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The Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Subcollections
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Found in 788 Collections and/or Records:

The Duke Ellington Orchestra, performing on stage in Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 17, 1990

 Item — Box 7
Identifier: 4327.10653
Scope and Contents Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "8-17-1990 Tulsa" in center on verso; Printed in black ink, "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK" repeating on verso Curatorial Remarks People: The Duke Ellington Band Places: Tulsa, Oklahoma Purpose: Greenwood Jazz FestivalCommunity Elder Tags: August 17 1990, Music is My Mistress, Cymbal, drummer, Trombone, saxophone, microphones, Chrysler logo, duct taped white banner, American Airline, hometown...
Dates: August 17, 1990

The Duke Ellington Orchestra, performing on stage in Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 17, 1990

 Item — Box 7
Identifier: 4327.10655
Scope and Contents

Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Duke Ellington Band" in upper center on verso; Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Tulsa 8-17-1990" in upper right on verso; Printed in black ink, "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK" repeating on verso

Dates: August 17, 1990

The Duke Ellington Orchestra, performing on stage, with a sign that reads "Music Is My Mistress", in Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 17, 1990

 Item — Box 7
Identifier: 4327.10644
Scope and Contents Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Tulsa 8-17-1990" in upper left on verso; Printed in black ink, "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK" repeating on verso Curatorial Remarks Places: Tulsa, possibly Jazz festivalCommunity Elder Tags: 8-17-1990, Tulsa, stage, Music is My Mistress, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, red Chrysler logo, microphone stand, white banner, reflection of horn of brass musical instrument, saxophone, reflection on...
Dates: August 17, 1990

The "Fountain of the Four Rivers", Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy; Copy 1 of 2, June 2006

 Item — Box 12
Identifier: 4378.11060
Scope and Contents

Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Piaza Novvana[sic] Rome, Italy" in upper left center on verso; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "June [filled in black square] 2006" in bottom center on verso; Printed in black ink, "ccc6358 9+> Piazza Novana Rome_0071 > 12/02/06" vertical in center on verso; Printed in black ink, "FUJIFILM Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper" repeating on verso

Dates: June 2006

The "Fountain of the Four Rivers", Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy; Copy 2 of 2, June 2006

 Item — Box 12
Identifier: 4378.11061
Scope and Contents Inscribed by hand in black ink, "19" in upper right corner on verso; Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Paris, France June 2006 Street Artists" in lower center on verso; Printed in black ink, "Kodak XTRALIFE PAPER" repeating on verso Curatorial Remarks Places: Paris, FranceCommunity Elder Tags: street scent, street artists, painting, French Gothic architecture, tall steeples, paintings, umbrella, ornate streetlights, tourists, large...
Dates: June 2006

The Frisco Railroad, that separated the white and black residents of Tulsa, July 16, 1996

 Item — Box 6
Identifier: 4327.11052
Scope and Contents Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Frisco Railroad - separated White Tulsa from Black Tulsa (Tulsa Race Riot, 1921)" in center on verso; Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Photo taken 7-16-1996" in lower left on verso; Printed in black ink, "Kodak Official Sponsor of the Olympic Games" repeating on verso Curatorial Remarks This scenic photo has much symbolism within it considering the location it reflects. The location was a dividing line between...
Dates: July 16, 1996

The Greenwood Cultural Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 23, 1989

 Item — Box 12
Identifier: 4327.10844
Scope and Contents

Inscribed by hand in black ink, "Greenwood Cultural Center, Tulsa April 23, 1989" in lower left on verso; Printed in black ink, "AGFA [logo] QUALITY PAPER MADE IN GERMANY" repeating on verso

Dates: April 23, 1989

The home of massacre survivor George Monroe in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1996

 Item — Box 4
Identifier: 4327.10666
Scope and Contents

Inscribed by hand in black ink, "Home of TRR 1921 Survivor George Monroe, Tulsa 1996" in center on verso; Printed in black ink, "Kodak PAPER" and Kodak Paper logo repeating on verso

Dates: 1996

The Mt. Rose Baptist Church, on Cincinnati and the left rear building is the Pioneer Plaza Senior Citizens home built over the site on Standpipe Hill, November 1990

 Item — Box 4
Identifier: 4327.10664
Scope and Contents Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Mt. Rose Baptist Church, No. Cincinnati, Tulsa. Bldg. - left rear is Pioneer Plaza Senior Citizens Home built over the exact site, Standpipe Hill, where mobsters set up machine guns and shot fleeing blacks as they tried to escape d.t. Tulsa mobs and come back into their neighborhoods." on verso; Inscribed by hand in red ink, "# 55b" in upper right corner on verso; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "Nov. 1990" in bottom right on verso; Printed in black ink,...
Dates: November 1990

The Mt. Zion Baptist Church, in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the 75th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, June 1, 1996

 Item — Box 6
Identifier: 4327.10464
Scope and Contents Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Mt. Zion Baptist Church 75th Anniv. Tulsa Race Riot, 1921 June 1, 1996" on verso; Printed in black ink, "Kodak Official Sponsor of the Olympic Games" repeating on verso Curatorial Remarks A church service honoring 75th Tulsa 1921 Massacre at the historical Mt. Zion Baptist Church. June 1, 1996People: Church Congregation, Choir Places: Mt. Zion Baptist Church Purpose: Honoring the 1921 Massacre...
Dates: June 1, 1996