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Photographic print of Annual Elks parade in Pittsburgh

August 31, 1943

Wylie Avenue, Hill District, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 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 black and white photograph of the annual Elks parade procession on the second hill of Wylie Avenue in Pittsburgh's Hill District. Representatives of the Masons, the Shriners, police, fire, and military officials lead the procession, including Voyle Parker (fourth from the left), Lt. James Robinson (sixth from the left), and Elder Beck. A mass of people line the thoroughfare to watch the parade. The back of the photograph is blank.

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Catalog reference: 2014.302.39

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