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

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Title

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

Subject

Ice on rivers, lakes, etc. -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Kansas River (Kan.) -- Flood -- 20th century

Description

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.

Creator

G.A.B.

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

Publisher unknown

Date

1/24/1910

Contributor

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

Rights

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Format

Still Image

Language

English

Type

Postcard

Identifier

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_58a)
7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_58b)

Coverage

Kaw River (Lawrence, Kan.)
1/23/1910
Acquisition date unknown

Abstract

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.

Date Modified

1/23/1910

Is Part Of

Album 7: River Ice to Tornado

Medium

Photograph
Print
Drawing

Provenance

Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick or Sally Postma.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

5 7/16" x 3 7/16"

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