Scouting at the World's Fair

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Other World's Fairs and Expositions

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Other World's Fairs and Expositions

While the six fairs listed above have had extensive Scouting involvement, a number of other World's Fairs have yielded a small amount of Scouting related memorabilia.  Below, you will find a listing of the materials from other world's fairs and expositions that I have been able to identify.

Item

Date

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The Louis Purchase Exposition of 1904
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.

World's Fair Trail Award
Pocket patch

This is a very unusual piece since it is for a world's fair which took place before the existance of the Boy Scouts of America.  The Greater St. Louis Council offers this patch as a recognition for completing the 1904 World's Fair Historical Trail.

1904

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The Panama Pacific Exposition of 1915
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Book
The Boy Scouts at the
Panama-Pacific International Exposition

A fictional account of the adventures of a group of scouts traveling across the country to attend the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.

1915

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1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Souvenir Photo Card
3 3/8th" x 2 3/4th"
One of a set of small photo cards from the exposition which celebrated 150 Years of American Independence.  This card shows Boy Scouts lined up in a parade formation in the stadium.
Caption: "BOY SCOUTS IN THE STADIUM, SESQUI-CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, PHILADELPHIA" 

1926

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1958 World's Fair
Bruxelles, Belgium

Scout Patch & Flyer
This flyer and patch were handed out by Belgian Scouts at the 1957 World Jamboree in England to promote the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels.

1957

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Coca Cola Advertisement
This ad for Coca Cola featured the 1958 Brussels World's Fair and prominently showed two scouts in the illustration.

1958

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Hemisfair '68
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.

Boy Scout Pocket Patch
There was no Boy Scout exhibit at this fair however this pocket patch was issued.  I do not know its purpose.

1968

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Expo '74
Spokane, Washington, U.S.A.

Scout Service Troop Armband
I have not been able to find much information about this fair, however there was obviously a Boy Scout Service Troop since the memorabilia exists.

1974

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Scout Service Troop Neckerchief

1974

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Expo 86
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Scout Service Corps
Opening Day
  Pocket patch

1986

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