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Orphanages

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 100 Collections and/or Records:

John Nichols School Building, Oxford Orphanage, Oxford, North Carolina, 1915-1930

 Item
Identifier: A1996-066-6394
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: 1915-1930

John W. Voorman Memorial Building, Masonic Home, Utica, New York, 1914-1945

 File
Identifier: A1996-066-6350-6363
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: 1914-1945

Junior Order of United American Mechanic National Orphans' Home postcard, 1907-1914

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-005-004
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph of five photos of the exterior of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics' National Orphans' Home in Tiffin, Ohio. Two of the pictures are of the children who live there. In the middle of the card is the organization's emblem.

Dates: 1907-1914

Kentucky Odd Fellows Home Band postcard, 1924-1949

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1994-079-013
Scope and Contents

Real photo postcard of the IOOF Home Band from Lexington, Ky, showing children dressed in band uniforms and holding instruments, standing on the steps of a building.

Dates: 1924-1949

Knights of Pythias advertisement brochure, circa 1927

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2011-035-002
Scope and Contents

Brochure entitled, "Is it worth while to be a member of the Knights of Pythias...?" includes essays and photographs of activities of the Knights of Pythias. Essays written by Lyman G. Wheeler, P. C., Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. It also includes photographs of orphanages, Pythian Home for wives and widows and brothers with illness. There is a notice on the back to contact for further information: The Board of Control, Insurance Department, Indianapolis, Indiana--Harry Wade, President.

Dates: circa 1927

Knights of Pythias Home in Springfield, Ohio, postcard, 1915-1930

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1987-192-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the Knights of Pythias home in Springfield, Ohio. The building is constructed of red brick with a white trim. There is a central building and two building on either side of it. The architecture of all three buildings resembles that of a castle.

Dates: 1915-1930

Knights of Pythias Home in Springfield, Ohio, postcard, 1915-1930

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1987-194-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the Knights of Pythias home in Springfield, Ohio. The building is constructed of red brick with a white trim. There is a central building and two buildings on either side of it. The architecture of all three buildings resembles that of a castle.

Dates: 1915-1930