Masonic Spade — Alexandre Washington Lodge No. 22 — 1920

Description

Postcard illustrating a masonic spade used during the laying of the cornerstone of the American Capitol in 1793 by General George Washington. The reverse details its later use for the laying of the cornerstone of the Smithsonian in 1846, the Washington Monument in 1848, and the masonic temple in Washington in 1907. Copyright 1920 by the Alexandria Washington Lodge.