Postcard of the Lawrence Auto Club
Dublin Core
Title
Postcard of the Lawrence Auto Club
Subject
Central Business Districts -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Haskell Institute
Description
Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Lawrence Auto Club on the front. Photograph is looking south down Massachusetts Street and shows a line of cars parked along the right side of the street. At the bottom of the photograph "Lawrence Auto Club" / "Entertaining Haskell Quarter Cent Visitors" / "6/17th/09" is printed in white ink. At the bottom right side "Photo by Lawrence" is printed in white ink.On the back along the left side "Alfred Lawrence, Photographer, Lawrence, Kan." is printed sideways in black ink. A note is typed to Mrs. Tom Pollock in Kansas City, Kansas from Lawrence Kansas. Note states that the third car is Mr. Bullene's. Postmarked June 22, 1909. Note: Newspaper article states that the Lawrence Auto Club drove parents of Haskell Institute students around Lawrence.
Creator
Writer unknown
Source
Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection
Publisher
Lawrence, A. (Alfred), photographer
Date
6/22/1909
Contributor
Fitzpatrick, Charline
Postma, Sally
Carttar, Rosalea
Carttar, Peter
Rights
We believe that this item has no known US copyright restrictions. The item may be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org.
Format
Still Image
Language
English
Type
Postcard
Identifier
1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_31a)
1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_31b)
Coverage
Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kans.)
6/22/1909
Acquisition date unknown
Abstract
Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Lawrence Auto Club on the front. Manufacturing information on the back. Note on the back.
Is Part Of
Album 1: Start to Massachusetts Street Stores
Is Referenced By
June 17, 1909 Independence Daily Reporter article
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
Writer unknown, “Postcard of the Lawrence Auto Club,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed November 22, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/351.
Comments