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  • Color in Dress for Dark Skinned Peoples

    Written by
    Washington, Ella Mae, American
    Published by
    Unidentified
    Date
    1949
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Exhibition
    Cultural Expressions
    Medium
    ink on paper with cardboard
    Dimensions
    9 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 5/8 in. (24.8 x 20 x 1.6 cm)
    Description
    A first edition copy of Color in Dress for Dark Skinned Peoples by Ella Mae Washington. This is a hardback bound book with a brown cover. Embossed on the front cover along the left hand margin is a lighthouse set upon a rocky base. Along the right hand side is the title that reads "COLOR IN DRESS/ for / DARK SKINNED PEOPLES." At the bottom of right hand side is the author's name "Ella Mae Washington." The image and the text are embossed onto the cover. The background consists of embossed wavy lines swirling in an abstract pattern.
    Place printed
    Langston, Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    Beauty culture
    Caricature and cartoons
    Clothing and dress
    Colorism
    Identity
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Linda Crichlow White
    Object number
    2013.229
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5feb16115-c1f6-4246-8599-68fd73f1d25e
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    Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma, 1921, Vol. 1

    Published by
    Bunn Publishing Company, American
    Written by
    Bunn, Clinton Orrin, American, 1877 - 1924
    Owned by
    B. C. Franklin, American, 1879 - 1960
    Subject of
    Judge Brett, Rutherford, American, founded 1867
    Date
    1922
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    Medium
    paper, ink
    Dimensions
    10 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 2 11/16 in. (26 × 19 × 6.8 cm)
    Title
    Law book used by B.C. Franklin in advocating for survivors of the Tulsa Riot
    Description
    A hardcover book titled Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma, 1921, Vol. 1 written by Clinton Orrin Bunn. The cover is brown and red. Handwritten in ink on the spine is “Judge Rutherford Division Two.” Written on the front cover is “Division Two.” The book is annotated and has several handwritten notes in the margins throughout the book.
    Index pages (1567-1584) and blank end page are loose and separated from the rest of the book.
    Place used
    Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    American South
    American West
    Caricature and cartoons
    Law
    Race discrimination
    Race riots
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John W. and Karen R. Franklin
    Object number
    2013.238.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d78e7104-21a2-4125-923d-60f49646ab8d
  • Midnight Shadow

    Directed by
    Randol, George Elwood, American, 1895 - 1973
    Hawkins, Charles, American
    Produced by
    Randol, George Elwood, American, 1895 - 1973
    Subject of
    Dandridge, Ruby, American, 1900 - 1987
    Redd, Frances, American, 1917 - 1993
    Woods, Buck, American, 1905 - 1974
    Brooks, Jess Lee, American, 1894 - 1944
    Criner, John L., American, 1898 - 1965
    Robinson, Ollie Ann
    Rosemond, Clinton, American, 1882 - 1966
    Brandon, Edward, American, 1907 - 1980
    Bates, Richard
    Webster, Pete, American, 1905 - 1988
    Simposon, Napoleon, American, 1902 - 1967
    Distributed by
    Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
    Date
    1939
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 57 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 700 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1240 Feet
    Description
    2015.167.14.1ab: 16mm black and white films.
    Mr. Wilson, a Texas landowner rich with oil, is murdered. Two young family friends set out to uncover the murderer. They journey to Shreveport where the crime is solved.
    Over her mother Emma's objections, Margaret Wilson, an impressionable small-town beauty, encourages the romantic interests of the refined Prince Alihabad and rejects her longtime admirer, the sincere but poor Buster Barnett. Unknown to Margaret, Alihabad is a charlatan from the vaudeville circuit, whose interest in the East Texas oil field that her father Dan has set aside for her wedding present appears to be more than passing. After Dan shows him where the oil land deed is kept, Alihabad asks Margaret to leave with him on an extended overseas trip. While Margaret debates and finally rejects Alihabad's dubious invitation, a man watches her house. Later the man breaks into the Wilsons' home and, after drugging Emma and Dan, steals the deed. Margaret discovers her father dead the next morning and telephones Ernest Lingley, whose bumbling son Jr. is an aspiring private detective. While Jr. and his equally ineffectual partner, Lightfoot, rush to the crime scene, homicide detective Sergeant Ramsey questions Buster, who casts suspicion on Alihabad. Ramsey, who has learned that Dan had contacted an oil developer in Shreveport, Louisiana, about his land, orders his men to locate Alihabad, Jr. and Lightfoot take off for Shreveport. There they inform John Mason, the oil company agent, to expect a man to approach him with the Wilson deed. Mason notifies the local police, while Jr. and Lightfoot cover the train depot. Later that night, the killer shows up at Mason's office, presents the stolen deed, then demands cash for it at knifepoint. At the same time, Jr. and Lightfoot, having spent the day in fruitless pursuit, return to Mason's office just in time to alert the police and apprehend the killer. The mystery of Dan's death solved, Ramsey then corners Alihabad, who reveals his fakery and loses Margaret to the deserving, faithful Buster.
    Sources:
    AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Accessed August 11, 2016 (http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2243)
    WorldCat. Accessed August 11, 2016 (https://www.worldcat.org/title/midnight-shadow/oclc/15160578&referer=brief_results)
    Place depicted
    Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Place filmed
    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Nieman Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    sound films
    black-and-white films (visual works)
    release prints (motion pictures)
    feature films
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.14.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54f6bfb02-482a-4e19-9a6d-6b44cb25ec7e
  • Digital image of a Perryman family reunion

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Signed by
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1996
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2985 pixels × 4293 pixels, 41 MB
    Description
    Digital image of a Perryman family reunion. The color image is of twenty people kneeling and standing in two rows in a yard in front of a house. They are smiling and looking at the photographer. They are dressed formally with the men wearing suits and the women wearing dresses. Three small children are in the photograph. The back of the original photographic print is inscribed in red and blue ink with “#28 / P. 92 / Black/Creek Indian Perryman / family Reunion, Tulsa, June 1996. / (Shoot down, if necessary).”
    Place collected
    Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Place captured
    Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    American South
    American West
    Families
    Identity
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa OK, author, historian, community activist
    Object number
    2014.117.41
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd585a14fe9-6300-456b-9207-d519cdaad72c
  • The Tulsa Race Riot and Three of Its Victims

    Written by
    B. C. Franklin, American, 1879 - 1960
    Date
    August 22, 1931
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 × 9 in. (35.6 × 22.9 cm)
    Description
    A manuscript titled “The Tulsa Race Riot and Three of Its Victims” by B. C. Franklin. The unpublished manuscript consists of ten pages written in black type on yellowed paper. It was written ten years after the Tulsa Riots on August 22, 1931 and recounts the events of the Tulsa Riot as witnessed by the author. The pages contain an account of Franklin witnessing three men being killed by the mob. The manuscript is signed by B.C. Franklin on the last page.
    Place depicted
    Greenwood, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    manuscripts
    Topic
    American South
    American West
    Race relations
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Tulsa Friends and John W. and Karen R. Franklin
    Object number
    2015.176.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56322e79f-ac61-44ce-b722-d0fd03002cd6
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    Photograph of B.C. Franklin, I.H. Spears, and Effie Thompson

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    B. C. Franklin, American, 1879 - 1960
    Spears, I. H., American
    Thompson, Effie
    Date
    June 6, 1921
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of B.C. Franklin (right) and I. H. Spears (left), with Secretary Effie Thompson (center), in their temporary tent office after the Tulsa Race Riot, 1921. Franklin and Spears sit on either end of a desk facing the camera. They are both holding books in their hands and looking down towards the books. Thompson stands in the center background of the photograph behind the desk. The date is handwritten just below the image on the front of the photograph. There is also a handwritten inscription on the back that identifies the subject and date of the photograph.
    Place depicted
    Greenwood, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    American South
    American West
    Justice
    Law
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Tulsa Friends and John W. and Karen R. Franklin
    Object number
    2015.176.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57ec34848-35a4-4b90-a386-cad7acb3f041
  • The Comet

    Published by
    Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913
    Signed by
    W. D. Williams, 1905 - 1984
    Date
    1948
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    11 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 1/2 in. (28.6 x 22.2 x 1.3 cm)
    Open Flat: 11 3/8 × 17 13/16 × 2 1/8 in. (28.9 × 45.2 × 5.4 cm)
    Description
    A high school yearbook for Booker T. Washington High School called "The Comet." The cover of the yearbook is yellow with black text. At top center are the words “The Comet” next to a black star. At the bottom right is “1948.” At the bottom of the cover is “Booker T. Washington High School. The back cover is signed “Wm. D. Williams.”
    Place depicted
    Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    school yearbooks
    Topic
    American South
    American West
    Communities
    Education
    U.S. History, 1945-1953
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
    Object number
    2013.79.25
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6b30f36-34b7-4265-959e-499ac6b4b895
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    Protest sign calling for reparations for the Tulsa Riot

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Date
    ca. 2000
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    Medium
    dye on poster board, wood
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 35 × 13 15/16 × 1/4 in. (88.9 × 35.4 × 0.6 cm)
    Description
    A handmade sign that reads “GIVE / ENOUGH! / REPARATIONS / NOW!” on one side. The sign is written in black marker on a white piece of poster board. The sign is attached to a wooden stake with five metal staples.
    Place collected
    Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    picket signs
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    American West
    Race relations
    United States History
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa OK, author, historian, community activist
    Object number
    2014.117.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5033e1e72-5633-4520-802d-19d93073c817
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    Pinback button promoting reparations for the Tulsa Riot

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Date
    ca. 2000
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    Medium
    ink on paper, plastic, metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm)
    Description
    A red pinback button with white lettering centered in the middle that reads “REPARATIONS / NOW! / GREENWOOD / CULTURAL CENTER / TULSA, OK.”
    Place collected
    Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    American West
    Race relations
    United States History
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa OK, author, historian, community activist
    Object number
    2014.117.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fd4e3e84-8671-4a7d-89b3-fe20c9e3e957
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    Bentwood armchair from a church in Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Adams-Harris, Vanessa
    Snow's Consignment Store, American, founded 1995
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    late 19th-early 20th century
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    Medium
    wood and metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 38 1/2 × 20 1/2 × 17 3/4 in. (97.8 × 52.1 × 45.1 cm)
    Description
    A bentwood armchair purportedly belonging to a black church in Tulsa that was looted during the Tulsa Riot of 1921. The chair has curved arm rests. The arm rests are attached to the chair back and seat with oval-shaped, metal cleats. Both uprights at the sides of the chair back are also attached to the seat and to the top rail. The chair back has seven (7) rungs at the back. The chair also has two (2) horizontal rungs on the proper left and proper right sides, connecting the proper left and proper right legs. There are two (2) additional rungs at the back connecting the rear legs. At the front is only one (1) rung at the top between the front legs. The chair seat is a square shape with curved corners. The seat is has been slightly molded towards the back to support the sitter. The chair back curves out toward the arm rests.
    Place collected
    Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Religious and Sacred Objects
    Type
    armchairs
    Topic
    American West
    Race relations
    Race riots
    Religious groups
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vanessa Adams-Harris, citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
    Object number
    2014.22
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5617962ce-f64e-4409-a59f-185b871e90ad
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    "Riot penny" charred during the 1921 Tulsa race riot

    Manufactured by
    United States Mint, American, founded 1792
    Owned by
    Monroe, George, American, 1916 - 2001
    Date
    1915
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    Medium
    copper alloy
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
    3/4 x 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm)
    Description
    A charred penny from the Tulsa riot in 1921. The penny is black, dark gray, red and brown. The embossing on the front of the penny is still visible. The word "Liberty" is on the left side next to a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln in profile. "1915" appears next to Lincoln on the right side. The back side of the coin is melted with only the word "ONE" visible.
    Place collected
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Coins and Currency
    Type
    coins
    Topic
    Communities
    Race discrimination
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Scott Ellsworth
    Object number
    2012.96.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5274cc0bb-1419-4025-8436-5da409bd190b
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    "Riot penny" charred during the 1921 Tulsa race riot

    Created by
    United States Mint, American, founded 1792
    Owned by
    Monroe, George, American, 1916 - 2001
    Date
    1917
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    Medium
    copper alloy
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
    3/4 x 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm)
    Description
    A charred penny from the Tulsa riot in 1921. The penny is red and brown. The embossing on the front of the penny is still visible. The word "Liberty" is on the left side next to a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln in profile. "1917" appears next to Lincoln on the right side. The back side of the coin is completely melted and nothing is visible.
    Place collected
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Coins and Currency
    Type
    coins
    Topic
    Communities
    Race discrimination
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Scott Ellsworth
    Object number
    2012.96.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5566e0968-f39e-4ba4-800c-5b0ec598cd51
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    "Riot penny" charred during the 1921 Tulsa race riot

    Created by
    United States Mint, American, founded 1792
    Owned by
    Monroe, George, American, 1916 - 2001
    Date
    1909-1921
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    Medium
    copper alloy
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
    3/4 x 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm)
    Description
    A charred penny from the Tulsa riot in 1921. The penny is red and brown. The front of the penny is melted with only the word "Liberty" visible. Some embossing on the back side of the coin is still visible the words "ONE / CENT / UNITED STATES / OF AMERICA" still readable at center. Wheat is on either side of the embossed words.
    Place collected
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Coins and Currency
    Type
    coins
    Topic
    Communities
    Race discrimination
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Scott Ellsworth
    Object number
    2012.96.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd550e24d36-a7d5-447a-a7a9-23d1c267c084
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    "Riot penny" charred during the 1921 Tulsa race riot

    Created by
    United States Mint, American, founded 1792
    Owned by
    Monroe, George, American, 1916 - 2001
    Date
    1919
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    Medium
    copper alloy
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
    3/4 x 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm)
    Description
    A charred penny from the Tulsa riot in 1921. The penny is red and brown. The embossing on the front of the penny is still visible. The word "Liberty" is on the left side next to a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln in profile. "1919" appears next to Lincoln on the right side. The back side of the coin is completely melted and nothing is visible.
    Place collected
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Coins and Currency
    Type
    coins
    Topic
    Communities
    Race discrimination
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Scott Ellsworth
    Object number
    2012.96.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd507e1053f-a4a6-4ad0-a83d-3141a5a2cca6
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    "Riot penny" charred during the 1921 Tulsa race riot

    Created by
    United States Mint, American, founded 1792
    Owned by
    Monroe, George, American, 1916 - 2001
    Date
    1909-1921
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    copper alloy
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
    3/4 x 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm)
    Description
    A charred penny from the Tulsa riot in 1921. The penny is black. The embossing on the front of the penny is no longer visible. The back side of the coin is melted with only the words "ONE / CENT / UNITED" visible.
    Place collected
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Coins and Currency
    Type
    coins
    Topic
    Communities
    Race discrimination
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Scott Ellsworth
    Object number
    2012.96.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd522ee7c71-053e-4260-b6ca-220b08a80d74
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    Desk from the Dreamland Theater in the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Williams Dreamland Theater, American, founded 1906
    Date
    early 20th century
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    Medium
    wood, metal, varnish
    Dimensions
    32 x 33 x 17 1/4 in. (81.3 x 83.8 x 43.8 cm)
    Description
    Wooden writing desk with four fluted legs. At the front, below the mid-section, on either side are long rectangles of wood with angled triangles extending out from center. The desk has four cubby holes below a shelf on the back of the writing surface. There is a pair of cubbies on either side of the desk’s writing surface as well. The writing surface slides in and out of mid-section with two hand holds for easy access on either side of the top near the front. The front portion of the writing top is slightly curved. The desk has a large rectangular drawer with scalloped lower edges on the front. The front of the drawer has two pairs of carved out scallops near the center. The drawer slides in and out of lower portion of the desk top.
    Place collected
    Greenwood, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
    Type
    writing desks
    Topic
    Business
    Race discrimination
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
    Object number
    2013.119
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cad4b440-a8dd-4305-8ffd-4e2c5b797218
  • Profile of a Race Riot

    Written by
    Ed Wheeler
    Published by
    Impact Magazine, American
    Date
    1971
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Closed): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    H x W (Open Flat): 11 × 17 1/16 in. (27.9 × 43.3 cm)
    Description
    A magazine insert from Impact Magazine with a story by Ed Wheeler about the Tulsa Race Riot. The insert was likely published on the occassion of the fiftieth anniversary of the riot.
    Place depicted
    Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    publications
    Topic
    American South
    American West
    Race relations
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
    Object number
    2011.60.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c4e68a22-f245-434c-875e-dd67f57af608
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    Banner with motto of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Used by
    Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1910
    Subject of
    National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896
    Date
    ca. 1924
    Medium
    silk (fiber), wood, paint
    Dimensions
    2010.2.1a: 37 1/4 × 31 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (94.6 × 80 × 3.5 cm)
    2010.2.1b: 13/16 × 31 1/2 × 13/16 in. (2.1 × 80 × 2.1 cm)
    Description
    A purple silk banner with gold fringe and the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs' motto, "LIFTING / AS / WE CLIMB" painted in large gold letters. The banner was used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. T Above the words is a painted design of three interlocking triangles, the center of which is filled with the two on either side in outline. The bottom of the banner is scalloped and has an attached length of fringe. The top of the banner has a sewn loop running its length for a rod (2010.2.1b) to be inserted. There is a strip of gold fringe sewn just below this loop. The rod is currently stored in place in the banner. It is painted gold at the ends and has a dowel inserted at the end of the proper left side with a hole for a dowel on the proper right side.
    Place collected
    Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    banners
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    American West
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Communication
    Communities
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.2.1abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52a64232d-631d-4e5d-a6c8-91e350a26331
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    Banner used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896
    Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1910
    Date
    ca. 1924
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    silk (fiber), wood, paint
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (2010.2.2a-d): 38 × 41 × 1 3/8 in. (96.5 × 104.1 × 3.5 cm)
    H x W (2010.2.2a): 36 × 29 in. (91.4 × 73.7 cm)
    H x W x D (2010.2.bc): 1 9/16 × 36 3/4 × 1 9/16 in. (4 × 93.3 × 4 cm)
    H x W x D (2010.2.2d): 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 5 1/2 in. (4 × 4 × 14 cm)
    Description
    A purple silk banner with gold fringe created for the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. The message "OKLAHOMA / FEDERATION / OF / COLORED WOMEN / 1910" is painted across the banner in large gold letters. The bottom of the banner is scalloped and has an attached length of fringe. The top of the banner has a sewn loop running its length for a rod (2010.2.2b) to be inserted. There is a strip of gold fringe sewn just below this loop. The rod is currently stored in place in the banner. It is painted gold at the ends and has two carved wooden finial painted gold. 2010.2.2c is attached to the rod and 2010.2.2d is detached.
    Place collected
    Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Textiles
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    banners
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    American West
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Communication
    Communities
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.2.2a-d
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54a1a64ad-4d05-4979-a43c-bcd4e1194237
  • Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 1

    Directed by
    Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936
    Subject of
    Mosaic Templars of America, American, 1882 - 1930s
    Date
    1924-1928
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    Film Reel (b): metal;
    Film Can (c): plastic
    Dimensions
    Duration: 13 Minutes
    Length (Film): 350 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 1
    Caption
    Rev. Solomon Sir Jones was a Baptist minister, businessman, and amateur filmmaker. This collection of home movies by Jones documents African American communities in Oklahoma between 1924 and 1928, depicting residents at work and in their homes, as well as activities at local schools, businesses, and churches. Community social events such as parades and funerals are prominently featured.
    Description
    A 16mm silent, black and white film (a) with original metal Kodascope film reel (b) and original plastic film can (c) featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones, the first in a collection of nine films.
    Consists of: 16mm Film (a), Original Film Reel (b), Original Film Can (c).
    2011.79.1.1a: 16mm film.
    This film begins with congregants exiting down the front steps of a church and walking by the camera. They are all dressed in semi-formal attire with some wearing hats. After showing a close-up of some of the congregants, the footage shows the front of a grocery and cafe. There are children and adults standing in front of the store. A woman in a waitress uniform comes out of the store, turns in front of the camera and walks back inside. The next footage shows the front of the Douglass School, possibly in Oklahoma City. The camera pans around to show adults and children in the front of the school, parked cars, and other nearby buildings. The next scene shows children in front of a different building, possibly another school, lined up in rows with many holding books. They begin walking in formation passing in front of the camera. After showing some adults standing in front of the building, the footage then shows children playing on a playground. The next scene shows the children climbing into automobiles with long rear seating areas and driving down a hill away from the building and passing in front of the camera. The next scene shows agricultural work with scenes of men performing various tasks. They work with trucks and mechanized equipment to bag the crops and transport them. The next scene shows women and children working in a field and a man riding a plow pulled by a horse. There is footage of a family walking out of a farmhouse, probably the same family from the previous footage in the field. The next scene shows a swimming pool followed by a panning shot of a residential neighborhood with single family homes. Some of the residents walk in and out of their homes so that they can be filmed. There is footage of a man in a commercial area with a sign that reads "Yukon's Best Flour," although the footage is probably not from the town of Yukon, Oklahoma. The next shot shows the front of the Mosaic Temple of America building. There is a brief shot of a storefront window before more footage of single family homes in a residential neighborhood. There are more shots of residents on their porches, both adults and children. The footage again shows the commercial area including a billboard advertising Camel cigarettes. There is more footage of people leaving the front door of a building followed by another scene of agricultural work with a team of horses pulling a plow and men working. Following that, there is a brief shot of a man standing next to a horse and buggy. The next scene shows a man and woman outside of a house under construction that appears to be close to completion. The camera then shows more homes and a brief street scene of two men grappling for the camera.
    2011.79.1.1b: Original film reel.
    2011.79.1.1c: Original film can. Inscribed on the outside of the canister is, in red ink [#], followed in black ink by [1] / [SEE LIST]. A handwritten inscription on white adhesive label reads: [Cont'd OKC Jones 1 / SEE LIST Potatoes Wybark].
    Place filmed
    Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Wybark, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
    Oklahoma+City"&op=Search">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Agriculture
    American South
    American West
    Business
    Children
    Communities
    Domestic life
    Education
    Fraternal organizations
    Rural life
    Social life and customs
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett
    Object number
    2011.79.1.1abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50bc93553-aae3-4131-b7d8-6c0bd796eb77

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