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Benjamin
House of David
Benton Harbor (Mich.)
2 image files
English
Visual Materials
Postcard
House of David (Religious society) -- Pictorial works Postcards -- Michigan -- Benton Harbor
Purnell, Benjamin Franklin, 1861-1927
Benton Harbor (Mich.) Berrien County (Mich.) Michigan
Cap and clothing made for him at colony tailor's shop, as all members had a suit of clothing made for them at the shop. The picture is symbolic of the story of Joseph in Egypt wherein Joseph has his silver cup hidden in Benjamin's corn sack.
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