Ku Klux Klan (1915- )

Illustrated template on which notices and messages were printed and dispersed to Klansmen about important and/or secret subjects, meetings or events. The template illustration, printed in red and black, features the upper body of a robed and hooded Klansman holding a burning cross; two mounted, robed and hooded Klansmen can be seen in the background.

View of four robed and hooded Klansmen, pictured in a field at night, posted in front of a burning cross. Typed caption on verso reads in part: "...Midvale New Jersey. Renewing activites in the east, members of the Ku Klux Klan climbed two miles over rocks and ice to the top of Open Mountain near here last night and burned a 60-foot cross...."

View of two National Guardsmen stationed at the doors of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Image reproduced in an unidentified Oklahoma newspaper. Newspaper caption reads: "Soldiers ready to prevent meeting of legislature. Sentries at the entrance of the state capitol of Oklahoma. They have orders to prevent the members of the legislature entering to hold a session."

View of three National Guardsmen looking towards the camera, pictured standing on the flat roof of an unidentified building. Typed caption on verso reads: "Photo shows a machine gun detachment of the Oklahoma National Guard stationed on a roof commanding the city and county jails as a result of martial law declared in the state by Governor Walton in his fight against the Ku Klux Klan. The same day this photo was taken orders were issued against the taking of any further photographs."

View of a small group of robed and hooded Klansmen mounted on robed and hooded horses, one Klansman as flag bearer. The Klansmen appear to be at an nighttime event also attended by male citizens dressed in suits, caps or hats. This photograph appeared in The Tulsa Tribune article titled, "Noted, Notorious - Tulsa Recalls Sooners", 26 Nov 1960.

View featuring Oklahomans, some visibly armed, lined up to vote. Typed caption on verso reads: "People of Oklahoma defy governor. Evidently alienating the support of all citizens by the steps he has taken in his war on the Ku Klux Klan. Governor Walton of Oklahoma had the opportunity in Oklahoma City of witnessing a scene such as the above--armed citizens claiming their right to the vote which he forbade."

View of the House floor of the Oklahoma Legislature in session. Newspaper clipping caption on verso reads: "The House opposed to Walton. Representatives of the Oklahoma legislature photographed just before voting down a bill offered by the governor calling for an investigation of the house for Klan members".

View of the Duhamel Company building (Rapid City, SD) as seen from the city street; a robed and hooded Klan member is featured in the foreground pulling 2 small "Wagner Coaster" wagons, a handmade sign propped up on each. The signs read: "24 Hours Late" and "C.M. and St. P. R.R."

View of a group of robed and hooded Klansmen, pictured in a field at night, hands raised above their heads, standing near a mound of ashes, burned tree limbs and branches.

View of a large group of robed and hooded Klansmen gathered at night in a field. One Klansman stands behind a podium with microphone, his back to the group; another stands apart from the group speaking into a megaphone.