One of the four chosen was Howard Lincoln who would become the chairman of Nintendo of America and later the CEO of the Seattle Mariners.

[4] Rockwell found a professional Scouter at the jamboree headquarters to pose as the Scoutmaster for the all-day photo shoot.

[2] Later that year, Lincoln and the other three Scouts each received a $25 check and a letter from Rockwell asking them to sign a release.

[2] The painting is a late night scene that features a Scoutmaster, in full uniform, looking into the dying remains of a campfire.

[4] The Scoutmaster received praise from Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe who referred it is as one of Rockwell's "master works".