FR 005. Fraternal postcards

Photographic postcard of women officers with each officer holds a symbol for her office

The postcard has a man and a woman on either side of the postcard. The woman is holding a shield with American flag colors and the man is holding a shield with the Polish white-tailed eagle symbol. In the middle there are the ZNP initals of the order (Polish National Alliance in Polish). On the top is an eagle holding the Polish and U.S. flag in each talon.

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

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.

This real photo postcards shows a large line of women four abreast marching down a street. The women are wearing white dresses and sashes, holding a white pole behind their heads with each hands grasping either side. The written caption at the bottom of the post card is "60th Session - Grand Encampment, IOOF Oct 1914".

Three women sitting on a bench, holding small flags, wearing ribbons, and fezzes that say "Tadmore, 77". One flag says "Annual picnic". The fraternal organization affiliation of Tadmore, 77, and the pictured women is unclear.

Color lithograph postcard of the International Order of Good Templars' reception committee in 1911. In the center of the postcard is the symbol of the organization. Over it, is a bridge with the faces of the reception committee with a caption that reads "Meet Us in Duluth June 2-24 1911."