{"product_id":"vintage-postcard-1937-cars-eccleston-hotel-london-boy-scout-world-jamboree-holland","title":"Vintage Postcard 1937 Cars Eccleston Hotel London Boy Scout World Jamboree Holland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSocial\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHistory\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan\u003eThe message details the experience at the\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e5th World Scout Jamboree\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in Vogelenzang, Holland, to Thad Horton, Jr in Atlanta, Georgia:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\"Dear Thad, One of your roommates from Darlington was out at the Jamboree camp in Holland to visit us. His name is Walton Hamilton. I have had a good time at both Jamborees and wish you could have been along. Will tell you about it when I get home. Love, Bob Taylor\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eHeld from July 31 to August 9, 1937, this was a landmark event attended by nearly 29,000 Scouts from 54 countries. It was the last Jamboree attended by Lord Baden-Powell and the final one before the outbreak of WWII. \u003cspan\u003eThe Boy Scouts of America (BSA) sent a large delegation. Based on the postcard's message, Bob Taylor and Walton Hamilton were likely part of this group.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecipient:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThaddeus \"Thad\" Horton Jr. \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e(1918–1981) was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003ea notable figure in Atlanta's media history, serving as a pioneer in local advertising and television production during the industry's formative decades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\"\u003e. The postcard was sent to him while he was a student at the \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eDarlington School\u003c\/span\u003e in Rome, Georgia, which he attended in the late 1930s. At the time, he resided at \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e211 15th St. in Atlanta\u003c\/span\u003e, a historic residential area in Midtown near Piedmont Park\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScene\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan\u003eThis rare 1937 postcard features \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eThe Eccleston Hotel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at Eccleston Square, London. You can see several \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e1930s-era saloon cars\u003c\/span\u003e parked along the curb. Their distinctive rounded fenders, upright grills, and spare tires are quintessential examples of pre-war British automotive design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eEra: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eEarly Photochrome\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003eStandard 3.5 x 5.5\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan\u003eMonochromatic halftone on cardstock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan\u003eOfficial Eccleston Hotel stationery, London S.W.1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Postally used. Features exceptionally clear handwriting and postmarks. Notable light horizontal crease near the top left and minor edge wear consistent with international transit. A crisp \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eLondon S.W.1\u003c\/span\u003e circular date stamp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is an authentic vintage item. 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