Orange Order

Scope and Contents The bulk of the collection contains postcards from the Elks Lodge and the Knights of Pythias. A few other organizations include the Loyal Orange Association, the Improved Order of Red Men (IORM), and the Daughters of the American Revolution. The majority of the collection is American, but there are some foreign postcards as well. The variety of postcards include photographs, drawings, both black and white and color, and even a few small metal postcard decorations. Images are primarily of...

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This catalog lists the various slides for stereopticons and moving picture machines available for purchase from the Chas. M. Stebbins Picture Supply Co. It includes a variety of Masonic, fraternal, and auxiliary organizations including African American Masonic organizations.

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Postcard of man in Loyal Orange Legion uniform including sash, kepie and lapel pins, standing in front of backdrop painted to look like drapery.

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Includes Chelsea Purple Lodge, No. 146; Puritan Daughters Lodge, No. 264; Princess of Orange Lodge, No.10; and men, women, and children. No location or date given. Loyal Orange Institution is British in origin. Only Protestants are eligible. Its role in the United States was to promote civil and religious liberty and loyalty to the government. (Stevens, Cyclopedia of Fraternities, p. 306-309)