Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Williams Building, American, founded 1922

Williams Dreamland Theater, American, founded 1906

Botkin Building, founded 1922

Unidentified Woman or Women

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Child or Children

Date

ca. 1922

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, construction paper

Dimensions

H x W (2013.79.14a sheet): 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.4 x 8.9 cm)

H x W (2013.79.14a image): 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)

H x W (2013.79.14b sheet): 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (10.8 x 8.3 cm)

H x W (2013.79.14b image): 3 15/16 x 2 7/8 in. (10 x 7.3 cm)

H x W (2013.79.14c sheet): 3 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. (8.3 x 14.9 cm)

H x W (2013.49.14c image): 2 x 4 15/16 in. (5.1 x 12.5 cm)

Description

Three black-and-white photographs mounted on construction paper. On one side of the paper there are two photographs showing people on a bridge (2013.79.14a) and people standing next to a building (2013.79.14b). On the other side of the paper is a photograph of a street view (2013.79.14c).

2013.79.14a: Black-and-white photograph of two women and a young boy standing on a wood bridge over water. The boy is in the center of the photograph and is touching his head with his right hand. The woman on the left is dressed in a light colored shirt and dress while the woman on the right is dressed in a light colored shirt and a dark colored skirt.

2013.79.14b: Black-and-white photograph of two women standing in front of a large stone building. They are both wearing dark colored jackets and skirts. The women on the right is wearing a hat and holding a purse.

2013.79.14c: Black-and-white photograph of North Greenwood Ave. in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The photograph was taken looking North down the avenue from East Archer Street. The Williams Building is visible on the left side of the photograph. Across the street the east side of N. Greenwood Ave. is visible. On the far right side of the photograph is the Botkin Building. Several people are seen walking or standing around the street. There are several automobiles parked on along the street. A horse in carriage is on the left side of the photograph. A man dressed in a white shirt is sitting down on the curb of E Archer St. in the center of the photograph.

Place depicted

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

Collection title

W.D. Williams Family Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Topic

American South

American West

Black Enterprise

Business

Communities

Families

Photography

Urban life

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

2013.79.14abc

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

GUID

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