Societies Collection (page 10)

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 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

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

Greenwich Lit Inst 1843
INSTITUTION Date: 1843

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

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

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

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

Masons Support Commune
Paris Freemasons support the Commune, thereby damning themselves even further in the eyes of the Catholic Church

Female Apprentice
A female apprentice is inducted into one of the French lodges which admit the existence of women and accept them as Co-Masons

Dr Syntax / Freemasons Hal
Dr Syntax at Freemasons Hall

Buenos Aires Jockey Club
A view of the famous Jockey Club (known as The Millionaires Club ) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America

The Metropolitan Sanitary Association Dinner, at Soyers Sy
The first public festival held by the Metropolitan Sanitary Association in 1851. With thousands of deaths from diseases such as cholera

Kit Cat Club
A gathering of the Kit-Kat Club, a London political and literary society which was the centre of opposition during Queen Annes Tory ministry (1710-14)

Masonic Banners
During the Paris Commune, Masonic banners are raised by the Communards at Porte Maillot, as a gesture of defiance against the Church

Masons Song
Song On Masons and Masonry with amazing words : Their godlike Actions reach ye Skies, Heroes & Kings revere their Name and Poets sing their deathless Fame

Foresters Certificate
Membership certificate of the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society, ornamented with idyllic scenes and pictures of people being kind. Date: early 20th century

Masonic Baptism
Members of a French Lodge propose to baptise a Brothers child (a louveteau, or wolf cub) according to Masonic ritual : its mother is not at all keen on the idea

Washington, Mason
George Washington, President of the USA, presides at the altar of his Lodge while planning the laying of the corner stone of the Capitol Building, Washington

Order of Foresters
Certificate of membership of James Stedman in the Ancient Order of Foresters

Engine Drivers Society
Certificate of the Amalgamated Society of Engine Drivers & Firemen, Land and Marine, accepting George Pointer as a member

Society Enrollment Doc
A large certificate for the Manchester Unity of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Widows and Orphans Fund, showing a widow and family saved from Want

Athenaeum Drawing Room
The drawing room at the Athenaeum

Freemasons Poison
Poison prepared at Naples for Masons to use... alleges

Athenaeum Club 1893
The Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall

Early Trade Union C1835
Initiation into a TRADE UNION - due to official hostility (unionists were perceived as revolutionaries) the earliest unions conducted themselves like secret societies

Sons of Temperance 1 / 2
THE ORDER OF THE SONS OF TEMPERANCE friendly society - unsurpassed sick and assurance benefits for men, women and children (1 of 2)

Scouts Jamboree 1937
French Scouts dance beside the bonfire at a camp

Elizabeth B-L as Guide
Elizabeth, wife of George VI, when she was the Duchess of York, wearing the uniform of the Girl Guides

Boy with Train Set
A hobby that lasts a boy for a very long time - trains! He can develop his hobby until he reaches the standard of model railway societies - a lifetime of leisure hours

Member of ?society
A man wearing a ceremonial costume of long robe and hat decorated with beads and the pelt of an animal, holds a cutting implement. Possibly a member of a Secret Society

British Association Tkt
Admission Ticket for the 1843 meeting of the British Association at Cambridge, with a view of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Coronation Procession
A birds-eye view of the march, which was attended by 29 Suffrage societies & ended with a meeting in the Albert Hall

Scout Scraps
Boy scouts engaged in a variety of activities

Society of Rail Servants
A wonderfully illustrated commemorative certificate, conferring the rail workers of Market Rasen into membership of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants

Scouts / Uniform 1925
Two young boy scouts standing to attention in their uniforms

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