Masonic teaching slides
S.186
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Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
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Masonic teaching slides S.186
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Historical Note............................................................................................................................................... 4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4
Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 6
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Masonic teaching slides S.186
Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Victor Animatograph Corporation.
Title
Masonic teaching slides
Date
circa 1922
Extent
0.4 Cubic feet 4 boxes
Language
English
Preferred Citation
Masonic Teaching Slides, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
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Masonic teaching slides S.186
Historical Note
The glass lantern slides in this collection were manufactured by the Victor Animatograph Corporation of
Davenport, Iowa circa 1922. The slides were used for teaching purposes by Masonic Temple members.
Scope and Contents
The Masonic Temple Slides collection includes 93 glass lantern slides illustrating Biblical events from the
Old Testament. The number following the title of the slide is the original numbering system for the slides.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Literary rights, including copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their legal heirs and
assigns. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special
Collections. The publisher must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation circa 2001.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
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Masonic teaching slides S.186
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/08/22 by Emily Rapoza. EAD finding aid created 2014/08/22 by
Brandon Pieczko. EAD finding aid revised 2014/08/25 by Emily Rapoza and 2014/08/27 by Brandon
Pieczko.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions of the images in this collection are available in the Ball State University Libraries
Archives and Special Collections research room.
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials
Materials relating to this collection may be found in the following collections in Archives and Special
Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie IN:
SC.296: Muncie Masonic Review newsletter
SC.382: Muncie Masonic Temple booklets
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
• Slides (Photography)
Subject(s)
• Bible--History of Biblical events--Illustrations
• Freemasons
• Stoeckel Archives of Local History
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Masonic teaching slides S.186
Collection Inventory
The Shepherd (800)
Burning Bush with Angel (801)
Moses commanded to take off shoes (803)
Moses hiding his face (804)
Moses leading Israelites (805)
Death of Moses (806)
Moses marveling at the sight (807)
Joshua as leader of Israelites (807)
Israelites praying to God (808)
Israelites forsake God (809)
Zadekiah turning Jeremiah away (810)
God sends them a message (811)
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Box
Folder
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King of Chaldees slays their young men (811)
Messenger mocked and despised (813)
Vessels and treasures carried to Babylon (815)
Captives taken to Babylon (816)
Captives in Babylon (817)
Cyrus issues proclamation (818)
King Darius issues command (820)
The burning bush (822)
Journey begins (823)
Without the walls of Babylon (824)
Domes and spires in distance (825)
Routes diverge (826)
Ruins in Anath (827)
The river Euphrates (829)
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Ruins of Tadmor (830)
Beautiful architectural ruins (831)
Jackal and Hyena in ruins (832)
An ancient altar (833)
Damascus in the distance (834)
Cedars of Lebanon (835)
Feast of Belshazzar (5)
Babylon taken by Cyrus (6)
The river Euphrates (7)
Country of Mesopotamia (10)
The sandy desert (11)
The city of Palmyra (12)
The ruins near Damascus (15)
Heavenly city (33)
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Clay grounds
Hills of Riblah
River Jordan
King Solomon and ironworker
Tower of Babel
Noah's sacrifice
City of Babylon
The ancient altar
The burning bush
Fords of the Jordan
Mesopotamia
Babylon besieged devastation of war
Plains of Shinar
Frequent rocks and gullies
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Moses and the burning bush
The city of Babylon
Angel appears in burning bush (801)
Moses marveling at the sight (802)
Moses commanded to take off shoes (803)
Moses hiding his face (804)
Moses leading Israelites (805)
Death of Moses (806)
Joshua their leader (807)
Israelites praying to God (805)
Israelites forsake God (809)
Zedekiah turning Jeremiah away (810)
Transgression of chief priest (811)
God sends a messenger to them (812)
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King of Calders slays their young men (814)
Vessels and treasures carried to Babylon (815)
Captives taken to Babylon (816)
Captives taken to Babylon (817)
Cyrus issues the proclamation (818)
New Temple (819)
King Darius issues command (820)
Temple under construction (821)
The burning bush (822)
Captives kneeling (823)
Without the walls of Babylon (824)
Domes and spires in the distance (825)
Routes diverge (826)
Ruins of Anath (827)
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An ancient altar (828)
The river Euphrates (829)
Ruins of Tadmor (830)
Beautiful architecture (831)
Jackal and Hyena in ruins (832)
An ancient altar (833)
Damascus in the distance (834)
Cedars of Lebanon (835)
Journey's end (836)
Jerusalem (837)
Shepherd
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