014.10.15 - Patch, Insignia

Patch, Insignia, 3" diameter, circular, white background, yellow embroidered edge, lettering and date, green pine trees and yellow teepee embroidered in center Top: CAMP Center: 1941 Bottom: BIG TIMBER Top says: Camporee 1941 Bottom says: Big Timber In the center there is a yellow teepee with green pine trees on each side with a little squiggle from the center of the teepee Worn by Ralph Andreasen, Bartlett's first Eagle Scout.

Record Type: Object

2014.10.17 - Patch, Insignia

Patch, Insignia, 2 1/2" l x 2" w, felt, shape of an acorn, brown top, white bottom, cut out CBT letters in white sewn onto brown top, red number two sewn onto center of while bottom. Worn by Ralph Andreasen, Bartlett's first Eagle Scout.

Record Type: Object

2014.10.18 - Patch, Insignia

Patch, Insignia, Set of three b. LEADER 1 1/2" l x 1/4" c. SCOUT LANDING REGION 7 circle 3" diameter d. CAMPER 2" l x 1/4" w Cotton, yellow background, green embroidered stitching and edging b. LEADER c. Canoe, two crossed oars, one pine tree, REGION SEVEN under, SCOUT LANDING bottom d. CAMPER Worn by Ralph Andreasen, Bartlett's first Eagle Scout.

Record Type: Object

2014.10.2 - Scarf

Scarf, 301/2"l x 301/2"w, cotton, red, printed in white BSA emblem on two corners diagonal from each other Worn by Ralph Andreasen during his involvement with Bartlett and Elgin Boy Scout troops

Record Type: Object

2014.10.3 - Sash

Sash, 29"l x 5"w, cotton, olive drab, 21 merit patches sewn diagonally in rows of three on the front portion, back plain, given to Ralph Andreasen by the Ladies of 1st Methodist Church in Elgin post war. Top down, left to right badges: Row one: Bird Study, Music Row two: Scholarship, Swimming, Electricity Row three: Civics, Lifesaving, Public Health Row four: Reading, Personal Health, Pioneering Row five: Stamp Collecting, Camping, Firema...

Record Type: Object

2014.10.4 - Shirt

Shirt, 33" l x 20 1/2" w, sleeve length 22 1/2", long sleeve, BSA brown buttons,regulation uniform shirt, heavy twill cotton, green khaki Left shoulder: Bartlett community strip, "23" Troop Numeral, Boy Scouts of America Insignia Right Shoulder: BSA Patrol Medallion "Flying Eagle" 04 circa 1933-1952, Wings of a Century Hike 100 miles 1941 Elgin, IL Council BSA Right front pocket: "Boy Scouts of America" embroidered in red, Region Seven S...

Record Type: Object

2014.10.5 a-b - Sock

Sock 29" l x 5" w, khaki green colored stockings, regulation BSA uniform Worn by Ralph Andreasen, Bartlett's first Eagle Scout. Achieved June 25,1947 at the age of 21.

Record Type: Object

2014.10.6 - Patch, Insignia

Patch, Insignia, 2 1/2" l x 2 1/2" w, green khaki twill cloth, full square, cut edge, fleur de lis with eagle and "BE PREPARED" embroidered, two rectangular green embroidered bars 2" l x 1/4" w , one rectangular green embroidered bar 1" l x 1/4" w This patch worn by Ralph Andreasen, symbolizes his Senior Patrol Leader position within Bartlett Troop 23 earned February 5, 1940.

Record Type: Object

2014.10.7 - Patch, insignia

Patch, Insignia, 3" d, circular, felt, white background, blue foreground, CAMP BIG TIMBER, SUMMER CAMP-1946, center has rider on bucking horseback Worn by Ralph Andreasen, Bartlett's first Eagle Scout after attending and working its summer camp in 1946.

Record Type: Object

2014.10.8 - Patch, Insignia

Patch, Insignia, 4" l x 2 1/2" w, green felt with white lettering, acorn in the center, BSA printed at top of acorn and Camp Big Timber in the center of acorn, extended piece of fabric at the top with a slit for hanging from a button. Top says: Elgin, Illinois Council Bottom says Camporee 1939 Worn by Ralph Andreasen, Bartlett's first Eagle Scout, after Camporee 1939.

Record Type: Object

2014.10.9 - Patch, Insignia

Patch, Insignia, 3 1/4" l x 1 1/2" w, white felt, shape of a snowshoe, green printing BIG TIMBER TRAILS HIKE FEB 11 1939 Worn by Ralph Andreasen, Bartlett's first Eagle Scout.

Record Type: Object