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Philadelphia (Pa.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Naf

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Court of Honor at the Elks Convention postcard, circa 1907

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-127-001
Scope and Contents

Lithograph postcard depicting the court of honor at the Elks convention in Philadelphia. The picture includes city buildings in purple, with an embossed design of decorative pillars, elks, and rows of street lamps in yellow elks in two rows. Two flags hang on either side reading "B.P.O.E" for the Benevolent Order of Elks. In the background, there is an illuminated tower.

Dates: circa 1907

Elks New Home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1915-1930

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1995-014-059
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1915-1930

Souvenir postcard book from the Elk's Convention, circa 1907

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1993-080-001
Scope and Contents Photolithograph depciting an elk head with an inset of a woman on the beach writing "faults" in the sand and two head stones that read "love" and "memory". B.P.O.E banner (stands for Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks) is in the bottom middle of the card with a clock that reads 11. The postcard has an undivided back. Inside the postcard are photolithographs of places of interest in Philadelphia. Such places include the Schmidt & Sons Brewing Company, Robert Smith Ale Brewing...
Dates: circa 1907