File:Masons posing together at annual meeting, Everett, July 12-14, 1926 (MOHAI 12971).jpg

On June 15, 1853, Olympia Lodge No. 5 of the Grand Lodge of Oregon A.F.& A.M. became the first Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons chartered in what is now the State of Washington. Until the 1980s, widespread racial segregation made it difficult for African Americans to join Lodges outside of Prince Hall jurisdictions. In the image pictured here, a large group of African American Freemasons pose together in Everett, Washington, during an annual meeting of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Washington, Free and Accepted Masons. It is unclear if the members of the lodge pictured here are part of a Prince Hall jurisdiction, or if they are outside the governance of Regular Freemasonry. Unfortunately, none of the individuals in the image are identified.

Handwritten on image: 23rd Annual Session of M. W. U. Grand Lodge of Washington, and its Jurisdiction. F. & A. M. at Everett Wash, July 12-13-14-1926. Juleen Photo Everett Wa. Caption information source: https://freemason-wa.org/grand-lodge-of-wa/history-of-washington-freemasonry

• Subjects (LCTGM): Fraternal organizations--Washington (State)--Everett; Group portraits