The Secret Tradition in Freemasonry

A black and white studio portrait of a man in profile facing left. He is middle-aged with a thick mustache and light-colored hair. He wears a dark suit jacket, a high-winged white collar, and a patterned necktie. The photograph is enclosed in a thin black rectangular border.

Arthur Edward Waite (1857–1942) was a prolific British author and mystic. He wrote extensively on the history and internal symbolism of various esoteric traditions, including Freemasonry, Alchemy, and the Tarot.

original: "Photo by J. Russell & Sons.]" J. Russell & Sons was a prominent firm of British portrait photographers active during the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. They were known for photographing members of the royal family and other notable public figures.