Groups Collection (page 10)

Initiation of the Prussian Knight
Bizarre initiation ceremony whereby a member of the assembled group lifts his mask and questions the recipients validity. Date: 1890s

Initiation of the Great Patriarch
" Be like the star which announces the coming of the day; show the world the light; in the sacred name of Lucifer, eradicate obscuratim" cries the President to the recipient

The Distress Signal
Whilst captured by the Iroquois, Captain Mac-Kinsty makes the distress signal and is saved by the Chief, who has recognised him as a Brother. 1890s

Initiation of Provost and Judge
Initiation ceremony whereby the President gives the recipient a large key to the resting place of Hirams remains. Date: 1890s

Banquet at a Symbolic Lodge
Members of a Lodge, with napkins over their shoulders and arms extended, propose a toast. Date: 1890s

Initiation of the Buildings Steward
The illustrious Brother, if his eyes can bear the brightness, is being shown the three mysterious letters of the formidable triangle. 1890s

Initiation to Companion Grade
Recipient and Expert Brother bending theirs knees in front of the mysterious letter G of the Flamboyant Star. Date: 1890s

Initiation Ceremony for the Sublime Knight
Down on one knee between three impaled heads, the recipient receives the sash of the Sublime Knight Elect. 1890s

Initiation to the Master of Prefects
The recipient is assisted by a Brother, who has been given the name Scherebiah, the title Captain of the Guards, and is dressed in a biblical costume

The legend of Hiram
The father of your fathers, Tubalcain, leads Hiram to the centre of the earth, the domain of Eblis and Cain, where liberty reigns. Date: 1890s

Initiation of the Private Secretary
Ceremonial initiation consisting of the enactment of a heated discussion between two Brothers pretending to be Salomon and the King of Tyr. 1890s

Initiation Ceremony
The recipient is lead to the chamber of caverns and told to stab the man in the cave after having drunk from the fountain of life

Cancellation of a Brothers Membership
A Brother is excluded after dishonouring the society through not paying his membership Date: 1890s

The Arch of Steel
Chevalier Kadosch being led through the arch of steel. Date: 1890s

Cain in the service of people
Cain, watched by the superior soul of the Angel of Light, Eblis, teaches the children of the Earth how to cultivate the forest. 1890s

Initiation of the Grand Master of Architecture
Down on all fours, the recipient is obliged to kiss the letter G of the Mysterious Star. Date: 1890s

Initiation
Three recipients are initiated after being lowered through a hole in the ceiling. They are privy to a brass column that escape the ravages of an immense cataclysm, " the Great Flood"

Initiation of the Grand Scot of the Sacred Vaults
The Grand Scot of the Sacred Vaults initiation ceremony. Upon exiting a dark corridor, he is greeted by a (stuffed) lion holding a sword in its mouth

Initiation of the Knight of the East or the Sword
The elected is paraded in a curiously decorated room before the President, chained and dressed as Zorobabel. Date: 1890s

Initiation of the Prince of Jersualem
Wearing pretend beards, the Brothers reward the recipients dedication on a recent mission with kisses and a golden crown made of paper. Date: 1890s

Engraved Board
The bizarrely engraved board of the Knight of the East and West, illuminated by the " magic lamp". Date: 1890s

The Infernal Chamber
Brother gaze upon paintings depicting demons and the damned in Hell, who do not seem to be suffering. In the centre, Hiram is being crowned by Eblis. 1890s

Scouts shaking hands
An Air Scout shakes hands with both a Sea Scout and a Scout to celebrate the formation of the Air Scouts. 1941

TS Exmouth - At mess
Boys dining in groups or messes on the Training Ship Exmouth. The tables are suspended so as to stay level in rough waters

Scouts in Norfolk
Washing-up is not such a chore for these cubs and scouts, part of a jamboree at Salhouse Broad, Norfolk. 2000 scouts met Prince George (Duke of Kent) and Lord Baden Powell. Date: early 1930s

Knight of Grand Serpent
The ceremonial initiation of a Knight of the Bronze Serpent : the participants march anti- clockwise round a tumulus surmounted by a caduceus - a crucifix with a serpent Date: 1890s

Band of Mercy 1879
Mr Brights Band of Mercy meeting at the seaside Date: 1879

Boy scouts with van on Hampstead Heath, London
A group of boy scouts holding up a provision van of the Express Dairy Company, on Hampstead Heath, London. Date: 1910

Preparing for Masquerade
Preparing for a Masquerade: people in traditional costumes including Harlequin, Mr Punch, Pierrot, a nun and a monk Date: circa 1825

Baptism of Baby Mason
Baptism of a baby mason Date: 1890s

Crowd / Unemployed 1912
The March of the Unemployed: men and boys Date: 1912

At a Book Exhibition
A group of anonymous people whose only claim to fame is that they were photographed by Henry Grant at some kind of book exhibition; they seem to be listening to someone... Date: 1950s

Greenwich Lit Inst 1843
INSTITUTION Date: 1843

Cambridge Univ Punting
Punting at Cambridge watched by large groups of students lining the river bank. Date: circa 1968

Five Assorted Children
Boy: knickerbocker, jacket, sailor hat, red socks, heeled boots. Girls: lace dress, yoke bodice, pink sash on hips; kilted skirt, jacket bodies & tie-back skirts

Apprentice Received
An apprentice is ceremonially received into a French Lodge by the Master Date: 1890s

Carriages Waiting
THE LAST POLKA Carriages waiting in a moonlit street outside a house where a ball is being held Date: circa 1860

After Party / Asleep 1911
A waiter starts to clear things away, while all the guests seem to have fallen asleep or passed out... Date: 1911

Girl Scout / Kirchner 1914
A girl scout, wearing her uniform rather casually. Date: circa 1914

Girl, Grandpa at Party
The little daughter of the house foots it with her grandpapa under the mistletoe Date: 1866

Blind Mans Buff / Simmons
Children playing Blind Mans Buff at a party Date: 1885

Acad Francaise 1896
Visited by Russian royals. The Academy is the most celebrated of the five academies which makes up the Institut. Date: 7 October 1896

Zetland, Mason
The Earl of Zetland, the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the United Lodge of England, in his ceremonial garb and bedecked with medals Date: 1869

Initiation Rite
If we can believe Leo Taxil, some of the initiation rites of the Masons are little more than schoolboy pranks... Date: 1890s

Supper time at a high society dance. Date: 1872

Scouts on Bikes 1930
The Happiness of the Road: A batch of happy boy scouts on their return from a weekend camping near Windsor, Berkshire, England. Date: 18 May 1930

Band and parade at Mettray Colony, France
A band and parade of inmates at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s, the colony pioneered the cottage homes system where boys lived in small

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