Photograph of an IBPOEW convention
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1940s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
notes: label: Description
content: Sepia group photograph from an Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World convention. The image shows fifty-two (52) men standing behind twenty-eight (28) women sitting on chairs. The women are dressed similarly in light-colored frocks with sashes. The men are wearing suits and most are also wearing a fez. An I.B.P.O.E. of W. banner and three (3) American flags are held above the crowd. A woman in the front row holds a pennant that reads [HIAWATHA / Los Angeles / No 91]. The shot was taken outside in front of a building with striped awnings. A sign is hung above the doorway, partially obstructed by one of the flags. It reads [HEADQUARTERS / STATE ASSOCIATION / I.B.P.O.E. of W. CO(obstructed)NTION / MAY 25th 1 (obstructed) nc.] The photograph is housed in a wooden frame with decorative carvings, painted pewter. White mat board surrounds the image. Paint on frame is chipped in places throughout. Frame backing adhered with masking tape and coming off at the top left.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
label: Topic
content: Photography
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.46.17.1
objectType: label: Type
content: photographs
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: photographic paper, wood, metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 9/16 × 12 3/4 × 1/2 in. (24.3 × 32.4 × 1.3 cm)