Photographic print of the Greenwood district in Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Object Details

Photograph by

Unidentified

Description

A black and white photograph of the Greenwood district in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Depicted are store fronts, telephone wires, and a sign for a dentist's office. People are visible on the sidewalk. There is paper pasted to the back of the photograph with black type that reads [Greenwood--We called it the "Stem". Nostalgic memories remain.]

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

Date

before 1921

Object number

2011.60.4

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: 2 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (7 x 17.1 cm)

Place depicted

Greenwood, Tulsa, Tulsa 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

Black Enterprise

Business

Communities

Photography

U.S. History, 1865-1921

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5170edba8-a859-4780-9f36-416700f4f2d5

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.60.4