Funeral program of Samuel D. Hooker, Jr.: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Digital copy of a funeral program for Samuel D. Hooker, Jr., a survivor of the Tulsa Race Riot. The program has been printed on one sheet of white paper, folded once to form four pages. The cover page features a color photograph of a cross-shaped grave marker against a blue sky. The first interior page has a two paragraph obituary for Hooker, printed in black text. The second interior page has a two paragraph death announcement printed in a black script font and closing with [Lovingly, / Olivia and Naomi]. The final back page is blank. There are no marks or inscriptions.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2004
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Samuel D. Hooker Jr., American, 1913 - 2004
• Owned by: Eddie Faye Gates, American, 1934 - 2021
• Type: digital images
• Type: programs
• Type: digital media - born analog
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: File size (overall): 109.3 MB
• Place depicted: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
• Place used: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American South
• Topic: American West
• Topic: Christianity
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Funeral customs and rites
• Topic: Religion
• Object number: 2014.117.61
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa OK, author, historian, community activist
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.