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Elks (Fraternal order)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1868

Places

Found in 123 Collections and/or Records:

Court of Honor at the Elks Convention postcard, circa 1907

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-127-001
Scope and Contents

Lithograph postcard depicting the court of honor at the Elks convention in Philadelphia. The picture includes city buildings in purple, with an embossed design of decorative pillars, elks, and rows of street lamps in yellow elks in two rows. Two flags hang on either side reading "B.P.O.E" for the Benevolent Order of Elks. In the background, there is an illuminated tower.

Dates: circa 1907

Decorations and Patriotic Novelties catalog, 1931

 Item
Identifier: A2009-020-001
Scope and Contents Catalog of items sold by Annin & Company, such as past and current American flags, storm signals, flags from different countries, the allied nations flag, the Peace or Good Will flag, silk flag bows, city flags and decorations, confederate flags and decorations, religious flags, school and college flags and decorations, advertising flags, sports flags, national decorations, fraternal society items: flags, banners and decorations for groups such as Shriners, Elks, Eagles, Knights of...
Dates: 1931

Detroit Elks Convention of 1910 postcard with plastic elk, circa 1910

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-005-002
Scope and Contents

Postcard of brown plastic raised elks head on paperstock with a gold border. The bottom of the card reads "Detroit July 1910" also in a gold border.

Dates: circa 1910

Drinking motto card belonging to A. Sherry, undated

 Item — Box 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2023-119-001
Dates: undated

Eleven o'clock postcard, circa 1909

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-094-005
Scope and Contents

Postcard depicts a man and woman embracing inbetween the antlers of an elk, with the seal of the Elks and phrase "Eleven O Clock" below.

Dates: circa 1909

Elk home in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, 1909

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1995-014-060
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph of the exterior of the Elks home in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. The home is green with a front porch and brown trim. There is an elk head hanging between the second and third stories.

Dates: 1909

Elk Temple, No. 99, postcard, 1959

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A2002-042-001
Scope and Contents

Full color photolithograph post card of Elks Temple No. 99, Sixth and Parkview Sts., Los Angeles, CA, overlooking Westlake Park. Message from Matthew Corbett, 607 So. Park View St, Los Angeles, CA.

Dates: 1959

Elka Park Club house in Tannersville, New York, 1930-1945

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1995-014-057
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph of the exterior of the Elks club house in Tannersville, New York. The house is light and dark brown with numerous windows and a front porch that extends into a gazebo.

Dates: 1930-1945

Elks Arch of Honor in Dallas, Texas, postcard, 1908 July

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-079-006
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph postcard of the Elks Arch of Honor on East Main Street in Dallas, Texas. The arch reads "Welcome Elkdom" with a clock in the middle that is on 11. The arch is created with 4 supporting pillars, supporting an openwork dome, capped with an elk statue. The caption reads "Elks Arch of Honor Looking East on Main Street"/"Dallas, Texas. July 1908".

Dates: 1908 July

Elks Building in Hartford, Connecticut postcard, circa 1906

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-111-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the exterior of the Elks building in Hartford, Connecticut. The exterior is yellow with a brown front door and two trees in the foreground. On the corner of the street are three trash cans

Dates: circa 1906