Photograph of North Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Williams Building, American, founded 1922
- Williams Dreamland Theater, American, founded 1906
- Woods Building, American, 1916 - 1921
- Date
- 1916-1921
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (7 x 12.1 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of North Greenwood Ave. in Tulsa, Oklahoma, prior to the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot. 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. A sign that reads “Dentist” is visible on the second story of the Williams Building. Across the street the east side of N. Greenwood Ave. is visible. On the far right side of the photograph is the Woods Building. The Dreamland Theater is at the center of the photograph, the last building visible on the east side of the street. Several cars are parked on the east side of the avenue and people are seen walking or standing around the street. One figure on the corner outside the Williams building has a bicycle. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
- Place depicted
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- W.D. Williams Family Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- American South
- American West
- Black Enterprise
- Business
- Communities
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- 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
- 2013.79.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.