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While President of the USA, Truman once said, “The greatest honor that has ever come to me, and that can ever come to me in my life, is to be the Grand Master of Masons in Missouri.”
Truman in Regalia — While President of the USA, Truman once said, “The greatest honor that has ever come to me, and that can ever come to me in my life, is to be the Grand Master of Masons in Missouri.”
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Truman in Regalia While President of the USA, Truman once said, “The greatest honor that has ever come to me, and that can ever come to me in my life, is to be the Grand Master of Masons in Missouri.”
The Masonic apron passed down from Helvétius to Voltaire to Benjamin Franklin —  Lodge of the Nine Sisters, which Franklin affiliated to  in France.
Voltaire/Frankin Apron — The Masonic apron passed down from Helvétius to Voltaire to Benjamin Franklin — Lodge of the Nine Sisters, which Franklin affiliated to in France.
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Voltaire/Frankin Apron The Masonic apron passed down from Helvétius to Voltaire to Benjamin Franklin — Lodge of the Nine Sisters, which Franklin affiliated to in France.
By Nicolas de Largillière, c. 1724
Voltaire — By Nicolas de Largillière, c. 1724
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Voltaire By Nicolas de Largillière, c. 1724
With the Washington family on the terrace. By Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820)
Mount Vernon (1796) — With the Washington family on the terrace. By Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820)
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Mount Vernon (1796) With the Washington family on the terrace. By Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820)
Cover of the first edition
The Hound of the Baskervilles — Cover of the first edition
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The Hound of the Baskervilles Cover of the first edition
Cover of Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887, featuring A. Conan Doyle's story
A Study in Scarlet — Cover of Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887, featuring A. Conan Doyle's story
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A Study in Scarlet Cover of Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887, featuring A. Conan Doyle's story
US Federal Courts ruled in the 19th Century the Freemasons could not claim trademark on this icon
Masonic Square and Compasses — US Federal Courts ruled in the 19th Century the Freemasons could not claim trademark on this icon
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Masonic Square and Compasses US Federal Courts ruled in the 19th Century the Freemasons could not claim trademark on this icon
in 1914
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle — in 1914
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Charles Dickens 1850
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Cover of serial, "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens
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By John Leech, The Last of the Spirits, from Charles Dickens' <i>A Christmas Carol</i>, first edition, 1843
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come — By John Leech, The Last of the Spirits, from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, first edition, 1843
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Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come By John Leech, The Last of the Spirits, from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, first edition, 1843