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Creation Date
8-10-1942
Abstract
Exterior view of Lily White Pall Bearers Lodge building at 3710 to 3714 29th St. in Tampa, Florida. The windows have the following names on them: C. Blythe Andrews, Grand President and Mrs. Idella Street, Grand Treasurer.
Keywords
African Americans, Blacks, Societies, Burial insurance
Extent
1 black-and-white photograph
Geographic Location
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)
Physical Collection
Box
11
Folder
12
Media Type
Photographs
Note
The Lily White Society was founded in 1935 by J.W. Brown, B.C. Cohen, Mrs. Corrine Alexander, Will James, Mrs. A.D. Heygood, Mrs. Bessie Barefield, and Mrs. Selma Smith. It was a fraternal organization where dues paid for flowers and a grave space and members would act as pallbearers for the deceased. It was created to allow Black men dignity in death.
Identifier
florida_photograph_1025
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "Grand Lodge Lily White Pall Bearers Union, 3710-3714 29th St., Tampa" (1942). Florida Photograph Collection. Image 26.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/florida_photograph/26
Keywords
African Americans, Blacks, Societies, Burial insurance