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[Unidentified Man]
John Frederick Fasnacht

[Unidentified Man]

Date ca. 1910
Location Harrisburg Pennsylvania United States
Dimensions Image: 5 1/2 x 3 in. (13.9 x 7.6 cm)
Mount: 5 1/2 x 3 in. (13.9 x 7.6 cm)
Print medium Photo-Gelatin silver

Fraternal organizations and lodges were popular among African American men-and women-in the early twentieth century. The three linked rings on the badge of this sitter identify him as a member of the Odd Fellows, in this case the African American branch-the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows (GUOOF)-which favored militaristic uniforms. Fasnacht was listed in the 1900 U.S. census as a photographer in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Gift of Daniel Cowin, 1990

Feedback Accession No. 1076.1990