Postcard of Bridge Street during the 1908 Flood
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Title
Postcard of Bridge Street during the 1908 Flood
Subject
Kansas River (Kan.) -- Flood -- 20th century
Description
Postcard with a black and white photograph of a scene from the 1908 flood on the front. Photograph features a flooded area of Lawrence near the bridge of the Kaw, a young boy is walking in the water in the foreground, sandbags are stacked in the background and a large crowd of people are further back by the bridge. Below the photograph is a white border with "Scene on Bridge Street, Lawrence, Kansas, 1908 Flood. Photo by H.W. Foster." printed in black ink. On the left side of the border "1908" is written in pencil and on the right side of the border "L.R." is also written in pencil. On the back is a note to Miss Gertrude Gerhard in Denver, Colorado from Lizzie Read in Lawrence, Kansas. Note states that this photograph depicts what Lawrence looked like during the flood and that the writer feels bad for the people in North Lawrence. Dated and postmarked July 2, 1908. Note: Bridge Street is now North 2nd Street.
Creator
Read, Lizzie
Source
Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection
Publisher
Foster, H.W., photographer
Date
7/2/1908
Contributor
Fitzpatrick, Charline
Postma, Sally
Carttar, Rosalea
Carttar, Peter
Rights
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Format
Still Image
Language
English
Type
Postcard
Identifier
6_Motels_to_River_Ice(cp_155a)
6_Motels_to_River_Ice(cp_155b)
Coverage
North Second Street (Lawrence, Kan.)
7/2/1908
Acquisition date unknown
Abstract
Postcard with a black and white photograph of a scene from the 1908 flood on the front. Note written on the back.
Date Modified
7/2/1908
Is Part Of
Album 6: Motels to River Ice
Medium
Photograph
Print
Drawing
Provenance
Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick or Sally Postma.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
5 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Collection
Citation
Read, Lizzie, “Postcard of Bridge Street during the 1908 Flood,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed November 25, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/316.
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