Postcard of Massachusetts Street
Dublin Core
Title
Postcard of Massachusetts Street
Subject
Cable Cars (Streetcars) -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Central business districts -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Description
Postcard with a black and white photograph of Massachusetts Street on the front. Photograph is from the top of a building--likely the Douglas County Courthouse--and looks north down Massachusetts Street from the intersection of 11th and Massachusetts. Cars line both sides of the street, and stacks of lumber are visible in the lower right corner of the image. A white border is around the entire photograph. A note is on the back to Lee Ash in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from M.E. Hunsberger at 821 New Hampshire, Lawrence, Kansas. Postmarked February 25, 1924. Information on where and from whom the postcard was acquired is on the back, 11/5/1990 traded with Arlene Pritchard.
Creator
Hunsberger, M.E.
Source
Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection
Publisher
Unknown
Date
2/25/1924
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_35a)
1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_35b)
Coverage
Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kans.)
2/25/1924
Abstract
Postcard with a black and white photograph of Massachusetts Street on the front. Acquisition information is on the back. Note on the back.
Is Part Of
Album 1: Start to Massachusetts Street Stores
Medium
Photograph
Print
Drawing
Provenance
Acquired by Sally Postma on November 5, 1990.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
5 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Collection
Citation
Hunsberger, M.E., “Postcard of Massachusetts Street,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed November 21, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/355.
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