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Elks (Fraternal order)

 Organization

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Dates

  • Existence: 1868

Places

Found in 58 Collections and/or Records:

Panorama of Providence Lodge, No. 14, outing at Oakland Beach, 1921 August 10

 Item
Identifier: A2009-080-001
Scope and Contents

Panorama photograph of Providence Lodge No. 14, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and their Outing at Oakland Beach, August 10, 1921. It includes images of 150-200 Elks members in front of beach houses.

Dates: 1921 August 10
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Panorama photograph of Glendale Lodge, No. 1289, parade participants, 1915

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A2001-096-001
Scope and Contents Black and white panorama photograph of Glendale Lodge, No. 1289, participating in a patriotic parade in Los Angeles, CA, in 1915.The photograph shows men wearing white suits and panama hats, carrying parasols made from stars and stripes fabric. Inscribed in the white ink in the lower left corner is "No. 535 M.F.Weaver Box 1290 L.A." "Glendale 1289 B.P.O.E. Parade L.A. CAL. 1915" is inscribed in white ink in the lower center of the photograph. The verso shows a stamp: Bledsoe Photo Co., Los...
Dates: 1915
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Program for the Elks Street Fair and Carnival, 1902

 File
Identifier: A2006-006-001
Scope and Contents

Program to celebrate the Seattle Street Fair and Carninval, August 18-30, 1902, produced under "auspices of Seattle Lodge, No. 92". It contains illustrations of Elks Lodge interiors, and numerous advertisements for: Pall Mall cigarettes, Hemrich Bros. Beer, C. C. Berg Taxidermist and Furrier, Graham's Millinery, Cortez Cigars, Carnation Brand Sterilized Cream, Seattle-Tacoma Steamboat and more. Also includes a small pamphlet containing facts about Seattle.

Dates: 1902
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Masonic and fraternal collection, 1878-1925

Special Excursion Fares to Chicago handout, 1926 May 01

 Item
Identifier: A2016-084
Dates: 1926 May 01
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Two newspaper clipping photocopies and a booklet on the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, 1923-1988

 Item
Identifier: A2023-005-001
Content Description

The constructed booklet has articles from the Christian Cynosure, an anti-masonic and fraternal newspaper, and the funeral service ritual of the Elks

Dates: 1923-1988
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Westlake Park and Elks Club in Los Angeles, California, 1930-1945

 Item
Identifier: A1995-014-039
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph from the linen era depicting Westlake park in which the Elks Club sits in Los Angeles, California. The lake is in the foregoround with trees. The gray/tan Elks club building sits in the background next to a gray/white building.

Dates: 1930-1945
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Ralph B. Duncan fraternal postcard collection

Women dressed for Elks 'Mawsim' Bazaar postcard, circa 1907

 Item
Identifier: A1995-016a
Scope and Contents

Photographic postcard of group of women dressed in East European clothes.

Dates: circa 1907
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Yeon building at the 1912 Elks National Convention in Portland, Oregon, circa 1912

 Item
Identifier: A1994-051-007
Scope and Contents

The postcard is a real photo of the Yeon building at the 1912 Elks National Convention in Portland, Oregon. The building is illuminated with American flags hanging from the windows and a sign that reads "Hello Bill" on the top of the building.

Dates: circa 1912
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Fraternal postcard collection, 1897-1945

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