Machine gun detachment, 1921
Item
Identifier: 1993.001.1.32.2
Scope and Contents
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."
Dates
- Creation: 1921
Extent
1 item : Black and white photographic print with typed caption pasted on verso.
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) (Organization)
- Oklahoma. National Guard (Organization)
- Walton, J. C., 1881-1949 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
Contact:
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496
speccoll@utulsa.edu
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496
speccoll@utulsa.edu