Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses initiation, 1949
Item
Title
Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses initiation, 1949
Subject
Description
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."
Poor copy.
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."
Poor copy.
Source
Scans gift of Sandra Thurlow
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Format
JPG file
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Thurlow-2024-032-b1-283
2024.032
Original Format
JPG
Collection
Citation
“Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses initiation, 1949,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/7399.