8th WORLD JAMBOREE

CANADA 1955

 

        In 1955, VIEW-MASTER attended the World Jamboree and photographed many aspects of the event.  Afterwards, they produced a set of 3 VIEW-MASTER reels and sold it under their WORLD EVENTS AND FESTIVALS series.  The set of 21 images are gloriously captured in three dimensional beauty.

 

 
 8TH WORLD

BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, CANADA

BOY SCOUTS AT FAMOUS

NIAGARA FALLS

SCOUT PARADE OPENING 

CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION

FRENCH SCOUTS EATING UNDER A PLATFORM TENT
IRISH SCOUT CONSULTS AN ILLUSTRATED SIGN
MAIN GATE OF THE JAMBOREE
OPENING CEREMONY

- MASSED SCOUT SALUTE -

PAKISTAN SCOUTS HOLD MOSLEM SERVICE
BRITISH SCOUTS ARRIVE BY PLANE
U.S. SCOUTS RIDE THE

"BUCKING BRONCO"

SWISS SCOUTS ENTERTAIN WITH A

"SING SONG"

BRAZILIAN SCOUTS AND THEIR MUCH-TRAVELLED JEEP
SCOUTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AT MAIN GATE
SECTION OF FLAG PLAZA
DUTCH SCOUT CAMP ENTRANCE
CANADIAN SCOUTS PAGEANT AT FORT GEORGE
TRINIDAD SCOUTS AND STEEL DRUM AT CAMPFIRE
CANADIAN SCOUTS IN R.C.M.P. PAGEANT
AFRICAN SCOUTS IN TRIBAL DANCE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE

- BADGES AND SOUVENIRS -

 
INDIAN WAR DANCE COSTUME
PHILIPPINE, IRISH AND U.S. SCOUTS VISIT TOWN

 

EDITOR'S NOTE

THESE SCANS DO NOT DO THE VIEWMASTER REELS JUSTICE.

THEY IN NO WAY COMPARE TO SEEING THEM IN VIEWMASTER'S FANTASTIC

3-D FORMAT.

 

 

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