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  The First Pennsylvania State Committee in "Full Regalia"
 1866-1867


 


 Officers of Washington Camp 116
 Mt. Carmel, Northumberland Co., PA


 


 Pennsylvania's First State President
 of the
 Patriotic Order Sons of America
 1866-1867



 D. Orr Alexander

 
 

 Orrin E. Boyle
 Served As State President
 1925-1926


 


 Campaign Card
 Elected State President
 August 1900
 Member of Camp No. 533
 Philadelphia, PA


 

 Washington Camp No. 422
 Patriotic Order Sons of America Band
 South Sterling, Wayne Co., PA



Top Row: Russell Frey, Charles Edwards, William Robacker
Second Row: Homer Gilpin, Fred Eggert, Freeman Gilpin
Third Row: Frank Madden, Edwin Lange, Lawrence Smith, Roy Smith
Fourth Row: Charles Sieg, Kenneth Sieg, Everett Smith (Director)
Bottom Row: Lyman Osborne, Oliver Osborne

Photograph Donated by Carroll Fetherman
 


 Photo of Camp 430, Scranton, PA Drum Corps
 Lackawanna County


 


 Postcard Photo of  Fife & Drum Corps - Circa 1910
 Camp 562, North Bend, Clinton County, PA



Pictured from the left are Jack King, Jack Kitchen, Harry Summerson,
Walter Sutch, Mr. McDonald, Delbert Putman and Bill Heck

Photograph Donated by Herb Probst
 


 P.O.S. of A. Degree Team
 Camp 30, Shamokin, Northumberland Co., PA
 February 22, 1912


 Camp 328, P.O.S. of A. Degree Team - 1926



Front Row L to R - Samuel Boyer, Stanley Gilbert, Herbert Fritz,
Walter Heagy (Captain),
Bill Long, Earl Miller, Rev. A.M. Hollinger
Back Row L to R - Maurice Roser, Ivan Hess, William Karicoaf, Charles Kessler,
Claude Clouser, Harold E. Wildasin, Jacob H. Wildasin, Harry Newman
 


 P.O.S. of A. Initiatory Team
 Washington Camp No. 50
 1927


 


 P.O.S. of A. Degree Team
 Camp 30, Shamokin, Northumberland Co., PA
 December 6, 1927

 


 Group of Commandery Members
 in Full Dress Uniform



 


 Lebanon Valley Commandery No. 5
 Diamond Jubilee Parade
 August 29, 1907 - Philadelphia, PA


 Late 1800's or Early 1900's
 Camp Members with Sashes
 Around Camp Charter
 (Locality Unknown)


 


 Camden County Association To Entertain New Jersey State Camp
 (Mid 1930's)




 Back Row (Standing)--E. L. Canning, George W. Whinna, E. B. Hoxworth,
Samuel E. Moore, J. A. Beck, William R. Schroeder, S. Joseph Norris,
A. J. Haines, P.S.P.; W. W. Norris, W. Howard Mercer, P.S.P., State Treasurer

Front Row (Kneeling)--Benjamin Fowler A. F. Forman, E. J. Ellenberg, Secretary;
E. V. Baker, Chairman; Neil L. Jamieson, Vice Chairman;
Elwood B. Welch, Treasurer; Harry Dick, Frank Hawkey
 

 Washington Camp No. 39
 Fredericksburg, Virginia
 February 25, 1915


 P.O.S. of A. Circa 1900
 Camp No. 559
 Rothsville, Lancaster Co., PA

      
 


 P.O.S. of A. Band - Leesburg, Mercer Co., PA


 


 P.O.S. of A. Parade - 1911 - Pottsville, PA
 Schuylkill County



 


 P.O.S. of A./P.O. of A. Gathering
 Circa 1910
 (Location Unknown)


 

      
 P.O.S. of A. Parade - Lebanon, Lebanon Co., PA
 (Date Unknown)




 


 Vintage Post Card
 Camp No. 23
 Mt. Carmel, Northumberland County, PA



 P.O.S. of A. "Teen" Member
 Parade Marching Uniform
 Rothsville, Lancaster County, PA

       
 

 P.O.S. of A.
 Official Pennsylvania State Camp
 1923  Diamond Jubilee
 Philadelphia, PA


 P.O.S. of A. Basketball Team
 Camp 251 - Easton, Northampton Co., PA


 

 Joseph Skill - 1835-1904
 Great Grandfather of
 P.J. Skill - Member of Camp No. 1
 (Note P.O.S. of A. Emblem on Hat & Pin)


 


 Early P.O.S. of A. Office Building
 1317 N. Broad Street
 Philadelphia, PA



 

 1940 Year Book of the
 Patriotic Order Sons of America
 92nd Year of the Order
 Sons of America Building
 1317-1319 North Broad Street
 Philadelphia, PA

 Cover Photo Shows the
 State Headquarters -
 The Power House of the Order

 The Bulding is Dedicated to the
 508 Members Who Sacrificed
 Their Lives in WWII and to the
 Founders of the Republic



 Book Includes
 Black & White Photos and an
 Explanation Our Goals

 Listing of Pennsylvania Holidays
 A Chapter of Immigration Laws of that Time
 A Chapter on the National Flag Code
 A Chapter of the Washington Boy's Camp

 Listing of Subordinate Camp Locations
 Various Convention Information


 



 Vintage Photo
 Showing
 Court of Honor

 P.O.S. of A. Convention
 Souvenir









 August 26-31, 1907
 Philadelphia, PA




 



 Wannamaker Store Post Card
 Philadelphia, PA

 The Hospitalities of the
 Largest House in the City for
 Patriotic Order Sons of America
 With Spacious Accomodations
 Specially Prepared for Them

 


 

 On the Back are the Words
 P. O. S. A. Mailing Card 1907

 There is a Space for a
 One Cent Stamp

 

 







 Betsy Ross House
 239 Arch Street
 Here is
 "The Birthplace of Old Glory"
 Mrs. Elizabeth (Betsy) Ross
 made the first American Flag
 1776

 

 


 







 Antique Postcard Showing
 Monument of George Washington
 Erected by P.O.S. of A. at
 Washington Crossing Park
 Bucks County, PA

 Monument Dedicated
 May 27, 1916

 


 

 Antique Postcard - 1907


 Antique Postcard
 With Motto


 


 Note Card
 Showing Former Building of
 Washington Camp No. 422
 South Sterling, Wayne Co., PA
 Built In 1904
 Building Was Purchased By
 South Sterling Methodist
 Episcopal Church's
 Womens Society of Christian
 Service (WSCS)
 in 1946


 Souvenir Postcard of Washington Camp No. 209
 Columbia, Lancaster County, PA


 

 1908 Postcard Showing
 Sons Of America Hall
 Fredericksburg, PA


 Early Postcard Showing
 Sons Of America Hall
 Lebanon, PA



 

 Early Photo Postcard Showing
 P.O.S. of A. Hall
 Schaefferstown, Lebanon Co., PA
 (Photo by Harper)


 

 Early Postcard Showing
 P.O.S. of A. Hall
 Lansford, Carbon Co., PA




 

 Early Post Card Showing
 Washington Camp No. 422
 P.O.S. of A. Meeting Hall
 South Sterling, Wayne Co., PA



 

 Early Post Card Showing
 P.O.S. of A. Meeting Hall
 Mahanoy City, PA
 Schuylkill County


 Early Post Card Showing
 P.O.S. of A. Hall
 Richland, Lebanon Co., PA


 Early Post Card Showing
 P.O.S. of A. Hall
 Reading, Berks Co., PA - 1915


 

 Camp 418 - P.O.S. of A. Hall
 Mountainhome, Monroe County, PA
 (Postmarked 1910)


 

 School House & P.O.S. of A. Hall
 Weissport, PA
 Carbon County


 Early P.O.S. of A. Hall
 Jonestown, Lebanon Co., PA


 

 P.O.S. of A. Hall
 Valley View, Schuylkill Co., PA



 P.O.S. of A. Building
 and
 School House
 Valley View, Schuylkill Co., PA


 Post Card Picture
 of Meeting Hall
 Washington Camp 133
 Shartlesville, Berks Co., PA


 P.O.S. of A. Building
 Bechtelsville, Berks Co., PA


 

 P.O.S. of A. Post Card
 Washington Camp No. 6
 Meeting Room
 Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co., IN


 

 P.O.S. of A. Post Card
 State Convention
 August 26-29, 1907



 

 P.O.S. of A. Post Card
 State Convention
 August 26-29, 1907



  1909 Souvenir Post Card
 Washington, Washington Co., PA


 

 This is "THE FLYING FORTRESS" Named In Honor of
 the Camps of Pennsylvania, P.O.S. OF A.,
 In Recognition of the Purchase of Nearly
 a Half Million Dollars Worth of War Bonds
 Early in 1943



 


 


 Washington Crossing State Park




 

 1917 Post Card
 Washington Camp No. 570
 Philadelphia, PA



 Membership Application Card
 Washington Camp No. 2
 California


 Post Card
 Lebanon Valley
 Commandery #5


 Fund Raiser Ticket
 Washington Camp No. 52
 Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA


 


 1892 Camp Directive
 Washington Camp No. 256
 Schaefferstown, Lebanon Co., PA



 


 From State Camp of California
 Donated by
 Mrs. Joy Carter - Boise, Idaho
 Original Cards from the Late 1800's
 Found in Her Great-Grandmother's Scrapbook








 

 Banquet Program Cover
 Montoursville, Lycoming County, PA


 1891 Pictoral Bible used by P.O.S. of A. Camps

 

     
 



 Antique P.O.S. of A. Bible




 


 Antique Bible
 Camp 601 - Palmerton, PA
 Carbon County


 


 P.O.S. of A. Lithograph
 for Listing Names of Charter Members
 1891


 


 
January 10, 1906
 Past President Certificate
 Washington Camp No. 12
 Binghamton, Broome Co., NY



 


 Washington Monument
 Camden County, NJ
 Committee Certificate


   
 


 P.O.S. of A. Charter from Camp 59
 Mapleton Depot, PA
 Huntingdon County
 March 18, 1887



 Roll of Officers and Members
 of Schuylkill Commandery
 Circa 1870's




 


 Washington Camp No. 504
 Cerfiticate of Membership
 P.O.S. of A. Home Corporation
 1921


 



 Patriotic Order Sons of America
 Commandery General Ritual




 Tenth Anniversary
 Musicale & Dance Program
 Washington Camp No. 291


 

   



 Hospital Expense 
 Protection Form
 
for
 Members &  Families
 Circa 1940


 

 



 


 Alex Faunce Plaque



 

 Golden Jubilee Banner



 

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