Charred Negro killed in Tulsa Riot, 1921-06-01

Item

Identifier: 1989.004.5.14

Staff Only

Charred Negro killed in Tulsa Riot 6-1-1921

Scope and Contents

A Postcard showing a murder victim. This victim appears in photos 14, 55, and S10. This photo appears to be a cropped print of photo S10. A postcard depicting an unidentified man lying between some tracks and a fence. Another man stands behind him, and shadows indicate several others just outside the image. This same body appears in 4 photographs (1989.004.5.15, 1989.004.5.54, 1989.004.5.s9 1989.004.5.S11). Based on correlating information from these images, the body was lying along the north side of the main Frisco tracks, just west of Cincinnatti Ave.

Title is taken from the writing on the face of the postcard. Digital image has been modified from the original for clarity.

The Postcards were first published in 1921.

Dates

Creation: 1921-06-01

Creator

Schmidt, Francis (Francis Albert), 1885-1944 (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.

Photos taken by F.A. Schmidt entered the public domain on 1 January 2015.

Extent

1 item : Black and white Real Picture Postcard ; 9 x 14 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Originals

The Department of Special Collections, McFarlin Library, The University of Tulsa has a copy of the original Schmidt photograph.

Existence and Location of Copies

Copies of this postcard can be found in the following collections: 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.

An original of this photograph can be found in the Francis Albert Schmidt scrapbooks, 1911-1922. Coll. No. 1979-017