Description: Check out our store under the "Fraternal Organizations Clubs" category for other vintage items and save on shipping! Estate sale find, vintage original photo titled "Party of 41 Knights Templar, From America", mounted on the backside of a vintage mat frame. From the July 22, 1871 Issue of the Freemason: "THE VISIT TO ALTON TOWERS. The Earl of Shrewsbury having invited the American Knights Templar to pay a visit to the famed Alton Towers, it was arranged that they should go there on the 4th of Jul y, being the 95th anniversary of American Independence, and also the Alton Horticultural Show. On reaching Alton station the party were met by the Earl's private band, and a procession being formed, all moved forward up the avenue of trees leading to the Towers. Close to the hall a private tent had been prepared for the American brethren, and after they had " arranged " themselves, they went to the chapel, accompanied by brethren from Derbyshire , where full choral service was performed." The Knights Templar, full name The United Religious, Military and Masonic Orders of the Temple and of St John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta, is a fraternal order affiliated with Freemasonry. Unlike the initial degrees conferred in a regular Masonic Lodge, which (in most Regular Masonic jurisdictions) only require a belief in a Supreme Being regardless of religious affiliation, the Knights Templar is one of several additional Masonic Orders in which membership is open only to Freemasons who profess a belief in Christianity. One of the obligations entrants to the order are required to declare is to protect and defend the Christian faith. The word "United" in its full title indicates that more than one historical tradition and more than one actual order are jointly controlled within this system. The individual orders 'united' within this system are principally the Knights of the Temple (Knights Templar), the Knights of Malta, the Knights of St Paul, and only within the York Rite, the Knights of the Red Cross. The photo is approximately 8" X 10" overall, image area is 5" X 6.25", approximate shipping weight 5 ounces. PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS - The photo is in overall Fair to Good Minus used condition with signs of wear, creases, tears, fading, sunning and age toning, stains, soiling, no writing, no odors, please see images. (C1B15-104)
Price: 81.78 USD
Location: Bakersfield, California
End Time: 2024-12-04T18:00:00.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Organization: Masonic, Freemasonry
Year: 1871
Featured Refinements: Knights Templar Collectible
