Description:
Stephen Flynn discovered these two seal presses on Higgins Beach in Scarborough, Maine, in 1978. They were found in the remains of the Silver Sands Hotel, which had to be destroyed after damage caused by a storm. Two seal presses were from the Women\u27s Ku Klux Klan organizations of Augusta and Bath, Maine. The one from WKKK chapter of Augusta, Maine reads: “Women of the Ku Klux Klan; Capital City Klan; Klan No 11 Augusta, Maine.” In the center there is a shield with a cross and the letters W, K, K, K, at the top, bottom, and sides of the cross. The seal from WKKK chapter of Bath, Maine reads: “Women of the Ku Klux Klan; Bath Klan; Klan No 15 Bath, Maine.” There is also an image of a shield in its center (but no cross) with the letters W, K, K, and K. undated Size of Collection:
1 ft
