As a follow-up to Bridget’s post about the “N.C. I.O.O.F.,” here are several I.O.O.F.-related items from the Lew Powell Memorabilia Collection. I have to say that I love the somewhat-racy button showing the lady’s leg, garter, and her “Tar Heel.”
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N.C. I.O.O.F.–Buttons From the Lew Powell Memorabilia Collection
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N.C. I.O.O.F.
Posted in From the Stacks, Postcards, Tar Heelia on November 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Above is a postcard showing an Odd Fellows’ Lodge in Beaufort, NC. It turns out we’ve got a lot of materials relating to various secret societies and fraternal orders in North Carolina, including the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Interestingly, the card mentions that the lodge is over a hundred years old, which places the [...]
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