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Member badge for the I.B.P.O.E. of W.

20th century

Newport News, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A three-tiered, gold metal pendant attached to a wide ribbon made of purple silk with gold border and fringed bottom. The first tier of the pendant features a symbol of clasped hands, the second reads [MEMBER], and the third features an elk in black and white. Below the pendant, printed on the pendant is [PANDORA / LODGE No. 2 / I.B.P.O.E. of W. / Newport News, Va.].

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Catalog reference: 2011.166.2.1

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