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Man in Grand United Order of Odd Fellows Regalia
ca. 1880
Maker not marked
USA
Tintype
overall: 3-1/8"h x 2-3/8"w
Special Acquisitions Fund
88.42.103

Studio portrait tintype photograph of an unidentified African American man in Grand United Order of Odd Fellows regalia; wearing a collar and apron, and standing beside a ritual pedestal; fringed collar appears dark (probably for the Scarlet Degree) and is embroidered with two stars on each lapel; device of a Recording Secretary is attached to one lapel; both lapels are joined by a three-link chain; white apron is decorated with three-links.