Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Williams Dreamland Theater, American, founded 1906  Search this

Medium:

photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper, cardstock

Dimensions:

H x W: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8 in. (29.5 x 34.6 cm)

Type:

photographic prints

Place depicted:

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1921

Description:

A black and white photograph of the Dreamland Theater as reconstruction is being completed following the destruction of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The image depicts a two story brick building with a center arch. The first floor is still uncompleted, without windows or doors and there are construction materials in front. A headstone at the center of the arch reads "19 DREAMLAND 21".

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

American West  Search this

Business  Search this

Communities  Search this

Race riots  Search this

Tulsa Race Massacre  Search this

Violence  Search this

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

Object number:

2013.79.33

Restrictions & Rights:

Public Domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

W.D. Williams Family Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a92b21ad-2598-4917-815d-f92812687cdb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.79.33