Postcard of the 1908 Flood

Postcard of the 1908 Flood

Kansas River (Kan.) -- Flood -- 20th century

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a flooded house on the front. Photograph depicts the front of a house with water up to the window. At the bottom of the photograph is a black strip with "214 Ed. Pine's House, '08 Flood N. Lawrence, KS Photo by Lawrence" printed in white ink. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back is information about the house's owner and the location of the house, Edward Pine on Maine Street. Information on when and where the postcard was acquired is on the back, 9/6/1999 from the Young Sale.

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Lawrence, A. (Alfred), photographer

Fitzpatrick, Charline

Postma, Sally

Carttar, Rosalea

Carttar, Peter

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Still Image

English

Postcard

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_03a)

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_03b)

Maine Street (Lawrence, Kan.)

1908

9/6/1999

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a flooded house on the front. Manufacturing information on the front. Photograph information on the back. Acquisition information on the back.

Album 7: River Ice to Tornado

Photograph

Print

Drawing

Acquired by Sally Postma on September 6, 1999.

Postcard

5 1/2" x 3 1/2"