Baden-Powell Photo Gallery:
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1874: Baden-Powell with the Wimbledon Rifle Team at Charterhouse School
1878: Lieutenant Robert S. S. Baden-Powell
c: 1880-1883: Baden-Powell as a Member of the Regimental Polo Team in India
c. 1882-1886: Baden-Powell in an amateur theatrical production
c. 1880: Baden-Powell with a group of officers of the 13th Hussars and other units
c. 1880: Baden-Powell with officers of the his regiment, the 13th Hussars, on post in India after a day of pigsticking.
1883: Baden-Powell as a Captain, 13th Hussars
1886: B-P with the Officers of the 13th Hussars in India
1886: B-P Playing the Ocharina with a group of Officers of the 13th Hussars at Hythe, 1886
1888: Baden-Powell as Military Secretary, South Africa
1888: Chief Dinizulu of the Usutu. Baden-Powell tracked the Zulu leader thorugh the Ceza bush.
1890: Boer and British Shots: A Friendly Trial of Skill in Swaziland
1895: Baden-Powell as Regimental Adjutant of the 13th Hussars
1895: Palaver and Submission of King Prempeh, Ashanti Campaign
1895: B-P Capturing one of Prempeh’s Scouts, Ashanti Campaign
1896-1897: Major Baden-Powell in South Africa, Matabele Campaign
1896-1897: Baden-Powell on patrol in the Matopo Hills during the Matabele Campaign
1896-1897: A group of Matabele Warriors during the Matabele Campaign
1896-1897: Baden-Powell with General Carrington at Bulawayo during the Matabele Campaign
1899: A View of Mafeking
1899: Baden-Powell at Mafeking
1899-1900: Baden-Powell with officers of the Protectorate Regiment (Colonel Hore’s Regiment) prior to the siege of Mafeking.
1899-1900: Three scenes from the South African War: a Boer Ration Party, Boer Scouts in the Veld, and the Boers’ Big Creusot Gun at Mafeking.
1899-1900: Baden-Powell in his office at Mafeking during the seige
1899-1900: "A Night Sortie from Mafeking" A contemporary newspaper illustration.
1899-1900: Baden-Powell at Mafeking during the seige.
1899-1900: Baden-Powell with his staff at Mafeking.
1900: News of the Relief of Mafeking reaches London on May 18, 1900.
1900: The celebration of the Relief of Mafeking as illustrated in the London newspapers.
1901-1903: Baden-Powell as Commanding Officer of the South African Constabulary
1903-1907: Baden-Powell as Inspector-General of Cavalry, the highest cavalry rank in the British Army, 1903.
1903-1907: Baden-Powell as Inspector-General of Cavalry. With his staff on inspection
1907: With Scouts enroute to the first Scout Camp at Brownsea Island, 29 July, 1907
1907: The camp at Brownsea Island, Summer, 1907
1907: B-P testing ropes at Brownsea, Summer, 1907
1907: Baden-Powell with "Scouts" at Brownsea Island in the Summer of 1907.
1907: Baden-Powell at Brownsea Island in the Summer of 1907.
1907-1908: Baden-Powell reviewing the manuscript of Scouting for Boys
1907-1908: The front covers of the individual issues of Baden-Powell’s Scouting for Boys
1908: Baden-Powell tells a story at a campfire
1909: Baden-Powell at a Boy Scout Rally
1909: Baden-Powell reviewing Scouts at Amesbury
1909: Baden-Powell reviewing Scouts at the Crystal Palace Rally in 1909. It was attended by 11,000 Scouts and was a turning point for B-P.
c. 1910 Baden-Powell in the early days of Scouting
1911: Baden-Powell and King George V at the Windsor Rally, 1911
1912: President Taft’s letter is entrusted to a Scout from Brooklyn, New York for delivery to B-P on his arrival in America.
1912: Baden-Powell arrives in the United States and is presented a letter from President William Howard Taft.
1912: Baden-Powell reviews American Scouts from the steps of the White House with President Taft.
1912: Baden-Powell in Washington, D. C. during his visit to the United States.
1912: Baden-Powell and Olave with their new car, a gift from the Scouts of England on their wedding
1912: Baden-Powell in formal uniform as a general officer, a wedding photograph
c. 1915: An Early Portrait of Baden-Powell in Scout Uniform
1916: Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell at the front in France during the First World War
1919: The First Woodbadge Course at Gilwell Park
1920: Poster for the First World Jamboree held at Olympia, London
1920: The First World Jamboree held at Olympia, London
1920: Baden-Powell greets Scouts at the First World Jamboree at Olympia, London, England
1920: Opening Review: American Scouts march past Baden-Powell, First World Jamboree, Olympia
1920: Opening Review: French Scouts salute Baden-Powell, First World Jamboree, Olympia
1920: Scouts line the field for Baden-Powell’s arrival, First World Jamboree, Olympia
1920: Thousands of Scouts assembled to hear Baden-Powell, First World Jamboree, Olympia
1920: Cheers for Baden-Powell at the First World Jamboree, Olympia
c. 1920: Baden-Powell signs autographs for Sea Scouts as he departs on one of his trips abroad in support of the World Scout Movement.
c. 1920: Baden-Powell in dress uniform, his military ribbons and honors, and the Silver Wolf
1922: B-P sounds the Kudu Horn at Gilwell
1922: Baden-Powell with Scoutmasters at Gilwell
1924: Baden-Powell with Scouts at the Imperial Jamboree, London
1924: Baden-Powell with Edward, Prince of Wales at the Imperial Jamboree, London
1924: The Prince of Wales greets Scouts at the Imperial Jamboree, London
1924: Baden-Powell with Scouts of Twenty-Three Nations of the Empire at the Imperial Jamboree, Wembley, England
1924: Baden-Powell and the Danish King at the 2nd World Jamboree near Copenhagen, Denmark
1924: The Opening of the 2nd World Jamboree, at Ermelunden, outside Copenhagen
1924: Baden-Powell presenting Merit badges to Chicago Scouts at the 2nd World Jamboree near Copenhagen, Denmark
1925: Baden-Powell testing a bridge at Gilwell
c. 1925: Baden-Powell sounds the kudu horn at Gilwell Park (Frank Donahoe Collection)
c. 1925: The Prince of Wales with Baden-Powell at a Scout Rally (Frank Donahoe Collection)
1926: Baden-Powell and James E. West, the BSA’s Chief Scout Executive at Camp Parsons in 1926, during a visit to America
c. 1929: Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell
1929: Words and photos from the 3rd World Jamboree at Arrowe Park, England (A collection of links)
1929: The World Jamboree of Boy Scouts. From the pages of the Times of London. Alphabetical Index to Photographs
1929: The King Honors the Chief Scout, 3rd World Jamboreee, Arrowe Park.
1929: Baden-Powell and the Duke of Connaught open the Third World Jamboree
1929: Baden-Powell with three South African Wolf Cubs at the Third World Jamboree, 3rd World Jamboree
1929: Scouts March Past the Reviewing Stand at the Opening Ceremony, 3rd World Jamboree
1929: Hungarian Scouts March Past the Reviewing Stand at the Opening Ceremony, 3rd World Jamboree
1929: B-P addresses the Jamboree at Arrowe Park, 3rd World Jamboree
1929: Baden-Powell on Horseback visits Scouts at Arrowe Park, 3rd World Jamboree (Frank Donahoe Collection)
1929: The March Past, 3rd World Jamboree
1929: American Scouts March Past, 3rd World Jamboree
1929: The Duke of Connaught greeting Canadian Scouts, 3rd World Jamboree (Frank Donahoe Collection)
1929: The Duke of Connaught inspects the Connaught Scouts of the Canadian contingent (Frank Donahoe Collection)
1929: The Duke of Connaught with Baden-Powell, 3rd World Jamboree (Frank Donahoe Collection)
1929: An aerial view of the Opening Ceremony at the Third World Jamboree
1929: The Chief Scout, a Formal Portrait.
1929: The Chief Scout and the Chief Guide, B-P and Olave Baden-Powell
c. 1930: Sir Robert Baden-Powell, Chief Scout of the World An autographed picture.
c. 1930: Baden-Powell traveling on behalf of the Scout Movement.
c. 1930: Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Baden-Powell in full dress uniform as Colonel of the 13th Hussars
1931: Baden-Powell and Olave, the Chief Scout and the Chief Guide, in Australia
1932: Baden-Powell and Scouts at the Crystal Palace Rally, London
1933: Baden-Powell and Count Paul Teleki tour the Fourth World Jamboree at Godollo, Hungary
1933: B-P and Olave await a Papal Audience
c. 1933: Baden-Powell, Chief Scout of the World
1934: Baden-Powell visits Scouts in Sudan
1934: Baden-Powell at Aden inspecting the "Posse of Welcome" on his African Tour
1935: B-P in his study at Pax Hill
1935: B-P with his dogs at Pax Hill
1935: Baden-Powell, the "Boy-Man," wears a Plains Indian War Bonnet on his trip to Canada
1936: The Baden-Powells on their return from South Africa
c. 1937: Baden-Powell visits with French Scouts in Paris. "All eyes on the Chief Scout."
1937: B-P and the Queen talk on the reviewing stand and B-P takes the salute from Scouts passing in review. Two photos of Baden-Powell and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands at the Fifth World Jamboree at Vogelenzang.
1937: Baden-Powell and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands greet Scouts at the Fifth World Jamboree at Vogelenzang,
1937: Baden-Powell and Lord Somers watching a display of Scottish dancing at the Fifth World Jamboree at Vogelenzang,
1937: B-P bids farewell to Scouts at the Fifth World Jamboree
1937: Baden-Powell with Daniel Carter Beard, May, 1937
1937: Baden-Powell, Chief Scout of the World, at age 80.
1937: Baden-Powell, Chief Scout of the World, at age 80
1937: Baden-Powell in full dress uniform at a reception at Saint James Palace for the Coronation of George VI
1940: B-P bids farewell on his departure for Kenya
1941: Baden-Powell’s funeral procession, Nyeri, Kenya
1941: Baden-Powell’s grave in the tiny cemetery of Nyeri, Kenya, is marked by a simple stone that carries his name and the Boy Scout trail sign for "I have gone home."

Baden-Powell with his Family (not dated)

Baden-Powell and his family at their home, Pax Hill, in Bentley, Hampshire, England
Baden-Powell on the balcony at Pax Hill
B-P’s Home at Pax Hill, circa 1920.
Baden-Powell and his son Peter by the fireside at their home, Pax Hill.
Baden-Powell painting at Pax Hill. B-P’s drawings, paintings and illustrations are an important part of his autobiographical and historical legacy. They illuminate all of his writings and often add both information and humor.

ABOUT THIS COLLECTION

I have been collecting photographs of B-P, as well as copies of his own writings, drawings, and paintings for about 15 years. Many of the originals come directly from editions of Baden-Powell’s writings, or from the archives of the British Scout Association (U.K.) and the Boy Scouts of America. The photos and drawings presented in this gallery have been collected from a wide variety of sources. Many of them appear in several different works (such as several well-known photo of B-P at Brownsea Island). Key sources include: Works of Sir Robert Baden-Powell; William Hillcourt (Green Bar Bill) with Baden-Powell-The Two Lives of a Hero, Olave Baden-Powell 1964 & 1994; John S. Wilson, Scouting Around the World, 1959; Russell Freedman, Scouting with Baden-Powell, New York, 1967; Laszlo Nagy, 250 Million Scouts, Chicago, 1985; Robert W. Peterson, The Boy Scouts-An American Adventure, New York, 1984; Tim Jeal, The Boy-Man-The Life of Lord Baden-Powell, New York, 1989; Michael Rosenthal, The Character Factory, New York, 1988; Heather Baden-Powell, Baden-Powell: A Family Album, 1986; E.E.Reynolds, Baden-Powell, London, 1942; Eileen K.Wade, 27 Years with Baden-Powell, London, 1957; Eileen K.Wade, The Piper of Pax, 1924; Frederick Russell Burnham, Scouting on Two Continents, 1926; Frederick Russell Burnham, Taking Chances, 1924; C. R. B. Barrett, History of the XIII Hussars, London, 1910; Winston S. Churchill, Great Contemporaries, 1939. The Gallery also includes several video captures from the video documentary, Scouts! The Rise of the World Scout Movement, Michael Murphy, producer, Churchill Films, 1986. The film includes archival footage and stills from the collections of the British Scout Association, the Boy Scouts of America, the Scouts of Canada, the British Film Institute, the National Film Archive, Washington, D.C., the Library of Congress Film Archives, EMI Pathe, British Movietone, Visnews, the Bettmann Archive, the Mansell Collection, the National Army Museum and the Imperial War Museum. The photograph of B-P with James E. West is courtesy of Rev. Michael Bruce Johnson and is from the Archives of the Chief Seattle Council, BSA, Seattle, Washington. The Frank Donohoe Collection is courtesy of Kevin Snair of Toronto, Canada.


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Mafeking & South Africa, 1899-1903
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Military Career & Final Years, 1904-1937
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Scouting with Baden-Powell, 1907-1920
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Scouting with Baden-Powell, 1920-1929
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Scouting with Baden-Powell, 1929-1941
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