Postcard from a Grand United Order of Odd Fellows convention in Baltimore
date: label: Date
content: 1910
name: label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Written by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, American, founded 1843
notes: label: Description
content: Postcard from a Grand United Order of Odd Fellows convention in Baltimore. The front of the postcard has an all seeing eye, a sun, stars and moon above a triple link chain and two pillars on a checkered floor. Printed text on the front of the post card reads “1843 B.M.C 1910 / G. U. O. of O. F. / OF THE WORLD / CONVENTION / Baltimore, Md. Sept. 13 to 17th / OH YOU ODD FELLOW.” A handwritten message on the back of the postcard reads “Having Big Time / Greatest Convention / Ever Known / Every Thing ‘[illegible]ly’ / and there [illegible] of / Pretty girls / and thousands of / Hearts Oddfellow / Hail [illegible] / [illegible].” Also written on the back is “George. Ware. / Sewickley. Pa / School at / Edgeworth.”
place: label: Place used
content: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
label: Topic
content: Men
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Michael P. Musick in memory of Sara Dunlap Jackson (1919-1991)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.180.2.3
objectType: label: Type
content: postcards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 5/16 × 5 1/8 × 3/16 in. (8.4 × 13 × 0.5 cm)