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Lynde, Harriett

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

$85,000 Negro Church on fire, 1921-06-01

 Item
Identifier: 1989.004.5.48
Scope and Contents

A photographic reproduction of a photo taken of the crowd looking North up Elgin Ave. from Davenport St, watching the Mt. Zion Baptist Church burn.


"G12 of 28" written on back. Note on back: "Photograph no. 25 in the Clark Blue collection in the Western History Collection, University of Oklahoma..."


The title supplied by cataloger from writing on the front.. Digital image has been modified from the original for clarity.


The photographer is unidentified.

Dates: 1921-06-01

Greenwood in the aftermath of the riot, 1921-06-01

 Item
Identifier: 1989.004.5.41
Scope and Contents A photographic reproduction of a photo taken looking up Greenwood Avenue from Archer Street. There are indivuduals on the street and a jitney bus. The image shows the damage done to the electrical wiring and the buildings. Based on the burnt out cars, the cables, and relatively intact walls (which have not yet collapsed), this photo was taken fairly early in the cleanup."G5 of 28" written on back.The title supplied by cataloger. Digital image has been modified from...
Dates: 1921-06-01

Smoke billowing behind the Frisco tracks, 1921-06-01

 Item
Identifier: 1989.004.5.51
Scope and Contents

A photographic reproduction. This was taken at the intersection of Boston Avenue and the Frisco tracks, a center of the nighttime gun battle. Individuals milling about near the railroad tracks. Four flatbed wagons are in the foreground. In the background, smoke is rising from the African American district.


"G16 of 28" written on back of this photograph.

Dates: 1921-06-01