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 a sidewalk along Massachusetts Street on the front. Photograph is looking north and is centered in the middle of the sidewalk. A large group of people are walking on the sidewalk. In the background on the right side Merchants Bank can be seen. On the back is a note to Jake Riepe in Crawfordsville, Iowa from Lawrence, Kansas. Note states that the postcard was printed by the dentist the night before the letter was written. Postmarked September 28, 1910. Information on when the postcard was acquired is on the back, 10/18/1997.

Creator

Writer unknown

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

Unknown

Date

9/28/1910

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_24a)
1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_24b)

Coverage

Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kans.)
9/28/1910
10/18/1997

Abstract

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a sidewalk along Massachusetts Street on the front. Note 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 18, 1997.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

5 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Files

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/1d2313295095bcc325c2e75eb8a2f976.jpg
https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/372e7275090aa2ab5b2038e7232725ef.jpg

Citation

Writer unknown, “Postcard of Massachusetts Street,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed May 1, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/344.

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