Bricklayers and Mason's International Union Members, Portland, Maine, ca. 1900. Maine State Museum, 2015.30.20.
Bricklayers and Mason's International Union Members, Portland, Maine, ca. 1900. Maine State Museum, 2015.30.20.
By enlarging this image, the banner in the center background comes into focus, revealing that these are members of the Bricklayers and Mason's International Union. They pose wearing special parade uniforms with membership badges attached to their shirts. They hold white ceremonial canes symbolizing respectability and authority.