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Knights of Pythias Castle Hall

Description: Front of Knights of Pythias Castle Hall in downtown Ft. Worth. The Order of Knights of Pythias is an international, non-sectarian fraternal order, established in 1864 in Washington, DC, by Justus H. Rathbone and was the first fraternal order to be chartered by an Act of Congress.
Date: unknown
Creator: Henderson, C. L.
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

[News Script: Pythian homecoming]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a celebration for the fiftieth anniversary of the Texas Pythian Home at Weatherford's founding.
Date: September 6, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Byrdie Carswell and Peggy Carswell - May 10, 1932]

Description: A letter written to "Mother" and "Peg" [Byrdie Carswell and Peggy Carswell], from "Daddy" [T. N. Carswell], dated May 10, 1932. Carswell expresses his distress that Peg is not doing well noting they evidently will have to get further south the next winter. He explains how he welcomed the Knights of Pythias Convention in behalf of the city using Katherine Barnes to present roses and that he will write later regarding getting the household goods home.
Date: May 10, 1932
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[201 E. Oak]

Description: Photograph of the front and west side of a multi-story brick building located at 201 E. Oak in Palestine, Texas. The entrance on the corner has a glass door with an name on it and several full-length glass window; stonework text at the top of the building says "Ivanhoe No. 15. KofP." As per the 1898-1899 Palestine City Directory, this was the home of the Knights of Pythias. A sign for a neighboring building that says "Goodwill Industries of East Texas" is visible on the far left.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[201 E. Oak]

Description: Photograph of the front and east side of a multi-story brick building located at 201 E. Oak in Palestine, Texas. The entrance on the corner has a glass door with an name on it and several full-length glass window; stonework text at the top of the building says "Ivanhoe No. 15. KofP." As per the 1898-1899 Palestine City Directory, this was the home of the Knights of Pythias.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Staircase inside the Knights of Pythias Building]

Description: Photograph of a staircase in the Knights of Pythias Building at 315 Main Street in Fort Worth, Texas. The two-landing staircase has carpeted stairs and decorative bannisters. The turned-wood spindles are taller at each landing than they are on the actual stairs themselves. A potted tree sits by the base of the stairs, and two bowl lights shine on the ceiling.
Date: [1980..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The façade of the Knights of Pythias Building]

Description: Photograph of the façade of the Knights of Pythias Building located at 315 Main Street in Fort Worth, Texas. The red brick building has a turret on the right corner, and an arched window frame taking up the majority of the 2nd floor façade. A circular window at the top of this arched display is stained glass and has the letters F, B, and C. Above the windows, a statue of a knight stands in an alcove at the peak of the roof. A large glass building rises high behind the Knights of Pythias, far su… more
Date: [1990..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Officers of Eureka No. 2, Knights of Pythias, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the officers of the Marshall, Texas Knights of Pythias, Eureka No. 2 taken by Parker-Corti. It was taken inside the lodge building. Seven men are seated and four are standing behind them. Five of those seated are wearing robes and regalia, and the others are wearing suits and ties. The windows in the lodge room have dark wood Venetian blinds. Painted on an arched window without blinds, above the central window, are the words "Eureka Lodge No. 2, K. of P." (The letters are backward… more
Date: 1900~
Creator: Parker-Corti
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Eureka No. 2 K. of P. Degree Team

Description: Group photograph of the Marshall, Texas Eureka No. 2 Knights of Pythias Degree Team in costume, taken inside their lodge building. Windows with Venetian blinds are visible behind the group and decorative knights' shields hang on the wall. Three men are sitting in the center front, two holding swords in front of them and twenty men stand behind them. The title "Eureka No. 2 K. of P. Degree Team" is printed in the center of the bottom of the print. On the lower right is printed "Photo by Parker-C… more
Date: 1900/1910
Creator: Parker-Corti
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum
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[News Clip: Crippled kids]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about two hanicapped children being presented with a wheel chair and braces from the women's auxiliary and the Knights of Pythias.
Date: June 30, 1957
Duration: 45 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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