Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2002.148.001 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1921 |
Photographer |
Talmage, Gifford I. |
Description |
Sepia-toned photograph measuring 10" x 8" and depicting the men's surgical ward in the Maurice Willows Hospital, completed in October 1921 at 324 North Hartford Avenue, on the site of the burned Dunbar Grade School. The hospital was formerly housed in the Booker T. Washington High School building at 502 North Frankfort Avenue following the Tulsa Race Massacre. This new, wood-clad hospital building on North Hartford contained a modern operating room, surgical ward for men, a surgical ward for women, a maternity ward, a general medical women's ward, kitchen, bath, and closets. A convalescent porch running the full length of the east side of the building and another small porch on the south side provided fresh air for patients. The construction of the hospital marked the first time in Tulsa's history that African Americans had a hospital of their own. It became known as Maurice Willows Hospital, named after the American Red Cross director of relief. The photograph shows three African American men in hospital beds, one African American man with an amputated left arm standing in the middle of the room, two African American men sitting in the corner, and an African American youth sitting on the far left. The back of the photograph contains the photographer's stamp indicating Gifford I. Talmage took this photograph. Talmage's studio was located in the Robinson Building at 519 West Fourth Street. |
Search Terms |
American Red Cross hospitals Tulsa Race Massacre Maurice Willows Hospital North Hartford Avenue Blacks |
Place |
Tulsa, OK |