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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 231 Collections and/or Records:

Eastern Star Home in Macon, Illinois, 1950

 Item
Identifier: A1996-066-4683
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ralph B. Duncan postcard collection consists of postcards with a Masonic connection, either a building used for Masonic purposes, a person connected to Freemasonry, or a subject concerning Freemasonry. Mostly made during 1907-1940s, there are some that are both earlier and later, which can be determined by changes in postcard conventions. Included are portraits, views of buildings, cartoons, among other subjects. Most of the postcards of buildings are in the United States, with some from...
Dates: 1950

Eastern Star Home of Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio, 1948

 Item
Identifier: A1996-066-4732
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ralph B. Duncan postcard collection consists of postcards with a Masonic connection, either a building used for Masonic purposes, a person connected to Freemasonry, or a subject concerning Freemasonry. Mostly made during 1907-1940s, there are some that are both earlier and later, which can be determined by changes in postcard conventions. Included are portraits, views of buildings, cartoons, among other subjects. Most of the postcards of buildings are in the United States, with some from...
Dates: 1948

Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone, Iowa, 1907-1914

 Item
Identifier: A1996-066-4690
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ralph B. Duncan postcard collection consists of postcards with a Masonic connection, either a building used for Masonic purposes, a person connected to Freemasonry, or a subject concerning Freemasonry. Mostly made during 1907-1940s, there are some that are both earlier and later, which can be determined by changes in postcard conventions. Included are portraits, views of buildings, cartoons, among other subjects. Most of the postcards of buildings are in the United States, with some from...
Dates: 1907-1914

Eastern Star Masonic Home in Macon, Illinois, 1913

 Item
Identifier: A1996-066-4681
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ralph B. Duncan postcard collection consists of postcards with a Masonic connection, either a building used for Masonic purposes, a person connected to Freemasonry, or a subject concerning Freemasonry. Mostly made during 1907-1940s, there are some that are both earlier and later, which can be determined by changes in postcard conventions. Included are portraits, views of buildings, cartoons, among other subjects. Most of the postcards of buildings are in the United States, with some from...
Dates: 1913

Elk home in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, 1909

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1995-014-060
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph of the exterior of the Elks home in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. The home is green with a front porch and brown trim. There is an elk head hanging between the second and third stories.

Dates: 1909

Elks Home in Bangor, Pennsylvania, 1915-1930

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1995-014-061
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph of the exterior of the Elks home in Bangor, Pennsylvania. The building is constructed of bricks and has a second story piazza.

Dates: 1915-1930

Elks' Home in Batavia, New York postcard, 1915-1930

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-120-001
Content Description

Real photograph of the exterior of the Elks home in Batavia, New York. The architecture is Gothic style with large windows and multiple stories. The front porch has a sign that states "B.P.O.E" for the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

Dates: 1915-1930

Elks Home in Bedford, Virginia, 1930-1945

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1995-014-063
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph of the exterior of the Elks Home in Bedford, Virginia. There is an elk statue in the foregrounds surrounded in trees and flowers. The building is in the background and is white with large pillars and a clock on the top of the building.

Dates: 1930-1945

Elks' Home in Hutchinson, Kansas, 1907-1914

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1995-014-052
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph of the exterior of the Elks home in Hutchinson, Kansas. The building is brick with a white trim and porch.

Dates: 1907-1914

Elks' Home in Mendota, Illinois, 1930-1945

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1995-014-049
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph from the linen era. Exterior of the Elks' home in Mendota, Illinois. The foreground of the postcard is gray while the background is a light blue. The building is gray with a white trim and hanging plants on the porch.

Dates: 1930-1945