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Old age homes

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on old age homes in general, and when divided by place, old age homes located in a particular place. The heading may be qualified by ethnic group to indicate old age homes for a particular group of people located outside their place of origin.

Found in 316 Collections and/or Records:

Pythian Home in Springfield, Missouri, postcard, 1907-1914

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1987-087-001
Dates: 1907-1914

Pythian Home in Weatherford, Texas, postcard, circa 1943

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1993-093-001
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph of the Knights of Pythias home in Weatehrford, Texas. The photo is in black and white. The building is constructed of stone and resembles that of a castle. On top of the tower is a flag. There is a large front porch that is also constructed of stone. On the left, is another castle-like building that is part of the Pythian home

Dates: circa 1943

Pythian Home of Missouri in Springfield, Missouri, postcard, 1915-1930

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1987-167-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the Pythian Home of Missouri in Springfield, Missouri. The castle-like building is constructed of stone and painted yellow, and includes a front porch with a large stairway.

Dates: 1915-1930

Pythian Sisters Home in Massachusetts, postcard, 1926-1940

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1987-216-001
Content Description

Real photo postcard of the Pythian Sisters home in Massachusetts. The large house includes a front porch with balconies, large windows, and is surrounded by a lawn and trees.

Dates: 1926-1940

Pythian Sisters Home in Medina, Ohio, postcard, 1926-1940

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1987-215-001
Content Description

Real photo postcard of the Pythian Sisters home in Medina, Ohio. The house is long with two stories, and gardens in the foreground with a large lawn.

Dates: 1926-1940

Raised image of the Knights of Pythias Home in Springfield, Ohio, postcard, 1907-1914

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1987-205-001
Content Description

Paperstock with a rasied image of the Knights of Pythias home in Springfield, Ohio, printed in a light purple gradient. Three buildings are included in the view, all of which resemble castles.

Dates: 1907-1914

Rebekah-Odd Fellows Home in Manhattan, Kansas, panorama, circa 1900

 Item
Identifier: A2012-028-003
Scope and Contents

Image shows home or orphanage, playground, and two buildings.

Dates: circa 1900

Report on Masonic Home for Aged Freemasons, 1849

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2002-118-057
Scope and Contents

Report on a Masonic Home for Aged Freemasons includes Royal Masonic Institution for Boys. It was built by S. W. Daukes, architect.

Dates: 1849