G. A. Gregg
G. A. Gregg, Executive Secretary, Hunton Branch, Y. M. C. A., Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Unknown photographer
Mary E. Jones Parrish. <em>Events of the Tulsa Disaster</em>. Privately published. 1922.
Unknown
This item was published in the <em>Events of the Tulsa Disaster</em> in 1922, and is therefore in the Public Domain.
Funeral Car of Jackson Undertaking Co.
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Mary E. Jones Parrish. <em>Events of the Tulsa Disaster</em>. Privately published. 1922.
c. 1921
This item was published in the <em>Events of the Tulsa Disaster</em> in 1922, and is therefore in the Public Domain.
First Riot Picture
Caption: Here is the first picture of the riot. it shows the first appliance of the torch to the negro section. <br /><br /> This appeared on page 9 of the 1921 June 1 <strong>Tulsa Tribune</strong>, although I'm not sure which edition. The City edition, which was the one microfilmed has replaced this with a cartoon <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Doings of the Duffs</span>, "How was a man to know?"<br /><br /> Although the picture is unclear, due to the reproduction process, it should be possible to match the shadows and shapes to determine the actual image, should it still exist elsewhere.
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<em>Tulsa Tribune</em>
1921 June 1
Public domain
First fires in waking of fighting were near business district
Image taken from the roof of the Hotel Tulsa looking towards the Greenwood District. The arrow is pointed toward the general area of Detroit and Archer.<br /><br /> This photo is reproduced from a very poor quality microfilmed image.
Unknown photographer, probably Alvin C. Krupnick
<em>Tulsa Tribune</em>
1921 June 1
This was published in the <em>Tulsa Tribune</em> in 1921 and therefore is in the Public Domain.
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 white employers.
Mary E. Jones Parrish
Mary E. Jones Parrish. <em>Events of the Tulsa Disaster</em>. Privately published. 1922.
c. 1921
This item was published in the <em>Events of the Tulsa Disaster</em> in 1922, and is therefore in the Public Domain.
F.R. Williams Apartment House
Unknown Photographer
Tulsa Star
1914 August 9
Public Domain
East side of Greenwood...
Caption: "East Side of Greenwood avenue, looking north from Arther street. This block formed the principle negro business district."
Unknown photographer
<em>Tulsa Trubune</em>
1921 June 5
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 light level.
<p>The key to the numbers was in the <em>Chicago Defender</em> article:</p>
<ol><li>The ruins of the Stradford Hotel, owned by J.B. Stradford, valued at $65,000, containing 66 rooms.</li>
<li>Dreamland Theater, owned by Wesley Williams. [Note that the Dreamland sign is still hanging, indicating the early time period of the photograph].</li>
<li>Gist grocery store.</li>
<li>Ed Howard's barber shop.</li>
<li>Woods building, occupied by the Earl real estate co. [The article implies that the safe was from the real estate company. It is also possible, and has been suggested elsewhere, that the safe had been in Dr. Bridgewater's office, also in the Woods Building, where it had been used as a bank. Also in the Woods Building were the new offices of the <em>Oklahoma Sun</em> newspaper, in the space formerly occupied by the <em>Tulsa Star</em>; Gentry's real estate; Mary Parrish's school; and two other physicians.]</li>
</ol>This photo is a very poor quality reproduction from a microfilmed copy of the <em>Chicago Defender</em>.
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<em>Chicago Defender</em>, 1921 June 11
1921 June [1]
This item was published in 1921 and therefore is in the Public Domain
East End Garage
East End Garage, 614 E. Archer, is another Williams business.
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1921 Booker T. Washington High School Yearbook
1921
Public Domain
Dreamland Theater
William's Dreamland Theater, 127 N. Greenwood, was a center for life and a symbol of affluence and success in pre-riot Greenwood.
Unknown Photographer
1921 Booker T. Washington High School Yearbook
1921
Public Domain