Elks (Fraternal order)

Photolithograph of the Elks Lodge in St. Petersburg, Florida. The house is off-shite with a white trim and a brown roof. There are two palm trees in the foreground.

Photolithograph. Exterior of the Elks war memorial in Chicago, Illinois. The building is circular and constructed of gray stone. The front door is brown and the second story door is yellow. There are corridors that connect the circular building to two rectangular buildings.

Photolithograph of the exterior of the elks home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building is 13 stories and is made of gray stone. There is a flag hanging in front of the entrance.

The postcard is paperstock with printing in purple ink and a small pink envelope. Purple elk's head on the left and below is an advertisement for "Walk-Over Shoes" in Philadephia, Pennsylvania. On the left it states "The first pin ever worn by an Elk" with a small pink envelope below.

Overall exterior view of Elks Temple with circular foyer entrance and Ionic coumns.

Photolithograph of the exterior of the Elks temple in Manistee, Michigan. The building is white stones on the first story with red/brown bricks on the second story.

This collection consists of ten postcards mainly from the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. There is also a postcard from the Grange, Knights and Ladies of Honor, and a Masonic parade procession.

Photolithograph of the exterior of the Elks lodge in Roanoke, Virginia. The building is constructed of red brick with awnings on the windows that are green. The trim of the house is white and there is a sign on the top of the building that reads "B.P.O.E" in yellow.

Catalogue of jewels, badges, and emblems for many fraternal societies including Masonic Blue Lodge, Royal Arch Chapter, Knights Templar, Order of Eastern Star, Shrine, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Eagles, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Red Men, Knights of Pythias, Aancient Order of United Workmen, and other non-fraternal organizations.

The postcard is a lithograph of the silhouette of an Elk that is emerging from what appears to be a horizon, with purple rays surrounding him. The quote the surrounds the elk reads "In the midst of light there is truth."