Beautiful Giclee Prints of the Boy Scouts of America

Now available to the public Louis Hensel’s (1849-1927), photographs of lifestyles of the late 19^th century and nostalgic images of the Boy Scouts of America founder Dan Beard and his troops. Daniel Beard is also know as “Uncle Dan.” Most of the images in this section are from Lake Teedyuskung in Pennsylvania.

Our beautiful giclee prints reflect the detail of the photograph. Look closely as a scout standing in a lean-to is revealed behind the smoke of the open fire or witness the building of a log and mud cabin. This image is from the early 1900s show life at a simpler time.

Daniel Carter Beard, a founder of the Boy Scouts of America, established his Outdoor School for Boys in 1916 as a summer woodcraft teaching center, at Lake Teedyuskung. It became known as “Wild Lands,” and continued until two years before his death in 1941.

To most scouts and leaders Beard became known as “Uncle Dan” and is credited with developing a reward system to recognize good scouting practices such as “deeds of conspicuous merit and for the best behavior.” And, though he most often wore buckskins, he helped to design the original Boy Scout uniform that included a hat, shirt and neckerchief.

The idyllic setting and raw energy of Uncle Dan’s “Wild Lands” in Pike County, PA, attracted the attention of photographer Loudolph “Louis” Hensel, whose extensive portfolio, restored as part of the Hensel Collection, includes a fine selection of vintage images of Beard and his boys.