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Facsimile of Mary E. Jones Parrish's identification card
After the riot and burning, African American citizens of Tulsa were required to carry identification cards. For several weeks, they were also required to wear green identity tags on their clothes identifying them as being safe and vetted for by…
Maurice Willows hospital
Maurice Willows operated the Red Cross hospital after the riot at 324 N. Hartford Street.
Rev. Whitaker and family distributing relief goods.
Reverend R. A. Whitaker was the pastor at Mount Zion Baptist Church, which had only recently been completed and paid for before the riot. The reasons for its burning are debated, but it was believed to have held a large weapons cache, and that there…
Ward in the Maurice Willows hospital.
Maurice Willows operated the Red Cross hospital after the riot at 324 N. Hartford Street.
Operating Room, Maurice Willows hospital.
Maurice Willows operated the Red Cross hospital after the riot at 324 N. Hartford Street.
Booker T. Washington High School
Booker T. Washington High School remained untouched during the burning and chaos, and housed refugees during and after.
Ruins
Looking east from Detroit Ave over destroyed neighborhoods towards the Tulsa Pressed Brick Company, Booker T. Washington high school is on the right in front of the brick company. The Chicago Defender article says that the three posts were Dr…
East side of Greenwood from Archer, shortly after the burning
This image depicts the east side of Greenwood Ave. Details are sufficient to indicate that this is fairly early after the burning, likely the evening of 1 June. The blurred figures show a lengthy shutter speed was used, suggesting a low ambient…
The Williams Building, Greenwood and Archer, before the riot.
This picture shows the northwest corner of the corner of Greenwood and Archer, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Taken some time before the riot, the building is the Williams Building.
The photo is a very poor quality reproduction from a microfilmed copy of the…