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The research materials of William M. O'Brien, local historian.

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H.R. 1039: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Memorial/Museum of Reconciliation and other sites in Tulsa, Oklahoma, relating to the 1921 Tulsa race riot as a unit of the National Park Service, and for other purposes. 5p.

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Enlarged copy of photograph of silhouette of a ruined building after the fires of the Tulsa Race Riot.

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

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Groups of photographs of the destruction of the the Greenwood neighborhood, arranged by acquistion.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The research materials of William M. O'Brien, local historian.

Scope and Contents Photocopies of two excerpts from The Independent, from June 18, 1921, one titled "The Tulsa Race Riots" and the other "The Turk in Tulsa." The first piece summarized the events and described how a white mob entered Greenwood and "systematically wiped it out," as well as the National Guard intervention, the homeless crisis that ensued, and the Grand Jury investigation. The scond piece called the events in Tulsa not a riot but a "massacre" and compared them with the massacres of Armenians by...

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....Showing Office and Public Buildings, Railroad Passenger and Freight Depots. Map includes inset detail map of Tulsa and additions plus index to municipal buildings, churches, schools, etc. Advertisement for Triangle Blue Print & Supply Co. in upper right corner.

Published by Standard Map Company, Chicago, IL.

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Enlarged copy of photograph of fireplace chimney standing in a residential area destroyed during the Tulsa Race Riots.

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The research materials of William M. O'Brien, local historian.

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A photographic reproduction of a photo taken looking north up Greenwood Avenue from Archer Street The Woods building on the right has not yet burned. This image was taken about 12.30 pm.

"G4 of 28" written on back. Race Riot was written on front of image.

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

The photographer is unidentified.