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[President Coolidge with an international delegation from the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, including John Henry Cowles, the Sovereign Grand Commander, to the President's right] – Vintage Print

[President Coolidge with an international delegation from the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, including John Henry Cowles, the Sovereign Grand Commander, to the President's right], [between 1923 and 1929] — historic photograph
[President Coolidge with an international delegation from the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, including John Henry Cowles, the Sovereign Grand Commander, to the President's right], [between 1923 and 1929]. Historic photograph from the Presidents collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This National Photo Company print shows President Calvin Coolidge posing with an international delegation from the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, with John Henry Cowles, the Sovereign Grand Commander, standing to the president's right. The Scottish Rite's Southern Jurisdiction is based in Washington, D.C., so visits and ceremonies there drew both national officials and visiting Masonic leaders during the 1920s. Commercial studios like the National Photo Company recorded many such official gatherings, which makes this a useful record of how a fraternal organization presented itself to the government of the day.

Created / published[between 1923 and 1929]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1920-1930.Group portraits 1920-1930.Photographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsCoolidge, Calvin,--1872-1933. Cowles, John Henry,--1863- Scottish Rite (Masonic Order)--People--1920-1930. Fraternal organizations--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,652 × 3,737 px · prints to 16 × 12 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-221686

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