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Five Fifty-Year Masons

Description: Photograph of five elderly men who are holding certificates commemorating fifty years as Masons. The two men on the left hand side of the frame are wearing light colored suits and ties and the three on the left are wearing black suits, one with a tie and two with bow ties. Four of the men wear glasses and all wear lapels and white aprons. They are in a carpeted room with chairs and large windows with blinds in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Plunk's Studio
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Temple Opera House]

Description: Photo of the Temple Opera House which was located on the corner of Avenue A and Oak Street in downtown Palestine. As per the 1898-1899 city directory, the manager was a man named W.E. Swift. The building has since been destroyed. It once housed not only the Masonic Hall, but numerous businesses on the ground floor.
Date: 1910~
Partner: Palestine Public Library

Shriners giving Christmas gifts

Description: Group of Masons (Shriners) from the Ben Hur temple give gifts to polio-stricken children, Illustrious Imperial Potentate Andrew A. D. Rahn stands on far right, Illustrious Potentate Bascom Giles second to the left
Date: December 15, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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