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Entrance door of the Theater an der Wien, topped by the double-headed eagle, symbol of Imperial Austria. Beneath it a small group of figures from Mozart's opera The Magic Flute.
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Entrance door of the Theater an der Wien, topped by the double-headed eagle, s...

Mozart's "Magic Flute" at the Vienna Opera. Gottlob Frick (center) as Sarastro.
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Mozart's "Magic Flute" at the Vienna Opera. Gottlob Frick (center)...

House in Wolfenbuettel, Germany, where the poet Gotthold Ephraim Lessing lived from 1777-1781. This is where he wrote his play "Nathan the Wise", the first play in European literature to feature a "good" Jew as the main character.
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House in Wolfenbuettel, Germany, where the poet Gotthold Ephraim Lessing...

Salt mining in the French Comte was of great economic importance. In 1773, new and larger buildings were put up in Senans, built in an innovative neo-classical style. Workshops and exemplary workers' housing form a fan-like ensemble. Claude Nicolas was a Freemason and built the facade in the style of a masonic temple.
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Salt mining in the French Comte was of great economic importance. In 1773, new...

Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790) writing. The sculpture was made when Franklin served as Ambassador of the United States to France. Bronze
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Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790) writing. The sculpture was made when Franklin serve...

Models which served in Benjamin Franklin's lightening rod experiments: bottle (second from right)is a stencil plate; the other three objects were part of the "storm- house" demonstration to show the efficiency of the lightening rod.
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Models which served in Benjamin Franklin's lightening rod experiments: bottle...

Vacuum pump used by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) for his scientific experiments in electricity.
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Vacuum pump used by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) for his scientific experiments...

Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and France, signed on February 6, 1778. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was U.S. Ambassador to France from 1776-1785 and was instrumental in forming the alliance between the two countries.
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Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and France, signed on Feb...

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was US-Ambassador to France from 1776 to 1785. A letter to Mme. Helvetius, widow of the philosopher Claude-Adrien Helvetius, who had been Master of the Lodge "Aux Neuf Soeurs", concerning the reception of Voltaire into the lodge.
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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was US-Ambassador to France from 1776 to 1785. A...

The Grand Master's Chair of the Grand Orient de France. It was made for and used by Philippe d'Orleans, Duc de Chartres (later Philippe Egalite) who was Grand Master from 1771 to 1793 when he abdicated. He died under the guillotine in 1793.
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The Grand Master's Chair of the Grand Orient de France. It was made for and use...

Lodge glasses from foundation of the B'Nai Brith Lodge In 1889, Bielitz, Poland Hebrew inscription: "Beneficence, Charity, Harmony"
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Lodge glasses from foundation of the B'Nai Brith Lodge In 1889, Bielitz, Poland...

Freemasons' goblet, with masons' symbols,trowel, pair of compasses,hammer and T-square. Second half 19th. H:14,5 cm
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Freemasons' goblet, with masons' symbols,trowel, pair of compasses,hammer...