Badge from the Philadelphia First Masonic District Temple cornerstone-laying

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

A circular pin-back button with attached yellow ribbon celebrating the corner-stone laying of the First Masonic District Temple in Philadelphia. The circular button features a street level black-and-white image of a three story brick building with the words [MASONIC TEMPLE] over the door. The back of the button is covered in a circular piece of textured black paper and has a metal pin fastener. A length of yellow ribbon is fixed to the bottom edge of the button and is printed with purple text detailing the event. The ribbon is cut into an inverted "V" shape at its bottom. The back of the ribbon is blank.

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