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unknown, fl. 1939-1945; [Photograph of four African Americans at Prince Hall Shriners event]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09724.11 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1939-1945; Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1939-1945 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.9 x 18.1 cm. Order a Copy

One undated black and white photograph of four African Americans. Image is of two men in military uniforms sitting with two women at a table. There are names written on the bottom edge identifying the individuals (from left to right) as Glen, Kaye, Euclyn, and Teddy. A crowd of people is in the background. Several people in the background wear fez hats embroidered with the Prince Hall Shriners insignia.

The Prince Hall Shriners are a society, which follows principles of the Masonic order.

Glen, fl. 1939-1945
Teddy, fl. 1939-1945
Kaye, fl. 1939-1945
Euclyn, fl. 1939-1945

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