Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
George Monroe - 1995
1995; printed 2014
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
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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 black-and-white gelatin silver print portrait of George Monroe, survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Monroe is depicted seated in a white chair, in quarter profile to the camera. He is wearing a dark colored shirt with a white collar and light colored pants. Potted plants are in the background. An adhesive label is on the back of the photograph. An adhesive label on the verso has the photographer's printed name and contact information as well as [George Monroe - 1995] in bold italicized text and the photographer's signature [Don Thompson 2014] in graphite.
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Catalog reference: 2014.206.9
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