Ancient Cars Carry Six Boys To Fair

Publication

Chester Historical Society

Ancient Cars Carry Six Boys To Fair

The image displays a newspaper clipping from Middletown, N.Y., dated Monday, August 7, 1933, featuring the headline "Ancient Cars Carry Six Boys To Fair." It includes a photograph of six boys with two vintage cars, accompanied by an article detailing their 2,200-mile journey to the Chicago exposition and various sites they visited. The lower portion of the page displays an advertisement for the "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" World's Educational Tour, showcasing a custom vehicle equipped with Travelling Talking Picture Studio.

Name/Title

Ancient Cars Carry Six Boys To Fair

Entry/Object ID

chs-019913

Secondary Title

Page from an unknown scrapbook: Ancient Cars Carry Six Boys To Fair; Mammoth Boxing Show

Description

This page from an unknown scrapbook contains a clipping from a 1933 Middletown newspaper "Ancient Cars Carry Six Boys To Fair" reporting on the expedition of six Chester Boy Scout to the 1933 Chicago exposition and, on the reverse, a "Mammoth Boxing Show" advertisement.

Publication Details

Date Published

Aug 7, 1933

Place Printed

* Untyped Place Printed

Middletown (City), Orange County, New York

Dimensions

Height

27.5 cm

Width

21.4 cm

Create Date

July 8, 2024

Update Date

July 11, 2026