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Photograph of B.C. Franklin and unidentified men in Ardmore, Oklahoma

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Created by

    Unidentified

    Subject of

    B. C. Franklin, American, 1879 - 1960
    Unidentified Man or Men

    Description

    A photograph of lawyer B.C. Franklin (far right) and three unidentified men in Ardmore, Oklahoma, 1910. The men are pictured standing in front of the building that housed Franklin's law office. A horse drawn buggy is on the street in front of the men. The photograph is mounted on black paper. A handwritten description of the photograph is located on the bottom of the photograph and runs onto the mount.

    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

    Date

    1910

    Object number

    2015.176.3

    Restrictions & Rights

    Public domain
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    gelatin silver prints

    Medium

    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 7 × 9 in. (17.8 × 22.9 cm)

    Place depicted

    Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Photographs and Still Images

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    American South
    American West
    Justice
    Law

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e4176b0c-c2d1-4ec4-b310-47180079b991

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2015.176.3

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