Photo taken on June 1, 1921 from the fourteenth floor of the Cosden Building during the Tulsa Race Massacre. The photograph depicts huge plumes of black smoke rising from the Greenwood District in the distance. The back of the photograph contains a handwritten notation stating, “Burning of ‘Little Africa,’ the Negro section of Tulsa, Okla., during the Race Riot, June 1, 1921. About 30 were slain, 9 white, the balance negroes. This picture taken from the roof of the Cosden Building, 14 stories.”
Street view of burned to the ground ruins from the Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921. Visible at the forefront is a man wearing a hat. Photograph by Dr. C.L. Reeder. Scope and Contents The Tulsa Race Massacre (Tulsa Race Riot) of 1921 Collection documents the history of the event through photographs, interviews, correspondence, and articles that are all part of a rich archive of materials from the Ruth Sigler Avery Collection
The Rev. Calvin Stalnaker, of Carbondale Assembly of God church, visits with members of the construction crew building his congregation’s church at 1414 N. Greenwood. Photo taken between 1947-49.
Mount Zion Baptist Church burning as heavy smoke is visible from the roof, Easton Street and Elgin Avenue. Caption on front: “Burning of church where amunition [sic] was stored—during Tulsa Race Riot.” Scope and Contents The Tulsa Race Massacre (Tulsa Race Riot) of 1921 Collection documents the history of the event through photographs, interviews, correspondence, and articles that are all part of a rich archive of materials from the Ruth Sigler Avery Collection.
Five men sift through the burned ruins of the Gurley Hotel at 112½ N. Greenwood Ave. following the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The men are salvaging bricks from the destroyed hotel.
The Mabel B. Little Heritage Museum is seen in June 1986 According to the story published with this photo, construction of the Greenwood Cultural Center began in late August 1985, It was built in two parts at 300 N. Greenwood Ave. Phase 1 was the Heritage Museum.
Author Hannibal Johnson poses Oct. 28, 1998 at Greenwood Avenue and Brady Street in Tulsa, OK, the area known as Black Wall Street before the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot. Johnson’s book ‘Black Wall Street’ chronicles the times and events of the area in the early part of this century.
James Purdom (left) and Bryan Terrill with Up with Trees place historical marker in front of the Tree of Triumph, at right, in the Greenwood Historic District, site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 in Tulsa, Okla.
Houses burn amid a smoked-filled sky during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
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A group of black men being marched to internment at the McNulty Ballpark and held for detention from the Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921. Some men walk with their hands up. Billboard signs are visible in the background. Photograph by Dr. C.L. Reeder. Scope and Contents The Tulsa Race Massacre (Tulsa Race Riot) of 1921 Collection documents the history of the event through photographs, interviews, correspondence, and articles that are all part of a rich archive of materials from the Ruth Sigler Avery Collection.
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View from east on Archer Street towards the railroad tracks for the Santa Fe and Midland Valley railroads. At the forefront to the left is a man wearing a hat and holding an object. Bystanders are visible in the street along with cars as black smokes engulfs buildings and the sky from the Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921. Photograph by Dr. C.L. Reeder. Scope and Contents The Tulsa Race Massacre (Tulsa Race Riot) of 1921 Collection documents the history of the event through photographs, interviews, correspondence, and articles that are all part of a rich archive of materials from the Ruth Sigler Avery Collection.
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Black residents are loaded to be taken to Convention Hall (now the Brady Theater) during the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot near Greenwood.
