FR 005. Fraternal postcards

Color lithograph of the Knights of Pythias emblem in the upper left corner. On the bottom right corner is a pot of beans with a book propped against it. Through the center runs the words "Knights of Pythias." The postcard is framed in purple

Real Photo postcard of the ruins on the Knights of Pythias block in Eastport, Maine in 1928. The photograph shows two men staring at a burnt and dilapidated building. There is a horse to their left, pulling a carriage.

Real photo postcard of the fire at the Knights of Pythias block in Easport, Maine in 1928, showing the building in ruins.

Real photo postcard of the fire at Knights of Pythias in Easport, Maine in 1928. The sign on the store front reads "J. A. Ferris & Son, Caskets and Furniture." There are icicles on the telephone wires leading from the building. Many of the windows have been destroyed and the left section of the building is gone.

Lithograph of the Knights of Pythias emblem in green with a gold or brown design around the frame of the card. At the top of the card is a large safety pin with the caption "The First Pin the Knights of Pythias Wore". The postcard is from the Alfred Holzman lodge series.

Lithograph of a design in navy blue with glitter that surrounds a small safety pin with the caption "First Pin Worn by Pythian Knights"

Lithograph of the Knights of Pythias' emblem, with costumed men riding goats or donkeys in the four corners of the upper portion of the card. The bottom portion of the card contains a safety pin and caption "For Baby Knight of Pythias".

Photolithograph, with a caption that reads "Interior Knights of Pythias Relief, Chelsea Sufferers. First on the Ground". The postcard depicts three men in conversation, with an open book on a desk and a framed Pythian document on the wall in the background.

Photolithograph of the Knights of Pythias' founder and four original members. On the top of the card the caption reads, "Memorial Picture of Justus H. Rathbone the founder of the Order of Knights of Pythias and the Four Original Members", with a black and white portrait of Rathbone in the middle. The lower half of the postcard includes a group portrait of the four men who were the original members.

Photolithograph postcard of the Scott Company of the Knights of Pythias from Rubber City in Naugatuck, Connecticut. The first row of men are seated with swords while the scond row are standing. They are all in uniform and are standing in front of a brick building