Delegate ribbon used by a Grand United Order of Odd Fellows member

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A delegate ribbon used by a Grand United Order of Odd Fellows member from Maryland at a convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The ribbon is black and orange with black and gold text. The ribbon has a suspension brooch at top. It has a decorative gold border with an orange interior. Black text at the center of the brooch reads “Baltimore.” Text below the suspension brooch reads “DELEGATE / TO / B.M.C.” A symbol at the center of the ribbon depicts a triple linked chain above an all-seeing eye. Text at the bottom of the ribbon reads “ATLANTIC CITY / N. J. / SEPT, 14-19 / 1908.”

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