A Victim of Tulsa Race Riot, 6-1-21

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A sepia-toned photographic postcard depicting the body of an unidentified victim of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The image shows the body of a man lying in the street, while another man stands leaning against a fence, looking down at the body. At the bottom right corner, written into the negative and appearing in white text is [A VICTIM OF / TULSA RACE RIOT / 6-1-21]. The verso is marked [POST CARD] at the top with spaces for [CORRESPONDENCE] and [ADDRESS] and an AZO stamp box in the top right corner.

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