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Elks Convention 1907 postcards. [graphic].
Persistent link:
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A96128
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Contributor
Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, publisher.
Title
Elks Convention 1907 postcards. [graphic].
Date
1907
Physical Description
4 photomechanical prints (postcards): photolithograph; 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.)
Description
Contains commemorative postcards for the Elks Convention, the 21st annual reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) held in Philadelphia in 1907. Includes views of Strawbridge and Clothier decorated with pennants, the Court of Honor on Broad Street looking north toward City Hall tower and a procession of Atlantic City roller chairs.
Notes
Majority of postcards issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia.
Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject
Elks (Fraternal order)
Department stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Parades & processions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Photomechanical prints -- 1900-1910.
Postcards -- 1900-1910.
Printer
Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, publisher.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| LCP postcards - Events - [various]
Accession number
P.9048.236
P.9116.1
P.9116.2
P.9933.7
In Collections
Printed and Graphic Ephemera
Library Company Postcard Collection
Miscellaneous Collections
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