Welcome to our Online Collections Database!
Copyright & Reproduction Notice:
Permission to view photographs in this database does not convey the right to publish or reproduce the images in any manner, including uploading them to websites and social media. Photographs in this database may be subject to copyright restrictions. For permission to reproduce or publish a photograph, email Curator of Collections Luke Williams at lwilliams@tulsahistory.org. Be sure to provide the image catalog numbers in which you are interested. A research fee of $25.00 per hour will be charged for applicants that do not provide a list of catalog numbers. Please limit requests to twenty-five photographs per order. Digital fees and usage fees may apply.
Tips for Searching in this Database:
Keyword Search
The Keyword Search button allows you to perform a general search across multiple fields for any catalog records online. Keyword searches use OR as the default connector between words (e.g. a search for Skelly Mansion will return records associated with Skelly OR Mansion). If you want to find records where both keywords are found, type in AND between the two words. To search for a specific phrase, be sure to put the phrase within quotes (e.g. "Tulsa Municipal Airport"). You can also use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard (e.g. a search for histor* would come up with records containing history, histories, historical, etc.). Searches are not case sensitive.
Catalog Searches (Archives / Photos)
The catalog buttons can also help narrow down your search, by only searching with a selected catalog. If you only want to search for Photos, click the Photos button and type in your keyword(s) or phrase. You can also browse records within that catalog without performing a search. Phrase searching, wildcards (*) as well as AND/OR statements are available when performing catalog searches.
Featured Collections
Bud and Walter Brewer Collection:
R. A. "Bud" Brewer and Walter S. Brewer were prolific commercial photographers for several decades in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Brewers owned Industrial Photo Service, located at 8 East 17th Street, Tulsa, OK. This collection features hundreds of images captured on sheet film negatives. To view these items, please click the following button:
Brewer CollectionWaite Phillips Collection:
Waite Phillips (1883-1964) was a successful oilman and philanthropist. This collection features photographs and documents pertaining to his family and business endeavors. To view these items, please click the following button:
Phillips CollectionTulsa Race Massacre Resources:
The collections of the Museum of Tulsa History contain a large number of items pertaining to the Tulsa Race Massacre, an event known historically as the Tulsa Race Riot. To view these items, please click the following button:
Race Massacre ResourcesPatterson Steel Company & Ed Patterson Collection:
This collection contains hundreds of images of buildings constructed with steel fabricated by Patterson Steel Company of Tulsa, Oklahoma. In the autumn of 1920, Alfred and Nathan Patterson formed the company, located at 801 North Xanthus Avenue. It fabricated steel used in hundreds of buildings in Tulsa and in other cities. To view these items, please click the following button:
Patterson CollectionRussell L. Magee Collection:
Russell L. Magee (1931-2001) formed the Tulsa architectural firm of Russell L. Magee & Associates, Architects. The firm designed many buildings in Tulsa, as well as throughout Oklahoma and other states. Some of these projects included church buildings, school buildings, municipal buildings, medical buildings, motels, restaurants, and personal residences. To view these items, please click the following button:
Magee CollectionFeedback and/or Corrections:
Please send any feedback, corrections in photograph descriptions, or additional information to Luke Williams, Archivist & Curator of Collections, at lwilliams@tulsahistory.org. Be sure to include the item's ten-digit Object ID number with your comments.
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