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Title
Elks Temple, Santa Monica
#906, Elks Temple, Santa Monica Bay, c[opyright] Taylor
Creator
Taylor, $e photographer
Contributor
University of California, Los Angeles. -- Library. -- Dept. of Special Collections (repository)
Elks (Fraternal order) (subject)
Pierce, C. C. --(Charles C.), --1861-1946 (collector)
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Pierce (C.C.) Photographic Collection
Rights Information
copyrighted
Copyright is owned by the creator.
Description
Exterior view of the former Elks Temple, or Lodge, located at the southeast corner of Main St. and Pier Ave. in Santa Monica. The letters "BPOE" along the cornice of each visible side of the building stand for: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The BPOE is an American fraternal order and social club founded in 1868.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : b&w
Identifier
piercephoto:218
uclamss_98pierce_xxxx_b0302
ark:/21198/zz002b1d6k
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Fraternal lodges -- California -- Santa Monica
Place
Santa Monica (Calif.)
Relation
C. C. Pierce Photographic Collection, Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA

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