Cosmos Club
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The Cosmos Club is a 501 private social club in Washington, D.C., that was founded by John Wesley Powell in 1878 as a gentlemen's club for those interested in science. Among its stated goals is, "The
The clubhouse in April 2022
Cosmos Club at Lafayette Square, c. 1921
725 Madison Place
Cosmos Club on Lafayette Square
Gentlemen's club
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A gentlemen's club is a private social club of a type originally established by men from Britain's upper classes starting in the 17th century.
Cosmos Club
…The Cosmos Club is a 501(c)(7) private social club in Washington, D.C., that was founded by John Wesley Powell in 1878 as a gentlemen's club for those interested in science. Among its stated goals is, "The advancement of its members in science, literature, and art and also their mutual…
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The bar at the Savile Club, 69 Brook Street, London
A Club of Gentlemen by Joseph Highmore, c. 1730
Scene in a gentlemen's club: a cartoon of 1883 by Charles Keene