Postcard of a Man Standing by an Ice Block on the Kaw River

Postcard of a Man Standing by an Ice Block on the Kaw River

Ice on rivers, lakes, etc. -- Kansas -- Lawrence

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

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a man standing next to a large piece of ice on the Kaw River on the front. Photograph depicts the river covered in sheets of ice with the man in the middle along with another man standing in the background. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back is a note to Miss Fern Cummins in Kingfisher, Oklahoma from G.A.B. in Lawrence, Kansas. Note discusses how bad the ice is and how they're trying to get rid it with explosives. Note makes it sound like the writer is the man in the picture on the front. Postmarked January 24, 1910.

G.A.B.

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher unknown

1/24/1910

Fitzpatrick, Charline

Postma, Sally

Carttar, Rosalea

Carttar, Peter

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Still Image

English

Postcard

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_58a)

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_58b)

Kaw River (Lawrence, Kan.)

1/23/1910

Acquisition date unknown

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a man standing next to a large piece of ice on the Kaw River on the front. Note on the back.

1/23/1910

Album 7: River Ice to Tornado

Photograph

Print

Drawing

Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick or Sally Postma.

Postcard

5 7/16" x 3 7/16"