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Knights of Pythias

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1864

Places

Languages Used

  • English

Found in 323 Collections and/or Records:

Blank Knights of Pythias membership certificate, 1908

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1997-016-018

Boys band at the Ohio Pythian Home in Springfield, Ohio, postcard, 1901-1907

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1988-038-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the Boys Band at the Ohio Pythian Home in Springfield, Ohio. The boys are dressed in decorated button-up shirts and decorated jackets. Their pants are dark and go to the knee, under which they are wearing dark stockings. Each boy is holding an instrument and there is a large drum in the center that reads "Ohio Pythian Home Boys Band Springfield, O."

Dates: 1901-1907

Broadside for William D. Quick, Knights of Pythias, New Jersey, 1904

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2006-022-001

Bungalow Campus at the Pythian Camp in Glen Spey, New York, postcard, 1907-1914

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1987-244-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the bungalow campus at the Pythian Camp in Clen Spey, New York, including groups of people gathered in the picnic area in front of the bungalows.

Dates: 1907-1914

Bungalow Row at the Pythian Camp in Glen Spey, New York, postcard, 1907-1914

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1987-242-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of Bungalow Row at the Pythian Camp in Clen Spey, New York.

Dates: 1907-1914

C. F. Smith

 Item
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Six calling cards from the Knights of Pythias (KP), the International Order of Good Templars (IOGT), and the Improved Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF). The cards include the member's name and a colored symbol of their order, with some also including lodge names, numbers, and locations.

Dates: circa 1900

Calanthe's appeal to Pythias postcard, 1908-1911

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1987-222-001
Content Description

Real photo postcard of Calanthe's Appeal to Pythias theatrical production. There is a stage that has pillars and men in costumes, and an additional man in costume on horseback in front of the stage.

Dates: 1908-1911

California Pythian Home in Santa Rosa, California, postcard, 1914-1930

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1987-151-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the California Pythian Home near Santa Rosa, California. The building was established in 1924 for aged Pythians to rest to their declining years, with room for 60 guests and was an investment of over $350,00 in 1924. The building is brick with a garden in the foreground and a white covered walkway.

Dates: 1914-1930

Caricature of Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 378, postcard, 1907-1914

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1987-218-001
Content Description

The postcard is a collage composed of photographs of men's heads placed on drawings of bodies, set in front of a building that bears a sign for Samuel Read Lodge, K.P. No. 378, Castle Hall. Above the door is a sign that reads "Ye who enter here leave all hope behind". The men are depicted in caricature as sitting on barrels, carrying letters, carrying boxes, and wearing silly outfits. At the bottom right, in small letters, a caption reads "The Ginger Bunch".

Dates: 1907-1914