Name/Title
Wor. P.K. Bauman, 1920Entry/Object ID
2020.1.43Description
This sepia-toned, studio portrait shows a middle-aged man, from the chest up. He wears a white collared shirt and a straight bowtie under a vest and suit jacket. The sitter has a large mustache and slicked back hair parted to the side. He is seated with his torso at an angle but his entire face is visible and he looks at the camera. On the back of the photograph, there are several notes: (1) top center, in dark black ink "M.W P.K Bauman 1850-1920 Grandmaster of Masons of Va. Feb. 12 1914 - Feb 11 - 1915"; (2) below, in pencil "Was senior warden at time of death at Fredericksburg Lodge No 4"; (3) farther down, in black ink "Wor. Bro. Kuszner Bauman son of P.K Bauman was master of Fred. Lodge 1941 and was raised by him in May 1941. Albert Campbell W. Master 1958"; (4) the studio stamp "Photograph by Judson Smith Studio Fredericksburg, VA," it also has "1964" written directly next to it in black ink; (5) below the studio stamp, in black ink "Original photograph taken Dec. 25 - 1901 at age 50"; (6) in the bottom right corner, in pencil lead "Prepare and framed by Worshipful Alfred W. Campbell."
