Box 5
Container
Contains 2 Results:
Scene during Tulsa Race Riot, 1921-06-01
Item — Box: 5, Page: 1
Identifier: 1989.004.5.1; 2013.009.6
Scope and Contents
A Postcard showing a group of African-Americans and armed Whites in civilian attire standing on a road. There is a building and two vehicles behind the crowd. One man is refilling the radiator of one of the vehicles.
Title is taken from the writing on the face of the postcard. Digital image has been modified from the original for clarity.
The photographer is unidentified. The Postcards were first published in 1921.
Dates:
1921-06-01
Little Africa on Fire, Tulsa Race Riot, 1921-06-01
Item — Box: 5, Page: 1
Identifier: 1989.004.5.2
Scope and Contents
A postcard showing the scene from the roof of the Hotel Tulsa on 3rd St. between Boston Ave. and Cincinnati Ave.. The first row of buildings is along 2nd St. The smoke cloud on the left (Cincinnati Ave. and the Frisco Tracks) is identified in the Tulsa Tribune version of this photo as being where the fire started.Title is taken from the writing on the face of the postcard. Digital image has been modified from the original for clarity.The photographer is unidentified....
Dates:
1921-06-01