Postcard of the Lawrence Public Library

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Title

Postcard of the Lawrence Public Library

Subject

Public libraries -- Kansas -- Lawrence -- History

Description

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Lawrence Public Library on the front. Photograph shows the building from the front at a slight angle. There is a white border at the bottom. Beneath the border in the middle "Public Library, Lawrence, Kansas" is typed in black ink. Across the bottom of the border "and here your Sunday afternoons." is written in black ink, now faded. On the back the postcard is addressed to Miss Eleanor Draper in Oswego, Kansas. Postmarked September 22, 1906. Received stamp dated September 23, 1906. Information on when and where the postcard was acquired is on the back, McPherson 8/24/1973.

Creator

Writer unknown

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

Publisher unknown

Date

9/22/1906

Contributor

Fitzpatrick, Charline
Postma, Sally
Carttar, Rosalea
Carttar, Peter

Rights

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Format

Still Image

Language

English

Type

Postcard

Identifier

4_Windmill_to_RR_Depot(cp_61a)
4_Windmill_to_RR_Depot(cp_61b)

Coverage

Lawrence Public Library
200 West 9th Street (Lawrence, Kan.)
9/22/1906
8/24/1973

Abstract

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Lawrence Public Library on the front. Note on the front. Addressed on the back. Acquisition information on the back.

Date Modified

9/23/1906

Is Part Of

Album 4: Windmill to RR Depot

Medium

Photograph
Print
Drawing

Provenance

Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick or Sally Postma on August 24, 1973.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

5 7/16" x 3 9/16"

Files

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/598430356b459f424daf6b90994b44e8.jpg
https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/f2e903d2908eef790ddaee2f2ec04d99.jpg

Citation

Writer unknown, “Postcard of the Lawrence Public Library,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed May 16, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/191.

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