Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2025.050.004 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
06/01/1921 |
Description |
Black & white photograph measuring 4.5" x 2.75" taken during the Tulsa Race Massacre on June 1, 1921 from the Cosden Building, located at 409 South Boston Avenue in Tulsa, OK. The photograph depicts a northeasterly view with huge plumes of black smoke rising from the Greenwood District in the distance. The railroad tracks of the Saint Louis & San Francisco "Frisco" Railway are visible running horizontally through the image. The lower margin of the photograph contains a printed caption reading, "Bird's eye view of the 'Burning of Little Africa, 6/1/21.'" |
Search Terms |
Black history fires Greenwood District racism railroad cars Saint Louis & San Francisco "Frisco" Railway Tulsa Race Massacre |
Place |
Tulsa, OK |