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Practical jokes

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Burlesque and Side Degree Paraphernalia Catalog, No. 256, 1915

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1979-023
Scope and Contents

This catalog is not specific to a particular fraternal organization, but rather contains all sorts of tricks, practical jokes, and hazing tools for candidates and initiates. This includes things such as the electric carpet, deceptive glasses, trick guns, invisible paddle machine, costumes (some of which romanticizes and appropriate non-white cultural heritage by using stereotypes and/or caricatures), and more.

Dates: 1915

Burlesque and Side Degree Paraphernalia Catalog, No. 306, 1878-1907

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1996-047-002
Scope and Contents

This catalog is not specific to a particular fraternal organization, but rather contains all sorts of tricks, practical jokes, and hazing tools for candidates and initiates. This includes things such as the electric carpet, deceptive glasses, trick guns, invisible paddle machine, costumes (some of which romanticize and appropriate non-white cultural heritage by using stereotypes and/or caricatures), and more.

Dates: undated

Supplement to Catalog, No. 331, Burlesque and Side Degree Specialties, 1927

 Item — Box 16, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2025-042-001