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Masonic York Rite Royal Arch High Priest
1900-1915
Robert Remig Haug (b. ca. 1854)
USA: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Photograph on paper mounted on board
overall: 6-1/2"h x 4-1/4"w
Museum Purchase
99.047

Black and white cabinet card photograph of Masonic Royal Arch High Priest; bearded man stands face front; wearing mitre and high priest breast plate, long robes and two aprons; in left hand holds short staff. Below photo reads: "R. R. Haug, 2443 Kensington Avenue / Philadelphia"; on back printed: "From the / Photographic Studio / of / R. R. Haug / 2443 Kensington Avenue / Below the Dummy Depot / Philadelphia / Copies may be had at any time by sending name. / Enlargements from this or any other portrait / finished in oil or water color."


In the Royal Arch, members dress in regalia, sometimes reflecting their office or rank, to enact different parts of the ritual. This member wears the mitre, apron, jewel, and breastplate associated with the High Priest, the presiding officer of a Royal Arch chapter.



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