(FRATERNAL ORDERS) INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS Patriot

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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600

(FRATERNAL ORDERS.) INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. Patriot 66 Lodge (supplied title). 24 silver print photographic vignette portraits, mounted on a large board, 16 x 20 inches; a couple of small chips to the board, the portraits with a couple of small defects. [Kansas City], circa 1900

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While no particular location is indicated, two of the parties are holding banners that read 'Patriot 66.' This refers to the Patriot 66 Order in Kansas City. One of the people pictured is wearing the triangular Patriarchal Jewel. The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows is a fraternal order with roots in the 18th century. The African American order was founded in 1843. Its first leader was a West Indian named Peter Ogden.