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<!--StartFragment-->They’re not champing cigars, but these Masonic Home residents of the 1980s seem serious about their cards.<!--EndFragment-->

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<!--StartFragment-->Sharp-dressed men from the Masonic Home set off on an adventure, 1980s.<!--EndFragment-->

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<!--StartFragment-->A summer picnic behind the Masonic Home. The Home’s original barn, a key structure of the longtime farm operation, is visible in the background.<!--EndFragment-->

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<!--StartFragment-->Sporting festive patterns and great hats, a trio of grand dames from the Home, including Alice Meek Inkley (namesake of a one of the property’s present-day event spaces), departs on an excursion. <!--EndFragment-->

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<!--StartFragment-->Joining the fun of an annual luau celebration are two residents of the Home.<!--EndFragment-->

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<!--StartFragment-->The barn, built in the 1920s, on the Home’s “back 15”, stood until the 1980s, when it was razed to make room for the Jennings-McCall complex. Prince, the Home’s much-loved dog, can be seen laying in the grass in front of the barn.<!--EndFragment-->

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<!--StartFragment-->May Day was celebrated at the Home with a traditional May Pole dance. This photo shows the festive character of the event in the 1980s.<!--EndFragment-->

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<!--StartFragment-->A Shriners’ orchestra tears up the Masonic Home auditorium, 1980s.<!--EndFragment-->

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<!--StartFragment-->Mabel Cook, known to all as Cookie, and Prince, the dog, were two of the most popular residents of the Home in the 1980s.  In this photo, the pair seems to have shown up for a formal affair dressed in similar outfits.<!--EndFragment-->

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<!--StartFragment-->This resident, dressed for a fun, special event on property, was tuckered out after reaching the top of the ramp between the first and second floors. He tries to hitch a ride by sticking out his thumb and showing a little leg.<!--EndFragment-->

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<!--StartFragment-->A robot comes to visit Home residents in the 1980s.<!--EndFragment-->

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