From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia.

Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. This photograph dates to 1912-1913. It may have been a staged promotional shot. Notice that the girls are all wearing purchased Campaign hats. Like most very early pictures, the girls are wearing skirts rather than bloomers. The skirts are quite short for the era, and were referred to as short skirts. You can only see one of the girls black woolen hose that seem to be thigh high rather than above knee length. They are all wearing middy tops. Some of the sleeves have cuffs, some do not, and two of their middies have a single pocket on the girls left hand side. The others do not sport a pocket. Only one of the girls has a troop crest and it is the oldest English style crest which was black felt with colorful embroidery. Their uniforms appear to be a relatively heavy duck. The skirts have deep hems for growth and probably had a drawstring waist, again for growth. They have pretty bulky scarves that appear to be squares folded rather than triangular in shape. The knots vary, with square, one Windsor and at least one granny! From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission This is the Daisy Patrol in Savannah, GA in fall 1912. You will notice that their clothing is still only barely uniform, and not all of the girls had a uniform on at all. Sailor outfits were typical school and play clothing, and many girls just repurposed clothing they already owned for their Girl Scout uniform. This is one of the reason the blue uniform was not really very popular with girls. They craved a more courageous and adventurous look to match their activities. From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission This posed promotional shot was taken in 1912- 1913. Notice the Girl Scouts neck scarf is quite bulky, probably a square rather than triangle. It is tied in a Windsor knot. She has one of the oldest English crests, black felt with colorful embroidery. Her sleeves do not have cuffs, her middy has no pockets, and her skirt seems to have a center front seam, so may button up in the front under the middy. She has black woolen hose that are thigh high and has side button tall shoes. She has a large black bow securing her hair.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission The Forget-Me-Not patrol formed in 1912, but this picture may be from as late as spring or summer 1913. You will notice these Savannah girls are all wearing a middy uniform, but have selected white, a cooler color to wear in the hot Savannah climate. The ties vary greatly in knot style, length, width and color. Sleeves are mostly short, and most of the girls have tucked in tops. From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission These 1912-1913 first aiders sport Middy tops, 2 with elbow length sleeves and one appears to be long sleeves. They have narrow band ties and white hair bows.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission This is the White Rose Patrol, summer 1912, at Camp Lowlands at Hawkins Point, Savannah GA. The girls have white middy tops, dark skirts (mostly) and dark ties.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission The girls in 1912 had to make their own uniforms. For some this meant learning to sew on a machine for the first time, and how to embroider badges! This is probably a posed promotional shot the girls sport blue middy tops and skirts. Two have the oldest English style crests which are black felt with colorful embroidered floral designs. Two of the girls appear to have square scarves and two triangular. The girl who is standing seems to have a circular white insignia on her sleeve. One of the girls skirt has a center seam, so it probably fasteners with center buttons under the middy. At least two of the girls have cuffed sleeves. It is not clear if they have pockets on their middies or not.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission In this ca 1912 1913 picture taken in Savannah, GA, you can see many of the uniform variations common in the early days. The color of the middy tops and skits is in various shades, and the ties also vary on color, style, size and knot! Some of the girls have a shirt on under their middy, some have tie fastening their collar quite high, but some have a distinct v at their neckline! There are several different collar cuts. At least one of the girls has her middy belted at the waist but most wear it loose in tunic style. Several of the girls have short sleeves. Few have crests, but they are still the round, black English black felt crests. Most sport hair bows. The few that have a pocket on their middy have a handkerchief in their pocket. Most of the girls have unconstructed draw string skirts, but you can see a couple have more tailored pleated skirts. At least one has a jacket style top with a blouse underneath, the collar our side the Jacket collar. Several of the girls have ribbons at their left shoulder indicating elected rank. From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission Only one of these 1912 Girl Scouts from Savannah has a tie on her middy. One has a lace up neck line and short sleeves. The girls with long hair have large hair bows. One girls skirt is quite full and short. One has a center seam and probably fastens under the middy with a button up center. The sleeves that are not pushed up appear to have a taper to the wrist but no cuff.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission When the Red Rose troop of Savannah, GA got to camp in 1912, most still had not managed to make their uniforms. Thos in uniform have middy tops, light ties of varying widths and simple skirts. Three appear to have a pocket on their middy on the left side of the middy. Large hair bows rule the day. From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission This 1912 picture shows the early transition into uniforms, and uniforms of all variety! Todays girls find it amusing that girls even climbed trees in skirts, but in 1912 this would not have been odd at all. Girls did mostly everything in skirts! One of the girls appears to be wearing a corset! In the Birthplace collection we have examples of girls running, playing ball games, horseback riding, camping and other active past-times in skirts. We have fewer examples of girls in bloomers and they are generally on some kind of team or in camp uniform. We have many fewer examples of girls in Girl Scout trousers, which were rather like slacks that we would call jodhpurs today.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission In this winter 1912-1913 image, many more of the girls are in Girl Scout uniforms. You still see variation in tie color, style and knot, and interestingly, some of the girls have their crest on their sleeve rather than on the middy form. The color of the middy is shown in several shades and one girls middy has a band at the hip-line rather than the more common tunic-style hem finish. Few of the girls sport a pocket.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission In 1912 -1913, the White Rose patrol is enjoying a beach adventure at Tybee Island, Savannahs beach. The picture shows the typical heal height on the shoes the girls wore.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission The Violet Patrol girls are all in uniform in this late 1912 picture in Savannah, but not a single uniform is like another. They are apparently taking a break from a serious game of basketball.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission In this late 1912 early 1913 image, the Violet Patrol girls are all in uniform, and they appear a little more similar, though the sleeve style on one is almost puffed with a cuff, the others are more tailored with no cuffs. These middies and skirts have very deep hems for growth. Their ties appear to be just a band of fabric, not a triangle or square. The girl in the center has a pocket with a handkerchief in it. They do not have any insignia. They are wearing thigh high woolen hose and button up tall shoes.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission In March 1912, this group of Girl Scouts who would later chose the name White Rose for their patrol is not yet in uniform, though several girls are wearing middies and skirts, a typical style for school and play clothes. This is one of the earliest Girl Scout troop pictures extant!

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission In the summer of 1912, the White Rose patrol enjoyed activities led by Mr. Hoxie at the first camp, Camp Lowlands on Hawkins Point outside Savannah. Walter John Hoxie is now known as the author of the first handbook published in 1913, but Daisy also recruited him to find a place to have camp and lead the activities. Outside Girl Scouting, he was a well known educator and writer in Savannah and an internationally known naturalist. The girls are wearing uniforms of light middy tops, dark ties and skirts. One girl may have bloomers on, but the image is not clear enough to say with certainty. They have several hat styles as well as some with hair bows.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission Juliette Low surrounded by a group of uniformed Girl Scouts in Savannah, GA, ca 1913. The girls are almost all in uniform, though the cut and collar styles vary a fair bit. Daisy left Savannah in April for a wedding in New Jersey and by May 1912 had returned to England. These girls are still in very early uniforms, so this picture is probably on her first visit back to Savannah after she started the Girl Scouts here.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission Troop # 9, ca 1914 on the basketball court. Notice most of the girls are still in the older middy top (in summer white) but one girl has the newer 1914 tucked in blouse uniform! Once a uniform has ever been official it is always official, so throughout Girl Scout history, you can seem multiple eras of uniform worn concurrently.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission Daisy is awarding these girls, who are wearing tucked in tops (well loosely tucked in! In the background you can see some girls in the older middy uniform. The newer style is a bit more uniform, and at first could be seen in khaki alternative as well as blue, but Khaki quickly won out. They still have sailor-style collars, but now they uniformly have 2 pockets on the bodice and two on the skirt. Daisy is not wearing a uniform for this ceremony. From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission These girls in Savannah, GA are wearing the later 1914 tucked in blouse uniform. Their ties are not very bulky, tied in a square knot. They have the white felt and blue embroidery badges sewn on their sleeves!

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission This picture of Girl Scouts doing dishes give a really good close up view of the 1914 style uniform You can see the gathers in the back, the length, the hem depth, arms eye, etc. the collars were sometimes still sailor style, more often regular shirt collars. They buttoned up the front with Girl Scout trefoil buttons. There were pockets on each side of the shirt and skirt. Some of the skirts had a side placket, but equally frequently the skirts buttoned up the form. the ties were triangular and came in black, but also other colors. There was a trefoil stenciled on the back tip of the triangle. The Tenderfoot Badge pin was worn on the square knot of the ties Juliette Low patented the Badge in 1914. Notice one of the girls shoes are tall with front laces but the other has little slipper-style pumps on

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission This is a posed shot that was used for promotional shows shown around the country using glass slide. The girls are displaying Empress Eugenies Circle, but also giving a really nice up close look at the construction of their 1914 style uniforms. The skirts was can see have a side closure with buttons, though one seems to have a more complicated placket/pocket combo! They have slipped their hands under the shirt epaulets, thus creating a really clear view of that detail. Extant examples of the 1914 and later uniforms are often found without buttons. The buttons with the trefoil actually belonged to the National Organization and were considered official insignia. If a girl stopped being a Girl Scout she was supposed to cut the buttons off and return them to HQ! From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. In this 1914 Savannah image, we get a really clear view of the common variations of the uniform in 1914 as well as the placement of the badges, crests and First or Second Class. We can see collar variations, pocket placement styles and common shoe styles. There is little distinction between girl and adult uniforms except skirt length.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission This 1914 Savannah GA image gives a pretty clear look at some of the details of uniform construction and also how various individuals wore them.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. Although this 1914 Savannah, GA candid original is pretty fuzzy it is a useful look at uniforms transitioning from the earliest style to the 1914 uniform

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. Although a bit fuzzy and backlit, this 1914 Savannah, GA original gives a clear look at the silhouette of several of the uniforms. Notice several of the girls have no ties, which may have been safer for around the campfire!

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. The Oak Patrol, ca 1914, Savannah, GA are enjoying their watermelon! Notice the young woman in White is wearing a Hat Girl Scout badge on her waist band!

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. It is fortunate for individuals interested in uniform construction that the early Girl Scout learned semaphore and Wig Wag signaling, giving us a great view of construction details. Without arms obscuring the skirts, you can see pocket size and placement varied considerably as did the volume of the shirt/blouse and the width of the waistband. As with many group shots, you see girls with sleeve pushed up and to the wrist in this picture.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. This somewhat later than 1914 image illustrated concurrency of uniforms from different periods. The leader has the Norfolk Jacket style uniform on. The Norfolk Jacket was seen in cotton twill and in various grades of wool!

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. This July 1913 picture taken on Wassaw Island where the troop from Mickve Israel held an encampment. Because it is such an early picture, it is hard to discern if the uniforms are summer uniforms, the uniforms these girls who joined in 1912 wore year round of uniforms devised specifically for this encampment. They are middy tops with either band or square ties. Skirts were either white or contrast. There are no pockets in evidence on the skirts or the tops. One happy camper has evidently had some help with the row boat, still in a skirt! The gentlemen in the first image were also on an encampment, a retreat to the island for Methodist Ministers. Note that they are very casually dressed!

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. The girls at Camp Juliette Low in Cloudlands GA (on the rocks) had a pretty distinctive uniform of a middy top, above the knee bloomers, long tie with a low slung square knot. Their uniform is similar to the camp uniform worn at Camp Andree Clark (by the hut) and other early Girl Scout camps. Note that the Camp Juliette low shot is a candid and the Camp Andree Clark shot is a more formal posed shot, so their socks are more perfect, clothing neater!

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. These girls at Camp Lowlands outside Savannah are clearlyenjoying Camp but they are not in any specific camp uniform, just in a combination of their Girl Scout uniforms or play/school clothes

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. The second camp to be established in Savannah, as Lowlands was encroached on by development, was called Camp Walleila, on Talahi Island off Savannah. Note that you see a mixture of the 1912 and 1918 style uniforms as well as summer uniforms and dresses. The woman in the center with the formal Girl Scout hat on is Nina Anderson Pape, Juliette Lows cousin.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. Clearly even setting up tents and open air cooking over a campfire did not automatically cause Girl Scouts to switch from skirts into bloomers!

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. In this fun picture taken on a picnic day in 1912 at camp Lowlands outside Savannah, those who want to recreate the look of the early Girl Scout uniform have LOTS of examples for the Navy blue middy and skirt, summer white middy and skit, middy and skirt that are not uniform but regular school or play clothes and other dresses. Some of the adults have quite stylish hats on, and one of the girls holds up the basketball, just so we can tell what they have been doing! From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. Swimming brought out all kinds of swimming costumes, but the woolen dress was still very much in evidence. Juliette low was a quite good swimmer from childhood on, and enjoyed swimming with the girls when she visited camps. The girls at the pool in the summer 1913 encampment on Wausau Island, just off the Savannah shore seem to be just playing in their uniforms with no special swimming outfit

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. By about 1918, the uniforms have become somewhat more uniform though you still see older uniforms in the mix. In this picture the girls are wearing the standard uniform top, some with a blouse under, some without. Some have ties, some do not. They all have bloomers, hose and shoes that appear to be athletic shoes.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. On several occasions, Daisy writes about setting up the cabin at Camp Lowlands for a dance, with hangings and a crank up phonograph for music. Perhaps these girls at Camp Lowlands are looking forward to the fun!

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. Sports and energetic exercise was a daily part of the early Gril Scouts lives. These girl have on middies, skirts, but few still have ties on, which would have been awkward in an exercise routine. Some, you will note, have turned-down hose, as in the song!

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. You will notice that the girls on the team, actually playing, are wearing their uniform tops and belts, bloomers and no hats. The spectators are in full uniform with skirts, belted shirts, ties and hats.

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. These basketball teams in their Girl Scout uniform as shown in the Savannah newspaper. They competed against one another. Note that their uniforms are pretty plain, with little trim, only a few pockets and no insignia

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. This really active game at Camp Lowlands outside Savannah did not require bloomers, though one girl clearly has bloomers on instead of a skirt!

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. Juliette Lows cousin, Nina Anderson Pape, ran a girls school in Savannah. Many of the students were also Girl Scouts, so you see the Pape School exercise uniform of a middy, bloomers and tie, shown here in many Girl Scout images!

From the collection of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah Georgia. Use restricted to the History Committee uniform construction workshop, Girl Scouts of Northern California for workshops. Any distribution, copies, publication is only by express permission. This happy Girl Scout, riding horseback astride is in full uniform, with a skirt rather than bloomers of trousers!