AA-2026-369C3A
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Cub Pack 3418, chartered through the parish of St. Joseph–St. Anne, has built a Native American village on a public lawn — hand-painted tipis, carved and garishly colored totem poles, bunting strung between them — and presented the whole arrangement as a demonstration of scouting achievement. This was standard mid-century Cub Scout practice: packs were expected to mount themed exhibits at community fairs, and the 'Indian lore' theme was one of the most common, understood at the time as educational rather than anything requiring a second thought. A woman and a small girl stand among the tipis in their good coats, which means this was an occasion worth dressing for. The pack had plainly put weeks of effort into the totem poles alone, each one painted in the confident primary colors of people who have never seen a totem pole and are working from a book. The exhibit was almost certainly admired.
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Cub Pack 3418, St. Joseph–St. Anne Display, 1950s Pack Fair. 1950–1959. Archive & Atlas, Historical Image Library, AA-2026-369C3A. https://thearchive.archiveandatlas.com/library/cub-pack-3418-st-joseph-st-anne-display-1950s-pack-fair.
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year = {1950–1959},
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