Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2015.002.028 |
Collection |
Deisenroth, Oakley |
Object Name |
Postcard, Picture |
Date |
June 1, 1921 |
Description |
Digital scan of an original, sepia-toned picture postcard depicting a truck parked in front of the Litan Hotel located at 21 A West 2nd Street in Tulsa, OK. The photograph was taken during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The back of the truck contains armed military personnel. African Americans are on the bed of the truck. A shirtless African American man sits on the end of the truck bed next to two other men. |
Search Terms |
2nd Street arrests Blacks detention Litan Hotel Oklahoma National Guard Tulsa Race Massacre |
Place |
Tulsa, OK |