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Fraternal organizations

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Base form

Found in 1143 Collections and/or Records:

Elk's Home in Roanoke, Virginia postcard, 1907-1914

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-124-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the exterior of the elks home in Roanoke, Virginia. The home is brown with a green trim and a large front awning on the porch. There is a flag that hangs from the top story of the building.

Dates: 1907-1914

Elks Home in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, postcard, 1930-1945

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1996-034-004
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph postcard of the exterior of the Elks home in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The building is brick with a dining room entrance on the right. There is a sign that is hung from the building that reads "Elks."

Dates: 1930-1945

Elks' House in Somerville, New Jersey postcard, 1939-1970

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-116-001
Content Description

Photochrome of the exterior of the Elks' Lodge in Somerville, New Jersey. The building is in the background with three cars in the foreground. The building is stone with a large tower and Gothic style windows.

Dates: 1939-1970

Elk's National Memorial in Chicago, Illinois, postcard, 1930-1945

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1996-034-002
Dates: 1930-1945

Elks, No. 957, New Britain, Connecticut, postcard, undated

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A2025-059-001
Dates: undated

Elks Sand Sculpture in Atlantic City, New Jersey, postcard, circa 1907

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1993-022-002
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph of an Elk sculpted out of sand with its four sculptors behind it. The passage next to the elk reads "The faults of our brothers we write on the sand their virtues upon the tablet of love and memory." The postcard requests that the 1911 Elks Grand Lodge Reunion be held in Atlantic City, declaring the city "The sunshine town where everybody laughs."

Dates: circa 1907

Elks Temple in Cincinnati, Ohio postcard, 1915-1930

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1995-059-002
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph postcard of the exterior of the Elks temple in Cincinnati, Ohio. The building is constructed of brick with a stone first story and trim. On top of the building, the American flag is flying.

Dates: 1915-1930

Elks' Temple in Grand Rapids, Michigan postcard, circa 1910

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-117-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the exterior of the Elks' temple in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The building is brick with a white trim and numerous windows.

Dates: circa 1910

Elks Temple in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, postcard, 1915-1930

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-123-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the exterior of the Elks temple in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The building is constructed of brick with a white stone trim. The windows on the third story are circular. There is an engraving on the top of the building that reads "B.P.O.E temple."

Dates: 1915-1930

Elm Street, showing Odd Fellows and Masonic Hall, Searsport, Maine, 1909

 Item
Identifier: A1996-066-1602
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: 1909