Scope and Content Restrictions on Use Restrictions on Access Historical Background Physical/Technical Access Acquisition Info Photographs - prints and negatives circa 1908-1990s Photographs - prints and negatives circa 1899-1981 Photographs - prints and negatives circa 1908-1990s Photographs - prints and negatives circa 1925-1970s Panoramic photographs circa 1910s-1950s Photographs - prints 1904-1909 Photographs - prints circa 1912-1940, circa 1980s Photographs - prints 1982-1989 Miscellaneous photographic prints and textual materials circa 1930s-1980s Original drawings and ephemera circa 1922-2000s Photograph albums circa 1960-1991 Photograph albums circa 1940s-1980s Photograph albums circa 1908-1997 Scrapbook and slides circa 1960s-1970s Panoramic photographs 1923, 1938 Panoramic photographs - group portraits circa 1915-1950 Photo collages, poster, and original drawing 1999, undated Subject Terms |
circa 1899-2004 |
| Creator: | Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Nile Temple (Seattle, Wash.) , collector |
| Title: | Nile Shrine collection of photographs and other material |
| Date Span: | circa 1899-2004 |
| Quantity: | 15.09 cubic feet (17 boxes, 1 package, 20 oversize folders, 1 reel) |
| Approximately 2200 photographic prints | |
| Approximately 488 slides | |
| Approximately 450 negatives | |
| 24 albums | |
| 1 film reel : black and white print ; 16mm | |
| Accession No.: | PH2009-018 |
| Languages: | Collection materials are in English. |
Photographs, albums, scrapbook, drawings, film and other material relating to the Nile Shriners and their community activities. Includes numerous group photos of Nile Nobles, including panoramas. Photo albums include mostly snapshots documenting community activities such as parades, school and hospital visits. One 16mm film is in the collection, labeled "Ceremonial in Seattle, 1963". Other material includes clippings, certificates of recognition, ceremonial programs, artifacts, ephemera, manuscripts, and correspondence.
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The Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (AAONMS), or "The Shrine," was created by members of the Masonic Order as a new fraternity in 1871. The "Shriners" adopted a Middle Eastern theme for their rituals and costumes. The Shriners are known for their philanthropy in the building and operating of Shriners Hospitals, which provide free medical care to children. They are also known for their participation in local parades, and often recognized by the trademark red fez.
According to a history on its website, the Nile Shrine was established in 1908-1909, when some 457 Seattle-area "Nobles" split off from the existing Afifi Temple of Tacoma, Washington. The original Nile Shrine meetings took place in Seattle at the Moore Theater and at the Masonic Temple when it was completed in 1916; in 1924, the group purchased a parcel of land on Lake Ballinger in Mountlake Terrace to serve as a country club, including a golf course, which it still owns and operates today. In 1955, the Nile Nobles constructed a new office building in downtown Seattle, but this was soon thereafter sold back to the city as preparations for the 1962 World's Fair developed the grounds at Seattle Center. Subsequently, the Mountlake Terrace property served all of the administrative, ceremonial and recreational purposes.
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Donor: Richard M. Kovak, Potentate for Nile Shrine, February 2009
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