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Chaptman Ferguson - 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 Chapman Ferguson, survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Ferguson is depicted sitting outside on a wood bench, wearing a white hat, white shirt and dark colored pants. His hands are resting flat on the bench on either side of him. Trees are visible in the background. An adhesive label on the verso has the photographer's printed name and contact information as well as [Chaptman Ferguson - 1995] in bold italicized text and the photographer's signature [Don Thompson 2014] in graphite.

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Catalog reference: 2014.206.1

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