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Members of a friendly society compensating one of its members for ill-health. Pen and ink and watercolour, c. 1807.

A young man's benefit : The Independent Order of Odd Fellows and sickness insurance in the United States and Canada, 1860-1929 / George Emery and J.C. Herbert Emery.

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A young man's benefit : The Independent Order of Odd Fellows and sickness insurance in the United States and Canada, 1860-1929 / George Emery and J.C. Herbert Emery.

Members of a friendly society compensating one of its members for ill-health. Pen and ink and watercolour, c. 1807.