Name/Title
Mug from the Native Sons of the Golden West Grand Parlor, Yosemite, 1908Entry/Object ID
2020.65.2Description
Acc. No. 20.65.2
Subject Category: Fraternities / Clubs; Native Sons of the Golden West
Date or Period: 1908
Object: mug
Description: glazed one ear mug, light tan outside, white inside. Marked ‘8’ in black under the glaze on the bottom, caption “Grand Parlor, May 1908, Yosemite California” in black gothic letters on front.
Size: Diameter 3 Height 4 inches.
History: Souvenir mug from the Native Sons of the Golden West Grand Parlor, which took place in Yosemite in 1908. Mug was found in a drawer of a desk, which was once stood in the Hall of the Knights of Pythias, on Oak Street. Desk was bought by William Chun, and moved to storage in the 1970s, where it got eaten by rats.
Acquired from: Ted R. Chun
on behalf of Bill Chun Service
Cataloged: 10/25/2020
