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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 200 Collections and/or Records:

Illinois Home for Aged Pythians and Orphans in Decatur, Illinois, postcard, 1913 August 6

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1987-158-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the Illinois home for aged Pythians and orphans in Decatur, Illinois. The building is constructed of brick with a gray stone trim, like a castle. On the back of the card is a portrait of S. L. Von Fossen from Beardstown, Illinois who is the candidate for the Grand Outer Guard for the Grand Lodge in 1913.

Dates: 1913 August 6

Illinois Home for Aged Pythians and Orphans in Decatur, Illinois, postcard, 1914-1930

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1987-159-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the Illinois home for aged Pythians and orphans in Decatur, Illinois. The building is constructed of brick with a gray stone trim, like a castle. There are men and women walking on the stairs and lawns of the property.

Dates: 1914-1930

Illinois Knights Templar Home, 1907-1914

 Item
Identifier: A1996-066-4900
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

Illinois Pythian Home in Decatur, Illinois, postcard, 1907-1914

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1987-157-001
Dates: 1907-1914

Interior of the Knights of Pythias Home in Bluffton, Indiana, postcard, 1907-1914

 Item
Identifier: A1988-041-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the interior of the Knights of Pythias home in Bluffton, Indiana. There are several chairs and a decorated doorway. There is a certificate on the wall that is hanging over a leather chair

Dates: 1907-1914

Kinkora Knights of Pythias Home Near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, postcard, 1914-1930

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1987-207-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the Kinkora Knights of Pythias Home that is located near Duncannon, Pennsylvania between routes 11 and 15. The black and white photograph shows the rough stone building with a large wraparound porch.

Dates: 1914-1930

Knights of Columbus Home in Batavia, New York postcard, 1907-1914

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-132-001
Content Description

Commercial photograph of the Knights of Columbus Home in Batavia, New York. The house is Gothic style with a front porch and arched windows. It is constructed of brick and has a long walkway in the foreground.

Dates: 1907-1914

Knights of Columbus Home in Batavia, New York postcard, 1907-1914

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-134-001
Content Description

Commercial photograph of the Knights of Columbus Home in Batavia, New York. The house is Gothic style with a front porch and arched windows. It is constructed of brick and has a long walkway in the foreground.

Dates: 1907-1914