DETAILS:   Original cabinet card photo of a Knight of Pythias. Verso is dated 1878. Note the spiked helmet on the table next to the Knight. Measures 4.25" x 6.5" inches.


BACKGROUND: The Knights of Pythias was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1864 by Justus H. Rathbone. It was the first fraternal organization to receive a charter from the United States Congress, after President Abraham Lincoln recommended the organization. The Knights of Pythias is based on the story of Damon and Pythias, two ancient Greek figures who were friends.

Oxxbridge Galleries

Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper items with a large selection of historical and 19th Century  tintypes, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, as well as other types of early photography. We invite everyone to visit our ebay store to see our entire inventory.