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Seven photographs of the 1949 Cherry Festival Parade with McLellan's, The State Theater and the door to the Elks Club in the background. The floats from Central Grade School and St. Francis School are included in the pictures as well as a group of…

Traverse City Elks Club, the initiation of a 3 day old Elk Lodge #323 BPOE, large group of men in formal wear gathered to witness.

Six men in suit, ties, and hats, stand near the completed sign on Highway 31.

Williamsburg Cherry Festival float on Front Street; Bartlings and Elk's building in background

Black and white photograph of a Men's Group, Elks Tournament

Black and white photograph of three Elks Club members (perhaps officers): Claude "Deke" Curtiss, Charles Ritter (Highwood Bookstore near Suttons Bay), Robert Weaver (Weaver's House of Flowers), 1940-1950.

Black and white postcard of Elks Club (BPOE 323) float which participated in the first Blessings of the Blossoms Festival Parade in Traverse City on May 22, 1925. It is shown on a residential street.

Elks Officers retreat team of 1947-48. Back Row L-R: H.D."Bert" Gage, Anthony Basso, unk, L. Moulton.
Front Row:August Babel, unk, R. Frick Reynolds, Fritz Coppens & Neil Pierce.

Series of images concerning the Elk's Club Building fire, 13 December 1963. Bottom two floors were salvaged.

A welcome home and appreciation banquet for the WWII veterans of the Traverse City Elks Lodge #323. Lesie Petertyl is on the far right identified with a "*".