| Title: | Independent Elks meet |
| Description: | Caption: "Independent Elks meet--Delegates of the convention in Buffalo of the Independent Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World surround convention dignitaries. Shown, left to right, are Larry J. Fosterof 654 Putnam Ave., Grand Traveling Deputy; Mrs. Bertha Diggs, secretary of the State Labor Department; J. Finley Wilson, Grand Exalted Ruler, and UN negotiator Ralph J. Bunch. Convention saw merger of two Brooklyn factions which had been split for five years." All pictured are African Americans. |
| Date: | 1951 |
| Location: | Buffalo (N.Y.) [2] |
| Creator: | Campbell, James C. |
| More Details: |
Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Stamped on verso: date: Sep[t] 10, 1951; "Brooklyn Eagle;" "James C. Campbell, Photographer." Title from caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Clubs [3]
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| Subject: |
African Americans [4] Clubs [5] |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. Portraits. |
| Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library. |
| ID: | CLUB 0312 |