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Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses initiation, 1949
Large group of men, many with military hats, many with tunics labeled "Brevard County," and many in striped prisoner costumes. Vehicles marked "40 hommes, 8 cheval." Part of the initiation for the Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses, which was founded in 1920, is an honor society for the American Legion, and members must be honorably discharged veterans and invited to join. Scan from low quality print. -
Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses initiation, 1949
A parade of men pulling a truck decorated as a train on Osceola Street, in front of Bess Hardware and Piggly Wiggly. Five men are in striped prisoner outfits, one is in a diaper, one man wears women's underwear and a sash with "Miss America 1949" on it, and two wear military hats. Part of the initiation for the Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses. The Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses, founded in 1920, is an honor society for the American Legion, and members must be honorably discharged veterans and invited to join. The ceremony to initiate a new member was known as a "wreck." Scan from low quality print. -
Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses initiates in prisoner costumes and pillory, 1949
Stuart Chief of Police, Roy Baker, posed in a pillory, wearing a prisoner costume as part of the initiation for the Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses. Sign attached to the pillory reads "I drink whiskey (Good Whiskey)." The men standing around him are also in costume, and two wear military hats. The Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses, founded in 1920, is an honor society for the American Legion, and members must be honorably discharged veterans and invited to join. The ceremony to initiate a new member was known as a "wreck." Scan from low quality print. -
Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses initiation, 1949
Men around a table with three of them in costume (including Roy Baker on the left), wearing prisoner uniforms with words painted on their bodies.
Part of the Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses initiation. The society was founded in 1920, is an honor society for the American Legion, and members must be honorably discharged veterans and invited to join. The ceremony to initiate a new member was known as a "wreck."
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Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses initiation, 1929
Handwritten on back: "40 & 8 Wreck. Jim Stockley, C P Henck, L.L. Hill, A.O. Kanner, Chas. Arbogast, Chas. McCrary."
The Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses, founded in 1920, is an honor society for the American Legion, and members must be honorably discharged veterans and invited to join. The ceremony to initiate a new member was known as a "wreck." -
Two men in aprons, c. 1930
Two men on the street, in aprons. Handwritten on back: "A.O. Kanner, Chas Arbogast at 40 & 8 wreck"
The Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses, founded in 1920, is an honor society for the American Legion, and members must be honorably discharged veterans and invited to join. The ceremony to initiate a new member was known as a "wreck."