Masonic and Odd Fellows Hall, San José, Santa Clara County – Antique Print
![Masonic and Odd Fellows Hall, San José, Santa Clara County, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b1/b118bfff272b-L.webp)
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Masonic and Odd Fellows Hall, San José, Santa Clara County. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Masonic and Odd Fellows Hall, San José, Santa Clara County
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Named for two fraternal orders, the Masonic and Odd Fellows Hall stood in San José, the town that served as California's first state capital from 1849 to 1851. This view is one half of a stereographic pair issued as *Gems of California Scenery*, no. 63, and only this half survives in the Library's holdings, so the second image that created the three-dimensional effect is missing. Freemasons and Odd Fellows lodges were widespread in California towns by the 1860s, and their halls often hosted meetings, social events and public gatherings. The 1866 date comes from an old caption card that the record itself flags as unverified.
| Created / published | [published 1866] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Notes | The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 63. LOT subdivision subject: San Jose. This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,371 × 2,250 px · prints to 8 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-116188 |
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