Okanogan's Masonic Temple, ca. 1911
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Title
Okanogan's Masonic Temple , ca. 1911
Photographer
Matsura , Frank , 1873-1913 .
Description
A number of fraternal orders and lodges for women were begun early in the development of Okanogan . Among them was the "Blue Lodge " of the Masons . The first Masonic lodge in the county was established in March , 1908 . Prior to the construction of their own temple , another group , the Odd Fellows , shared their hall with both the Masons and a group that included both men and women called Good Neighbors . In December of 1908 , the Masonic Hall was completed and both Masons and Odd Fellows put it to use . The building , owned by Herman Kean , was plastered with white kalsomine throughout . It had a system of gasoline lamps and held ante rooms , member lockers , and comfortable lodge furniture .
Subject
Cities & towns--Washington (State)--Okanogan ; Fraternal lodges--Washington (State)--Okanogan ; Fraternal organizations--Washington (State)--Okanogan ; Temples--Washington (State)--Okanogan
Date
1911~
Type
Image
Genre
Nitrate Negatives ; Photographic prints
Location
North and Central America--United States--Washington (state)--Okanogan county--Okanogan
Identifier
pc035b1f24n28
Source
Is found in PC 35, Frank S. Matsura Collection https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/pc35.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Rights Notes
No known copyright. Item went into public domain 70 years after the 1913 death of the author.
Restrictions
For permission to publish please contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (509) 335-6691 or the Okanogan Historical Society (509) 422-4272
Format
Original photographic prints were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on a Microtek 9600XL scanner. 72 dpi JPEG files were then added to the CONTENT database at the WSU Libraries.
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