Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Franklin, B. C., 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
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57ec34848-35a4-4b90-a386-cad7acb3f041

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