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File: B'nai B'rith membership certificate 1876.jpg

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English: Blank membership certificate for the "Independent Order of B'nai B'rith".

Beneath a banner labelled "Benevolence, Brotherly Love, and Harmony", a blank membership certificate is surrounded by vignettes of an orphan asylum, Moses, Abraham and Isaac, a menorah, domestic scenes, and others.

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Français : Certificat de membre du B'nai B'rith vierge. Sous une bannière affichant "Bienveillance, amour fraternel et harmonie", le certificat est décoré de vignettes montrant un orphelinat, Moïse, Abraham et Isaac, une Menorah, des scènes de la vie domestique et autres.
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Author Louis Kurz (1833-1921), for the American Oleograph Company
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Blank membership certificate for the "Independent Order of B'nai B'rith".

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