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Elks Convention 1907 postcards. [graphic].
Persistent link:
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A97108
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Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector.
Title
Elks Convention 1907 postcards. [graphic].
Date
1907
Physical Description
37 photomechanical prints (postcards): photolithograph; 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.)
Description
Contains commemorative postcards and advertisements 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. Depicts elk on every postcard; City Hall tower; William Penn; clocks striking eleven o'clock in the evening; the Court of Honor showing City Hall in the distance; the Quien Sabe Club of El Paso, Texas marching in the procession and an unidentified street view showing buildings and street posts ornamented with pennants. Also includes views of specific buildings like Carpenter's Hall; Horticultural Hall; Independence Hall; City Hall; the Liberty Bell; Wanamaker's store; Strawbridge and Clothier; Lit Brothers store; the North American building and the Ladies' Reception headquarters.
Notes
Contains 22 postcards printed in color and 15 printed in black and white.
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.
Office buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Parades & processions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Advertisements -- 1900-1910.
Photomechanical prints -- Color -- 1900-1910.
Photomechanical prints -- 1900-1910.
Postcards -- 1900-1910.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Brightbill postcards [Elks Convention 1907 - 59]
Accession number
Brightbill 59
059-a01-c
059-b01-d
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Printed and Graphic Ephemera
Brightbill Postcard Collection
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