A postcard depicting an unidentified man lying between some tracks and a fence. Another man stands behind him, and shadows indicate several others just outside the image. This same body appears in 4 photographs (1989.004.5.15, 1989.004.5.54, 1989.004.5.s9 1989.004.5.S11). Based on correlating information from these images, the body was lying along the north side of the main Frisco tracks, just west of Cincinnati Ave.

“A victim of Tulsa Race Riot 6-1-1921”, June 1, 1921

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Image published on: October 27, 2020
Image size: 1921 × 2560 px
Image file name: 1989-004-5-15-scaled.jpg
“A victim of Tulsa Race Riot 6-1-1921”, June 1, 1921

A postcard depicting an unidentified man lying between some tracks and a fence. Another man stands behind him, and shadows indicate several others just outside the image. This same body appears in 4 photographs (1989.004.5.15, 1989.004.5.54, 1989.004.5.s9 1989.004.5.S11). Based on correlating information from these images, the body was lying along the north side of the main Frisco tracks, just west of Cincinnatti Ave. Title is taken from the writing on the face of the postcard. Digital image has been modified from the original for clarity.

Coll. No. 1989-004-5-15