Reverend Benjamin Harrison Hill, 1900 - 2010
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by hand in red ink, "#70 p. 246" in upper right on verso; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "211" encircled in upper right corner on verso; Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Rev. Benjamin Harrison Hill, Pastor, Vernon AME Church, Tulsa; Oklahoma's first [first is marked through] 2nd black legislator. (House of Rep.)" in lower center on verso
preacher and community activist
Community Elder Tags: Rev Ben Hill
Bobby Eaton, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022
Community Youth Tags: curtain, smirk, mustache, black blazer, white tie, white collared shirt, black pants, cut out person, short sleeved, black gloves
Sofia Fermo, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022
Dates
- 1900 - 2010
Access Restrictions
The Eddie Faye Gates collection is open for research. Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply based on copyright and/or licensing. All collection materials, including those not online, may be accessed in-person in the Maxine and Jack Zarrow Reading Room at the Helmerich Center for American Research. Please submit a Request to Conduct Research form to schedule a research visit. For all other inquiries, please contact hcarlibrary@utulsa.edu.
Extent
1 Photographic Prints : Black and white; Leaf 17
Language of Materials
English
Credit Line
Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa, OK, teacher, author, community activist
Previous Number 1
TL2019.20
- American
- Hill, Benjamin, Reverend (Depicted)
- Photograph
- Reverend Ben Hill
- The Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
- Vernon A.M.E. Church
- black blazer
- black gloves
- black pants
- curtains -- curtain
- cut out person
- moustaches -- moustache -- mustache
- short sleeved
- smirk
- white collared shirts -- white collared shirt
- white tie
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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