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Ribbon for Grand United Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 10461

ca. 1910

Baltimore, Maryland, 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 Grand United Order of Odd Fellows ribbon for Lodge No. 10461. The ribbon is blue with yellow text on the front and black with white text on the back. The top of the ribbon has a circular suspension brooch made of ruffled fabric. A yellow star is at the center of the brooch. Below the brooch is an image of a sun above two crossed swords. Text at the center of the ribbon reads “ALEXANDER HEMSLEY / LODGE No. 10461.” Below this is a seal for the G.U.O. of O.F seal with a triple link chain. Text at the bottom of the ribbon reads “G.U.O.O.F. / BALTIMORE.” The ribbon has gold fringe at the bottom. The text and images on the back of the ribbon are identical to the front.

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Catalog reference: 2013.180.2.5

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