I love to love a Mason, 'cause a Mason never tells – Antique Wall Art
(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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I love to love a Mason, 'cause a Mason never tells
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The title turns on a pun that a turn-of-the-century audience would have caught at once: a man who loves a Mason can count on discretion, since Freemasons were known for oaths of secrecy. The caption card also files the picture under caricatures of Irishmen and Freemasons, two stock targets of comic publishing at the time. The copyright credit names Berdan Publishing Company, and the piece shows how fraternal life and ethnic stereotypes were turned into light entertainment around 1908.
| Created / published | c1908. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photo copyrighted by Berdan Publ. Co. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Caricatures--Irishmen; Freemasons; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,033 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-134514 |
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