Postcard of a Train on Massachusetts Street

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Title

Postcard of a Train on Massachusetts Street

Subject

Cable Cars (Streetcars) -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Central business districts -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Description

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a train going down Massachusetts Street on the front. Photograph shows a train using the streetcar lines to go down Massachusetts Street, people line both sides of the street. At the right side of the photograph "Vogt Photo" is printed in white ink. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the bottom border "Lawrence, Kansas" is typed in black ink. A black column border is around the entire photograph on top of the white border. On the back is information on the photographer, William Vogt's studio was located at 1347 1/2 Mass. Street from 1929-1930. Information on when the postcard was acquired is on the back, 10/21/1995.

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

William Vogt, photographer

Date

1929-1930

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_39a)
1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_39b)

Coverage

Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kans.)
Circa 1930
10/21/1995

Abstract

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a train going down 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 21, 1995.

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/c4d4c8d6d04a06b84c4ead8f353a1a6b.jpg
https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/4b255178fab50d16bc36525fae36d2c6.jpg

Citation

“Postcard of a Train on Massachusetts Street,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed October 9, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/359.

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