[New Haven]: 1945.
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Hardcover. Photo album. Large octavo. Full black buckram with date "1945W" stamped in silver on the front board; "Class of 1945 W" and the number "322" stamped on the spine and "322" on the rear board, mild edgewear is near fine. The album contains 10 mounted gelatin silver photographs of members, each one Signed; an additional unsigned photograph of an older unidentified African-American, presumably a servant; plus four additional images (a skull and bones, the entrance to the club, etc). Not inconsistent with the time, most of the members are pictured in military uniforms. Skull and Bones is the oldest of Yale's secret societies and the most determinedly secretive; as such, it has long been an inspiration for speculation and imagination. A fascinating album from Yale's Skull and Bones society, comprising real photos of members with their signatures, as well as photos of the club and related images and iconography. Undoubtedly produced in small numbers for members only, these "yearbooks" are understandably scarce and (literally) put a face on this notoriously secretive club. Skull and Bones has counted as members many of the most powerful men in the country - from Presidents and Supreme Court Justices to writers and athletes.
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