National Guard machine gun crew, 1921-06-01

Item

Identifier: 1989.004.5B4

Staff Only

National Guard machine gun crew during Tulsa Race Riot

Scope and Contents

A squad of National Guard troops on a flatbed truck holding an M1917 .30 caliber machine gun. The image is facing southwest between Cincinnati Avenue and Boston Avenue just south of the tracks. The truck is facing 'west' paralleling the Frisco tracks. The image was taken approximately 1 pm, on June 1st 1921.

A "9" is printed on the reverse. Photos B1-B12 are from the same development batch, and notes are in the same handwriting.

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

The photographer is unidentified.

Dates

Other: 1921-06-01

Creator

From the Collection: Curtis, Lori N. (Compiler, Person)
From the Collection: Swinney, James Sidney, 1879-1949 (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Krupnick, Alvin Charles, 1894-1952 (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Trager, Earl A. (Earl Adam), 1893-1978 (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Schmidt, Francis (Francis Albert), 1885-1944 (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Hause, Joseph McMain, 1891-1984 (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Carlson, I. Marc, 1962-2022 (Compiler, Person)
From the Collection: Dudley, Arthur, 1881-1924 (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Reeder, C. L. (Charles LaFayette), 1862-1926 (Photographer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

These materials are open for research by any registered reader.

Conditions Governing Use

This high resolution image is provided as a community service. If it is used, please cite that the original is in the Department of Special Collections, McFarlin Library, The University of Tulsa.

Extent

1 item : Black and white photograph ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Language of Materials

No linguistic content; Not applicable

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Copies

Copies of this exist as one of the postcards found in the following collections: This collection; Ruth Sigler Avery Collection at OSU Tulsa; Hannibal Johnson’s private collection, the National Museum of African American History. The Beryl Ford Collection (with the Tulsa City-County Library and the Tulsa Historical Museum), the Oklahoma Historical Society, and the Greenwood Cultural Center have photographic copies.