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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Red Bird, Oklahoma glass plate negatives
Creator:
Red Bird Investment Company
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1838
Physical Description:
12 items
(12 glass plate negatives)
Date (inclusive): 1900-1910
Abstract: Red Bird is located in Wagoner County, Oklahoma. The town was settled before 1900 by the Barber and Ruffin families. Collection
consists of a group of 12 original glass plate negatives, depicting early views of homes, businesses and townspeople in the
all black town of Red Bird, Oklahoma.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item], Red Bird, Oklahoma Glass Plate Negatives (Collection 1838). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9975427723606533
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 2009.
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Red Bird is located in Wagoner County, Oklahoma. The town was settled before 1900.
Group of twelve 5 inch by 7 inch glass plate negatives, depicting early views of homes, businesses and townspeople in the
all black town of Red Bird, OK. Images include a grain elevator, a grocery store and a railroad station.
This collection has been digitized and is available online:
Red Bird, Oklahoma glass plate negatives (12 items) .
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Black-and-white negatives.
African Americans -- Oklahoma -- Red Bird.
Red Bird (Okla.).
Storefronts -- Oklahoma -- Red Bird.
Railroad stations -- Oklahoma -- Red Bird.
Farmhouses -- Oklahoma -- Red Bird.