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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. A long-exposure photograph of the interior of the Alexandria-Washington Lodge no. 22 replica at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. An open floor stretches from the bottom edge and towards the back wall at center. In the center of the floor, a relic in a glass case sits atop a polygonal pedestal. Beyond it, three tiered risers elevate a central chair. A faux doorway decorates the back wall immediately behind it. Fluted pilasters frame a portrait. Above the portrait, dentils ornament a pediment. Two additional portraits hang from either side of the back wall. A single riser juts out from the wall and wraps along the perimeter of the interior. Artifacts sit behind velvet ropes that line the the front of the riser. Visitors to the space are captured in motion standing in the right corner of the room. NRHP reference # 15000622 Text from negative sleeve: 2372. Eastern trip October 1947 Alexandria, Va. 1 & 2 Two views of Mertie West on streets of Alexandria, Va. 3 Mertie West sitting in George Washington pew Christ Church. 4 Christ Church from rear 5 Grave of Thos West in churchyard Christ Church 6 Entrance to Carlyle House 7 Mertie West in lobby of George Washington Memorial 8 Replica of the original Lodge room presided over by George Washington, with relics. 9 Mertie West leaving the Washington Memorial, overlooking Alexandria. 10 View of Alexandria from base of Memorial
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2372_006 ark:/21198/zz002j3sbb
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Reproductions Masonic buildings--Virginia--Alexandria Freemasons. Alexandria-Washington Lodge, No. 22 (Alexandria, Va.) George Washington Masonic National Memorial (Alexandria, Va.)
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