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African American freemasons of Oakland, Calif. photograph collection [graphic].
BANC PIC 2011.052--PIC
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Title:

African American freemasons of Oakland, Calif. photograph collection

Abstract:

Includes group portraits of African American freemasons, some wearing hats with logo for Jacob Ladder Int'l Masons, Oakland, Calif. Also includes exterior and interior views of Golden Gate Commandery No. 16 Knights Templar building on Sutter Street in San Francisco. Also includes a group portrait taken at New Hope Baptist Church, Oakland; and portraits of gospel performers Clarence Fountain and the Five Blind Boys of Alabama with Sam Butler, Jr., and the Mighty Gospeltones of Richmond, Calif.

Date:

1948-1985 (issued)

Subject:

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Knights Templar (Masonic Order). -- Golden Gate Commandery No. 16 (San Francisco, Calif.)
Knights Templar (Masonic order) -- Buildings -- Pictorial works
African Americans -- California -- Oakland -- Photographs
African American freemasons -- California -- Oakland -- Photographs
African American gospel singers -- Photographs

Note:

Collector unknown. Photographers include E.F. Joseph Studios (Oakland, Calif.), Chandler Studios (Oakland, Calif.), Coleman Studio (San Francisco) and David M. Allen.
Title devised by cataloger.
Purchase; from Bolerium Books ; 2011.

Type:

graphic

Physical Description:

graphic
photoprint
1 folder (16 photographic prints) : 8 x 10 in.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC PIC 2011.052--PIC

Origin:

California