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- Creator:
- Elks (Fraternal order). Manila Lodge No. 761 (Manila, Philippines), publisher
- Published / Created:
- 1946-1949.
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS VOL 756
- Image Count:
- 52
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Photograph album containing 36 black and white photographs by unidentified photographers depicting the process of rehabilitating the lodge of the Elks fraternal order in Manila, Philippines from 1946-1949. Photographs depict the ruins of the lodge following its occupation by Japanese soldiers; views of the reconstruction of the lodge, from 1946-1949; exterior views of the completed lodge; interior views of the completed lodge, including scenes of the bar, dining room, library, ladies' lounge, and lodge room; studio portraits of the construction committee members, architect, interior decorator, and contractors; and studio portraits of the lodge officers for 1948-1949. Also included in the album are brief printed texts, including: descriptions of the lodge building and its history; descriptions of the pictured rooms; a description of the process of rehabilitation and a listing of the allocation of funds for the construction of the building, interior furnishings, and decor; and an accounting audit by Price, Waterhouse & Co. of the receipts and expenditures of the construction committee during the rehabilitation process
- Description:
- The Elks, also known as the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, is a fraternal order founded in the United States in 1868., Text in English., Title from recto of leaf six., Place and date of creation from internal evidence., and Portraits captioned on facing pages.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Philippines, Manila, Philippines., and Manila (Philippines)
- Subject (Name):
- Elks (Fraternal order). Manila Lodge No. 761 (Manila, Philippines)
- Subject (Topic):
- Americans, Social life and customs, Architects, Building, Buildings, Repair and reconstruction, Clubhouses, Contractors, Fraternal organizations, Interior decorators, Buildings, structures, etc, and History
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rehabilitating Manila Lodge #761