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

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)

Type

banners

Place collected

Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1924

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.

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

American West

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Communication

Communities

Political organizations

Politics (Practical)

United States--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

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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

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)

Type

banners

Place collected

Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1924

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.

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

American West

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Communication

Communities

Political organizations

Politics (Practical)

United States--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

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Classification

Textiles

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Exhibition

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Unidentified

Owned by

Ross, Kavin, American

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, with ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 3 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (8.6 x 14 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

photographic postcards

Place depicted

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1921

Description

This black-and-white photographic postcard, titled Scene from Tulsa Race Riot June 1st 1921 depicts a group of men and women standing along the side of the road in front of two cars. The men to the right of the image are armed.

Topic

African American

Hate crimes

Photography

Race relations

Violence

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2011.175.10

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Exhibition

Power of Place

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Unidentified

Owned by

Ross, Kavin, American

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, with ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 3 7/16 × 5 7/16 in. (8.7 × 13.8 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

photographic postcards

Place depicted

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1921

Description

A black-and-white photographic postcard of National Guardsmen with a machine gun mounted on the back of a flat-bed truck on the streets of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Several soldiers are on the back of the truck with the weapon, one standing and one kneeling to the left of the gun and one at gun sight. Several other soldiers march next to the truck, backs to the camera. Other vehicles and soldiers are visible on the street in the background of the image. Written in white at the bottom of the image is [NATIONAL GUARD / MACHINE GUN CREW / DURING TULSA RACE RIOT 6-1-21].

The postcard is unused. The back of the postcard features [POST CARD] at the top in outlined lettering, an AZO stamp mark with triangles at the four corners, and a divided back with a spot for [CORRESPONDENCE] on the left and [ADDRESS] on the right. There are no inscriptions, front or back.

Topic

African American

Communities

Hate crimes

Military

Photography

Race relations

Violence

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2011.175.11

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Unidentified

Owned by

Ross, Kavin, American

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, with ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 3 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (8.6 x 14 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

photographic postcards

Place depicted

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1921

Description

This black-and-white photographic postcard titled, Ruins of the Tulsa Race Riot depicts what is left of the Greenwood district in downtown Tulsa after the fires had been suppressed. This image shows that only foundations and some reminents of furniture and personal belongings are left in the rubble.

Topic

African American

Hate crimes

Photography

Race relations

Violence

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2011.175.12

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Exhibition

Power of Place

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

John Williams, 1884 - 1939

Vernon Chapel A.M.E Church, American

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)

Type

programs

Place depicted

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1939

Description

A memorial program for the funeral service of John Wesley Williams. The service was held at Vernon Chapel A.M.E. Church, and he was later interned at Crown Hill Cemetery. On the inside of the program, written vertically in the margin, is a list of names.

Topic

African American

Religious groups

United States--Social life and customs

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

2011.60.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Directed by

Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936

Subject of

Mosaic Templars of America, American, 1882 - 1930s

Medium

16mm Film (a): acetate film;

Film Reel (b): metal;

Film Can (c): plastic

Dimensions

Duration: 13 Minutes

Length (Film): 350 Feet

Type

motion pictures (information artifacts)

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"&edan_local=1&op=Search">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1924-1928

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].

Topic

African American

Advertising

Agriculture

American South

American West

Business

Children

Communities

Domestic life

Education

Fraternal organizations

Rural life

United States--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

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Collection title

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Written by

Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936

Received by

Rev. Long, Clarence M., American, born 1890

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Type

letters (correspondence)

Place made

Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

December 25, 1924

Description

A letter to Reverend C.M. Long from S.S. Jones. Jones fills Long in on the family and what the National Baptist Convention is doing. He refers to Long as his son. The letter is typewritten on a National Baptist Convention letterhead.

Topic

African American

American South

American West

Communities

Correspondence

Travel

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett

Object number

2011.79.14

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Written by

Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936

Received by

Long Madgett, Naomi, American, born 1923

Subject of

Rev. Long, Clarence M., American, born 1890

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product) , plastic laminate

Dimensions

H x W: 7 7/8 x 5 in. (20 x 12.7 cm)

Type

letters (correspondence)

Place made

Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

November 14, 1936

Description

A handwritten letter to Naomi Long from S.S. Jones. In it, Jones compliments Long on a poem she wrote to her father. The letter is backed by cardboard and has a layer of plastic laminate over it.

Topic

African American

American South

American West

Communities

Correspondence

Families

Fatherhood

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett

Object number

2011.79.15

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Directed by

Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936

Medium

16mm Film (a): acetate film;

Film Reel (b): metal;

Film Can (c): metal

Dimensions

Duration: 14 Minutes

Length (Film): 400 Feet

Type

motion pictures (information artifacts)

Place filmed

Boley, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1924-1928

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 film reel (b) and original metal film can (c) featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones, the third in a collection of nine films.

Inscribed on the outside of the canister is, in red ink [#], followed in black ink by [3]. A handwritten inscription on white adhesive label reads: [Boley 1st Natl Bank]. Stamped into the center of the can is the imprint of a logo with stylized letters [EKC].

The film opens with members of the local Masonic lodge walking in a parade down the main commercial street, probably in Boley, Oklahoma. The men are well-dressed and wearing different kinds of hats. The next scene shows men and women leaving what appears to be the front door of a movie theater. They are all dressed in semi-formal clothes. A group of similarly dressed men and women are shown leaving the front door of a building in the next scene. They then pose in the front yard for a group portrait. The next scene shows the First National Bank in Boley, Oklahoma, and a title sign for the scene notes that it was the first bank organized by blacks in America. Men are shown walking out of the front door of the bank and the camera pans to show the front window with the name of the bank on it. There is also a wider shot of the entire bank building. The next title sign states that the footage shows the M.M. Mathonican General Merchandise store, also in Boley. A man and a woman walk out of the front door of the store and then back inside, presumably they are Mr. and Mrs. Mathonican. The next title sign indicates that the footage shows Reverend C. Johnson and his wife's farm and home in Boley. They walk off of the front porch and into the yard. The next title sign notes that the footage shows the Moder Order of Pals Boy Scouts of Oklahoma City at the Boley Fair Grounds. The footage shows tents and other structures at the campground and boys dressed up in scout uniforms marching around the campground. A title sign gives the exact date of the next scene, July 8, 1925, and it is at the Boley Telephone Company owned by M. T. Hunter and his son L. C. Hunter. The footage shoes a woman seated at a telephone exchange board and two other women stand beside her. There is also footage of the outside of the building. The next title sign notes the footage shows the C. L. White Hardware Company in Boley, again on July 8, 1925. Customers are shown exiting with a variety of goods from the store. The next scene shows a parade down the main commercial street with soldiers in uniform followed by boys in uniform. The footage then shows a variety of street scenes with people and a variety of vehicles. The next scene shows a parade, possibly part of the later funeral procession, down the main commercial street. The men are dressed formally and have small white aprons around their waists. Some of the men are wearing medals on their jackets or vests. As the casket is placed into a wagon, soldiers stand on either side. Then they walk in front of the wagon as it goes down a street followed by vehicles and a large number of people walking that pass in front of the camera. A streetcar is also visible in the background. There is again footage of the casket begin placed in the automobile wagon, possibly after the church service before prior to going to the cemetery.

Topic

African American

American South

American West

Amusements

Associations and institutions

Business

Communities

Domestic life

Finance

Freemasonry

Rural life

United States--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

2011.79.3.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Directed by

Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936

Medium

16mm Film (a): acetate film;

Film Reel (b): metal;

Film Can (c): metal

Dimensions

Duration: 10 Minutes

Length (Film): 275 Feet

Type

motion pictures (information artifacts)

Place filmed

Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1924-1928

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 film reel (b) and original metal film can (c) featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones, the eighth in a collection of nine films.

On the outside of the metal can, handwritten in red ink is [#8] underlined twice, and the '8' is written over in black ink; opposite, also in red ink, is [15]. Handwritten in black ink on a white adhesive label in the center of the can is [Oklahoma Jones].

The film begins with men and women walking down the front stairs of a building. The same men and women are shown in a procession down the road wearing Masonic scarves and aprons. The camera shows the men and women standing in front of the building and also a wider angle view of the entire exterior of the building. There are also about half a dozen cars in front of the building. The next scene shows a motorcade with cars and motorcycles driving down a street. Some of the men on motorcycles appear to have on police officer uniforms. The next scene shows people at a racetrack watching jockeys and horses race. The next scene shows men and women walking out of the front door of a building and passing the camera. The men and women then stand in a semicircle and pose for the camera. The camera pans the crowd, and then they all wave to the camera. The next scene is on a farm. A woman feeds chickens, a man stands nearby with a horse, and another man plays with a pig. There is a brief scene of a woman in a carriage and on a horse. The next scene shows a family get into a car and drive away. There is a brief scene of two men racing, one is dressed in running clothes and the other in semi-formal clothes. In the next scene, a family comes out of a house, acknowledges the camera, and then goes back into the house. There is another scene of a farm that appears to be a different farm than the previous one. There are a lot of pigs in the yard, and a man lets horses out of a barn into the same yard. A car and a truck pass in front of the camera. A woman feeds chickens. There is some brief footage of a gas station and some people greeting one another on front porches at the end of the film.

Topic

African American

Agriculture

American South

American West

Amusements

Communities

Domestic life

Families

Freemasonry

Rural life

United States--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

2011.79.8.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Directed by

Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936

Medium

16mm Film (a): acetate film;

Film Reel (b): metal;

Film Can (c): metal

Dimensions

Duration: 10 Minutes

Length (Film): 250 Feet

Type

motion pictures (information artifacts)

Place filmed

Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1924-1928

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 film reel (b) and original metal film can (c) featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones, the ninth in a collection of nine films.

On the outside center of the metal can is a yellow label for Safety Film produced by the Agfa Ansco Corporation. Handwritten on the label in black ink is the inscription [S.S. Jones - Reel - OK]. Handwritten on a white adhesive label is [Funerals - KNIGHTS / JONES OKL].

The film begins with brief footage of men walking beside a passenger train. The next scene shows men coming out of a house and carrying a casket. Two men stand at the bottom of the stairs with poles lifted in the air and crossing. There is a funeral procession with a band playing instruments on the way to the church. The band is followed by the hearse and a long line of cars. People line the street as the procession passes by. The camera shows the interior of the church, and then shows women carrying flowers out of the church followed by other funeral attendees and the pallbearers carrying the casket. There is another procession to the cemetery. The footage shows the graveside service and the casket being lowered into the ground. The next scene shows men standing outside of a storefront talking and laughing. They cross the street. The next scene shows a hearse drive by and a funeral procession. The funeral procession proceeds down a street with people and cars. There are also horses pulling carriages and wagons with people in them.

Topic

African American

American South

American West

Communities

Domestic life

Religion

United States--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

2011.79.9.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

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Collection title

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Cotten, Carrie

Cotten, Mildred

Cotten, Loula

Cotten, Elizabeth

Cotten, Myrtle

Cotten, Tom

Cotten, Sallie

Cotten, Susie

Cotten, Ernest

Medium

ink on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

Type

photographs

portraits

Place depicted

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1902

Description

A black and white photograph of the nine members of the Cotten family taken in 1902. The names of the family members have been written on or above their likenesses: Carrie, Mildred, Loula, Elizabeth, Myrtle, Tom, Sallie, Susie, and Ernest. The back of the photograph is blank.

Topic

African American

Families

Photography

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

2011.60.1

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Written by

Ed Wheeler

Published by

Impact Magazine

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)

Type

publications

Place depicted

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1971

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.

Topic

African American

Race relations

United States--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

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (7 x 11.4 cm)

Type

photographs

portraits

Place depicted

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1921

Description

A black-and-white photograph of a man and a woman standing in front of an automobile. The man wears a three-piece suit and wraps his arms around the shoulders of the woman, who wears a dress and jacket. Stamped on the back is [34].

Topic

African American

American South

American West

Photography

Transportation

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

2011.60.6

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936

Medium

ink on paper, plastic laminate

Dimensions

H x W: 10 x 7 3/4 in. (25.4 x 19.7 cm)

Type

fliers (printed matter)

Place used

Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1924

Description

A flier promoting a farewell meeting for S.S. Jones before he leaves the country for a tour of Europe and the Holy Land. The flier is backed by heavier paper and covered by plastic laminate. A black-and-white image of the church is featured front and center with an image of S.S. Jones in the top right of that frame. At the top is the text [The Master Calleth Me!].

Topic

African American

American South

American West

Communities

Men

Religious groups

Travel

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett

Object number

2011.79.12

Restrictions & Rights

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product) , plastic laminate

Dimensions

H x W: 11 1/4 x 8 3/8 in. (28.6 x 21.3 cm)

Type

fliers (printed matter)

Place used

Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1924

Description

A flier promoting a farewell meeting for S.S. Jones before he leaves the country for a tour of Europe and the Holy Land. The flier consists of black text on yellowed paper; it is backed by heavier paper and covered by plastic laminate. At the top is the text [Now Comes Farewell Meeting! / Antioch Baptist Church, Muskogee / Friday Night, December 19th]. At center is a black-and-white portrait of Rev. S.S. Jones surrounded by the text [The Business Pastor, / Soul - Winner,] on the left and the text [Leader and / Race-Builder] on the right.

Topic

African American

American South

American West

Communities

Men

Religious groups

Travel

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett

Object number

2011.79.13

Restrictions & Rights

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Directed by

Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936

Medium

16mm Film (a): acetate film;

Film Reel (b): metal;

Film Can (c): metal

Dimensions

Duration: 12 Minutes

Length (Film): 350 Feet

Type

motion pictures (information artifacts)

Place filmed

Langston, Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1924-1928

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 film reel (b) and original metal film can (c) featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones, the second in a collection of nine films.

There is an inscription on the metal canister in red ink that is partially obscured by two whtie labels, visible is [ance # 2]. The '2' has been written over again in black ink, and below it is [SEE LIST] also in black ink. Written on the adhesive labels in black ink is [Oklahoma - Jones / This is on video 2].

The film opens with people dressed in semi-formal attire leaving the front door of a building. The next scene shows a woman shaking hands of people leaving the front door. Then same woman is then shown feeding chickens. The next scene shows the Mount Olive Baptist Church where S. S. Jones was the pastor. The next series of footage shows sheep in a field, two women and a girl on a front porch, and one of the women driving a car and exiting it to return to the porch. There is footage of the Langston, Oklahoma, post office, and cars pulling up to a gas station. The next scene shows a parade with soldiers in uniform followed by a group of men and then a group of women, perhaps students from the Colored Agricultural and Normal University (now Langston University). A man feeds chickens in the next scene that also shows a farmhouse and poultry houses. Several well-dressed men walk around outside. The next footage shows a group of several buildings, perhaps the university that the students paraded in front of earlier in the film. The following scene shows a man and a woman in front of a store with ducks. That is followed by footage of men and women picking cotton in a field. The next scene shows picked cotton in wagons pulled by horses. The cotton is removed from the wagons using a long tube attached to a building. The next footage shows cotton coming out of a door wrapped up in bales. The men roll the cotton out of the door. The next scene shows a large house with a car pulling up in front of it, then there is footage of a steam locomotive pulling passenger rail cars. The next scene shows men walking out of a store with a "Meat-Market" sign hanging over the front door. There is also some footage of the store interior. The next scene shows men and women dressed in semi-formal attire leaving the front door of what appears to be a school. A different school building that people exit in the next scene is identified as Vernon High School.

Topic

African American

Advertising

Agriculture

American South

American West

Architecture

Business

Children

Communities

Domestic life

Rural life

United States--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

2011.79.2.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

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Collection title

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Directed by

Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936

Medium

16mm Film (a): acetate film;

Film Reel (b): plastic;

Film Can (c): metal

Dimensions

Duration: 12 Minutes

Length (Film): 340 Feet

Type

motion pictures (information artifacts)

Place filmed

Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1924-1928

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 plastic film reel (b) and original metal film can (c) featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones, the fourth in a collection of nine films.

Inscribed on the outside of the canister in black ink is [#4 / See List]. Handwritten inscriptions on three white adhesive labels read: [Naomi's Father Pictures / Jones], [Country Baptism 4], and [Big City - Dallas? / STC RES], partially illegible. On the center of the can are remnants of a green and white label on top of an imprinted design.

The film begins with shots of portraits of two young men. The next scene shows a street with houses and a smoke stack in the background. A sign in a window advertises a large group baptism and moving picture, perhaps meaning that S.S. Jones will be filming the baptism. The next scene shows a long procession of the people who will be attending and participating in the baptism. Those that will be baptized are wearing white clothing. The scene after the procession shows a church and some men in uniform standing in a line in the street. There is more footage of a different church in a rural area. There is another processing from the door of the church with those attending and participating in the baptism. Similar to the earlier procession, the crowd walks directly in front of the camera. The next scene shows the people standing on the shore of a small pond. Those that are to be baptized are led out into the water and are baptized by one of the three priests standing in the water. The footage then shows a commercial storefront of a grocery and meat market and store employees bringing products out in front of the store. The footage includes storefronts, signs, and employees for several other businesses: real estate, undertaker and embalmer, barber shop, laundry, and a delicatessen. The next scene shows people leaving a church afar a funeral service. The casket is carried out followed by a large crowd from the church. The footage of the funeral includes the graveside service and the casket being lowered into the ground. The last scene briefly shows a large house with a stone wall.

Topic

African American

American South

American West

Barbershops

Business

Communities

Religion

Rural life

United States--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

2011.79.4.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

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Collection title

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Directed by

Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936

Medium

16mm Film (a): acetate film;

Film Reel (b): plastic;

Film Can (c): plastic

Dimensions

Duration: 12 Minutes

Length (Film): 350 Feet

Type

motion pictures (information artifacts)

Place filmed

Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1924-1928

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 plastic 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 fourth in a collection of nine films.

Inscribed on the outside of the canister in is [#] in red ink and [5] in black ink. A handwritten inscription on a white adhesive label reads: [Okmulgee, Okla - Wealthy Black Fam / Oil well / Farm].

The film begins with a man and a woman walking up the front porch of a house. The next scene shows the exterior of a house, probably the same one shown at the beginning of the film. The next shows men and women walking out of the door of a building, probably a church, and down the stairs. Many of the men and women are wearing hats. Two men stand on either side of the doorway while the people walk by. This footage continues for about four minutes. A title sign with Deacon and Mrs. M. C. Brown's First Farm Home appears in the next scene, and then the footage shows the Browns and various buildings and their fields. The next title sign reads At Their Daily Occupation. The footage shows horses pulling a man, probably Deacon Brown, on a plow, then a woman, probably Mrs. Brown, coming out to give the man something to drink. There is some brief footage of a group of children. The next title sign reads Their Second Farm Home. A man comes out to feed the horses, and there are also chickens in the footage. Chickens are being fed in front of the house in the next scene. Another title sign reads Their First Oil Well 2,000 Barrels Daily. A man and two women walk beneath an oil derrick. The footage shows a field with other oil derricks at various places on the landscape. A man holds another title sign that reads Their Second Oil Well 3,000 Barrels Daily. The footage shows the oil derrick then many others on the landscape along with houses. The next scene shows several people get into a car and drive away from the camera. Another title sign reads The Public School On Mr. & Mrs. Brown's Farm Near Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The footage shows children in front of a school building. The next title sign reads Their Present Home 908 E. 3rd St. Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The footage shows a car drive up to the house and the Jones get out and walk up to the front door. The next title sign reads Dunbar High School In Action Prof. W. H. Fort Principal Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Children of various ages are shown dancing and playing in the schoolyard. Another scene shows boys and then girls doing calisthenics. The next scenes shows girls playing basketball followed by boys playing football. Girls are shown doing calisthenics. The next scene shows men and women exiting a building, perhaps the school. The next scene shows a group of men standing in front of a brick church building, and the final scene briefly shows the exterior of a house.

Topic

African American

Agriculture

American South

American West

Business

Children

Communities

Domestic life

Education

Families

Labor

Recreation

Rural life

United States--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

2011.79.5.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

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Collection title

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture