IT LOOKS LIKE TAKING APART THE SCRAPBOOK WAS DEFINITELY THE THING TO DO, IN ORDER TO SCAN THESE PHOTOS OF THE 1937 BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE TAKEN BY WILLIAM DIXON IVEY.

After I scan all the photos on each page, I’m putting that page back together with the body of the scrapbook, running the shoestring through it just as William put it together all those years ago. It’s going back together perfectly!

I’d like to encourage you to load all photos and documents that you’re interested in keeping to your own flash drive. If anything happens to me, this website and everything on it will eventually disappear.

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Ivey Genealogy Information and Photos Scanned and Uploaded January 7, 2022 – 1937 Boy Scout Jamboree

The photos on page 3 are numbered from 65-96, and all were taken on William Dixon Ivey’s trip to the 1937 Boy Scout Jamboree. Most of the photos on this page are of the landmarks in Washington D.C.

65 and 66. Flight display in the Smithsonian. Although these photos are not of the National Air Museum, which was founded in 1946, this display within the Smithsonian was probably a precursor to the full-scale museum.

67. S.S. City of Washington Potomac River Cruise Boat, Wilson Line.

The Wilson Line had its main office in Wilmington, Delaware and was founded in April 1881 by Captain Horace Wilson as the Wilmington Steamboat Company. They operated excursion (river cruise) boats.

In 1929 the Wilmington Steamboat Company was purchased by a syndicate of Wilmington and Philadelphia interests headed by George B. Junkin and was renamed the Wilson Line, Inc. They became one of three companies at the time that ran excursion boats out of Washington on the Potomac. During the 1930s the Wilson Line operated the City of Washington for its excursions from late April to September, advertising that a “large ballroom on the observation deck makes dancing a feature of all trips.”

Read more about the Wilson Line here: http://scottymoore.net/mtvernon.html

68 through 71. Views from the top of the Washington Monument.

I think photo 71 is a temporary setup built for the 1937 Boy Scout Jamboree. Notice how each corner has a tower. Photo 90 (below) is a picture of one of the towers taken from ground level.

72 and 73. Crowd of Boy Scouts gathered to see a celebrity pass by in a car. Perhaps it was President Roosevelt?

74 through 79. Washington D.C. Landmarks.

80. Waving goodbye (or hello?), maybe from a ship or boat. Perhaps the S.S. City of Washington, above in photo 67?

81. The entrance to something is down the street. Notice the double towers, one on each side of the street. What do you think this is?

82 and 83. Unidentified woman. Who is she and why did William take her photo? Her license plate number is 73149.

84. Aerial view of 1937 Boy Scout Jamboree.

85 through 89. Landmarks.

90. Tower at 1937 Boy Scout Jamboree.

91 and 92. Aerial view, unknown place.

93 through 95. Aerial view of New York City!

Why was he in New York City? What was he doing there?

You’ll have to wait for the next Ivey Family post to find out – Watch for it!

96. Cabin, unknown location.

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1937 Boy Scout Jamboree, Washington D.C.

This was the first-ever Boy Scout Jamboree. It was originally planned for 1935, but was postponed for two years due to a polio epidemic. I can imagine that it was really exciting for all the boys involved, about 25,000 nationwide, to get to go to this event.

Read more about the Jamboree here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Scout_jamboree_(Boy_Scouts_of_America)

That’s all for today. Let me know what you think in the comments below. Thank you for reading!

Next Ivey Family post – more pictures of the 1937 Boy Scout Jamboree!