Vernon Draper and Early Scouting in Des Moines

Vernon Draper poses in Boy Scout uniform beside a period automobile in 1926.
Boy Scout Vernon Draper in 1926

Photograph description

Vernon Draper poses in Boy Scout uniform beside a period automobile in 1926.

Date or period
1926.
Place
Des Moines, Washington
People
Vernon Draper.

Historical context

The legacy caption says Des Moines’s first Boy Scout troop began March 17, 1924 under a committee of the Des Moines Methodist Church. Draper later received the Silver Beaver for Scouting work in Des Moines and Kodiak, Alaska.

Research references

Historical identifications are stated only where supported by the existing DMHS collection or corroborating research. Unresolved dates, names, and locations are identified as such rather than inferred from appearance alone.

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