Desk from the Dreamland Theater in the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa
date: label: Date
content: early 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Williams Dreamland Theater, American, founded 1906
label: Used by
content: John Wesley Williams, 1884 - 1939
notes: label: Description
content: This desk was used by the Williams family at the Dreamland Theater in the Greendwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Wooden writing desk with four fluted legs. At the front, below the mid-section, on either side are long rectangles of wood with angled triangles extending out from center. The desk has four cubby holes below a shelf on the back of the writing surface. There is a pair of cubbies on either side of the desk’s writing surface as well. The writing surface slides in and out of mid-section with two hand holds for easy access on either side of the top near the front. The front portion of the writing top is slightly curved. The desk has a large rectangular drawer with scalloped lower edges on the front. The front of the drawer has two pairs of carved out scallops near the center. The drawer slides in and out of lower portion of the desk top.
place: label: Place used
content: Greenwood, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1919-1933
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
label: Exhibition
content: Power of Place
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.119
objectType: label: Type
content: writing desks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood, metal, varnish
label: Dimensions
content: 32 x 33 x 17 1/4 in. (81.3 x 83.8 x 43.8 cm)