FR 005. Fraternal postcards

Real photo postcard of residents of the Pythian Home in Ogdensburg, New York. The women are seated in the front on a wicker bench: Elizabeth Lohr (age 77), Ardella Thomas (age 710), and Jennie Beattie (age 76). The men are standing behind the bench: Solman Appleboom (age 83), John Van Houghten (age 84), and Herman Schowartz (age 85). The name and ages of each person are listed on the back of the postcard.

Lithograph of the Knights of Pythias emblem. The emblem consists of a triangle with the eltters "F. C. B" in blue, yellow, and red. There is a helmet on top of the emblem with an eagle on top of the helmet. The emblem is trimmed in raised gold. On the right it reads "K. P. Biennial Boston, 1908"

Photolithograph of the schoolhouse in which the Knights of Pythias was founded in Eagle Harbor, Michigan. The schoolhouse is white with an American flag. Outside are men, women, and children dressed in formal attire.

The postcard is a real photo with an undivided back. It depicts the exterior of the Knights of Pythias Temple in Cambridge City, Indiana. The temple is large with circular rooms on the left and right corners of the building. There is a large awning in the front, facing the street. The building is constructed of stone or brick. There is an area on the front of the card for a note.

Photolithograph of the exterior of the Knights of Pythias building in Indianapolis, Indiana. On top of the photograph of the building is a large shoe with a caption that reads "Always the new things first at the Ralston Boot Shop" with an arrow pointing to the boot shop which neighbors the Pythian building. The building is constructed of gray brick and is on the corner of two streets. The front is rounded and it has many windows.

Photolithograph of the exterior of the New Home of Corner Store lodge of Knights of Pythias in Vincennes, Indiana. The building is constructed of red brick with large windows that face the street. The top of the building has an engraving that reads "Knights of Pythias".