Group portrait of men in Masonic costume
date: label: Date
content: 1948-1970s
name: label: Created by
content: Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Freemasonry, American, founded 1730
notes: label: Description
content: The men are all dressed in Masonic costume; their hats read "Bethel Lodge" above the freemason emblem of square and compass. Their individual names or initials are also on their hats. Eight stand in the image's middleground while five sit in the foreground.
place: label: Place made
content: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Segregation
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.137.3.1
objectType: label: Type
content: black-and-white prints (photographs)
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)