Arch for Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks convention

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Description

View of pedestrians standing in front of arch for Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks convention. Garlands connect columns with arch in street; statues of stag and deer on top of arch. Inscribed on arch: "The fault of our brothers we write upon the sand. Their virtues upon tablets of love and memory." Commercial buildings in background. Printed on front: "Murtagh Co. photo, B.P.O.E., Detroit, 1910." 1911 City Directory lists John Murtagh, photographer.

Details

Creator:: Murtagh Photo Co.
Resource ID:: bh000507
Subject:: Arches--Michigan--Detroit; Elks (Fraternal order); Photographers--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints; Postcards
Date:: 1910
Format:: 1 postcard ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: D/Conventions-B.P.O.E.
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.