Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2022.185.003 |
Collection |
Burnett, Lee Edward "Ed" |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
06/01/1921 |
Description |
Black & white photograph measuring 4.5" x 2.75" and depicting thin smoke rising from the Greenwood District of Tulsa, OK on June 1, 1921, during the event known as the Tulsa Race Massacre. The image looks northeast from the top of the Dreyfus Brothers Wholesale Grocery building, located at 2-8 North Elgin Avenue. The business was owned by four Dreyfus brothers: Asher, Gabe, Henry, and Morris. A horse-drawn ice wagon is visible in the left foreground. The center of the image shows numerous people walking the streets and surveying the damage. |
Search Terms |
Tulsa Race Massacre Archer Street fires Dreyfus Brothers Wholesale Grocers North Elgin Avenue wagons Greenwood District |
Place |
Tulsa, OK |