Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Three Men in Fraternal Regalia
1860-1880
Theodor Haertel
Germany, Liegnitz
Photograph on paper mounted on board
4 1/8 " h x 2 1/2 " w
Gift of Jacques Noel Jacobsen, Jr.
2009.039.14

Sepia-toned carte-de-visite photograph of three unidentified men in fraternal regalia. A backdrop shows buildings. All three men wear outlandish hats. One holds a glass, a second holds a cigar. One man wears a dark cape, while one wears a dark coat and the third wears a light coat. The man in the light coat wears a sash and many badges. The man in the dark coat has a badge or jewel pinned to his coat. Stamped in gold at the bottom and on back is the maker's name, "Th. Haertel Liegnitz / Ring 47."