Title

Group of men in uniform in front of a tipi, Buckinghamshire, 1913. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Group of men in uniform in front of a tipi, Buckinghamshire, 1913. Group portrait of scout leaders with chainmail epaulettes. British soldiers on active service in the Sudan (1898) and during the Boer War (1899-1902) wore epaulettes made of chainmail to protect against sword blows to the shoulder. The Boy Scouts Association was formed in 1910 by Robert Baden-Powell.

Date

1913

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F34_478

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,8Mb (8,1Mb) / 18,1in x 13,1in / 5419 x 3922 (300dpi)

Keywords

portrait England people male man men hat hats guy clothes British uniform dress armour war tent tents wigwam teepee Britain open air leader clothing posed fresh air concept Buckinghamshire leaders scout scouting scouts open-air tepee warfare Boy Scout Boy Scouts Group Portrait military uniform summer camp B W tipi chain mail epaulette epaulettes The Print Collector chainmail TGN photograph portrait Scout Association scout master Unknown Robert Robert Baden-Powell Baden-Powell (of Gilwell) Sir Robert Baden-Powell Baden-Powell 1st Baronet Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell Powell of Gilwell Boy Scouts Association Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Po