Postcard of Massachusetts Street

Dublin Core

Title

Postcard of Massachusetts Street

Subject

Central Business Districts -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Description

Postcard with a black and white photograph of Massachusetts Street on the front. Photograph is looking south and focusing on the buildings on the left side of the street. At the bottom of the photograph " 900 Mass. Street Looking South - Lawrence Kansas -" is printed in white ink. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back information on a business in the photograph is written in pencil, corner building is the People's State Bank where Russell Fitzpatrick worked in the 1920s and 1930s. James Postma worked a summer in the 1930s. Information on when and where the postcard was acquired is on the back, 10/14/1990 from the Seamans Collection.

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

Unknown

Date

Circa 1905

Contributor

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

Rights

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Format

Still Image

Language

English

Type

Postcard

Identifier

1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_23a)
1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_23b)

Coverage

People's State Bank
Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kans.)
Circa 1906
10/14/1990

Abstract

Postcard with a black and white photograph of Massachusetts Street on the front. Photograph information on the back. Acquisition information on the back.

Is Part Of

Album 1: Start to Massachusetts Street Stores

Medium

Photograph
Print
Drawing

Provenance

Acquired by Sally Postma on October 14, 1990.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

5 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Files

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/bcaf4e2cf8e49ca363fa7ce39ca1e7ad.jpg

Citation

“Postcard of Massachusetts Street,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed December 23, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/343.

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