Postcard from a Grand United Order of Odd Fellows convention in Baltimore: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Postcard from a Grand United Order of Odd Fellows convention in Baltimore. The front of the postcard has an all seeing eye, a sun, stars and moon above a triple link chain and two pillars on a checkered floor. Printed text on the front of the post card reads “1843 B.M.C 1910 / G. U. O. of O. F. / OF THE WORLD / CONVENTION / Baltimore, Md. Sept. 13 to 17th / OH YOU ODD FELLOW.” A handwritten message on the back of the postcard reads “Having Big Time / Greatest Convention / Ever Known / Every Thing ‘[illegible]ly’ / and there [illegible] of / Pretty girls / and thousands of / Hearts Oddfellow / Hail [illegible] / [illegible].” Also written on the back is “George. Ware. / Sewickley. Pa / School at / Edgeworth.”

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1910
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Written by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, American, founded 1843
• Type: postcards
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 3 5/16 × 5 1/8 × 3/16 in. (8.4 × 13 × 0.5 cm)
• Place used: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
• Place used: Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Fraternal organizations
• Topic: Men
• Object number: 2013.180.2.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Michael P. Musick in memory of Sara Dunlap Jackson (1919-1991)
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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