On View
Making a Way Gallery
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, American, founded 1787
Date
1951
Medium
ink on paper, metal, ribbon, and plastic laminate
Dimensions
5 3/4 × 2 1/8 × 3/8 in. (14.6 × 5.4 × 1 cm)
Description
A circular pin-back button with attached yellow ribbon celebrating the corner-stone laying of the First Masonic District Temple in Philadelphia. The circular button features a street level black-and-white image of a three story brick building with the words [MASONIC TEMPLE] over the door. The back of the button is covered in a circular piece of textured black paper and has a metal pin fastener. A length of yellow ribbon is fixed to the bottom edge of the button and is printed with purple text detailing the event. The ribbon is cut into an inverted "V" shape at its bottom. The back of the ribbon is blank.
Place collected
Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
badges
Topic
Associations and institutions
Communities
Freemasonry
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
Object number
2013.71.7
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5af25a48d-b9f9-459d-8ac9-3550ccd09b9b

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