Postcard of Downtown Massachusetts Street after the 1911 Tornado

Postcard of Downtown Massachusetts Street after the 1911 Tornado

Tornado Damage -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Central business districts -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the 600 block of Massachusetts Street after the 1911 tornado on the front. In the photograph the H. Thompson, Photographer building is at the right. At the bottom is a black bar with "8985A Part of 60 Block, Mass. St., Lawrence, Kans" is printed in white ink. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back in the middle "Mfgd. by M.L. Zercher Book and Stationery Co., Topeka, Kansas" is printed sideways in black ink. A note is written on the back to Mrs. Sara Osborn in Selma, Kansas from Lawrence, Kansas. Postmarked June 25, 1911. Information on when and from whom the postcard was acquired is on the back, 10/4/1986 from L.T. OHara.

Writer unknown

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

M.L. Zercher Book and Stationery Co.

6/25/1911

Fitzpatrick, Charline

Postma, Sally

Carttar, Rosalea

Carttar, Peter

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Still Image

English

Postcard

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_113a)

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_113b)

Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kan.)

6/25/1911

10/4/1986

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the 600 block of Massachusetts Street after the 1911 tornado on the front. Manufacturing information on the back. Acquisition information on the back. Note on the back.

6/25/1986

Album 7: River Ice to Tornado

Photograph

Print

Drawing

Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick or Sally Postma on October 4, 1986.

Postcard

5 7/16" x 3 7/16"