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Boy Scouts Cheer Calvin Coolidge at the White House

The boys lift their hats around Calvin Coolidge in a crowded White House photograph, with the president standing in the middle.

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Calvin Coolidge stands amid a group of Boy Scouts raising their hats.

This is a shot of President Calvin Coolidge at an event for the Boy Scouts of America at the White House.

May 1, 1926. President Coolidge and Boy Scouts on the South Lawn of the White House.
May 1, 1926. President Coolidge and Boy Scouts on the South Lawn of the White House.

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Topics1920s · Calvin Coolidge · Politics

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