Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
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| Title: | Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks |
| Description: | Caption: "It was a great day at the headquarters of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World when State Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Larry J. Foster was presented with a fez signifying his appointment. Among those present were, [left to right, District Deputy Herbert Wilson; Mrs. Elizabeth Kimbrough of the Daughters of Excelsior; Benjamin Williams, 91, one of the founders of the Negro Elks; Mrs. Larry Foster; John Felder of the Brooklyn Negro Elks, and J. A. Thomas.]" All of those pictured are African Americans. |
| Date: | 1949 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| Creator: | Pope, Herbert. |
| More Details: |
Grease pencil cropping marks. Stamped on verso: date: Apr. 18, 1949; "Herbert Pope, Photographer." Title from caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Clubs
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| Subject: |
African Americans Clubs Judges |
| 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 0314 |
