Postcard of Bowersock Mills

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Title

Postcard of Bowersock Mills

Subject

Bowersock Mills and Power Company

Description

Postcard with a colored image of Bowersock Mills on the front. Image is of the two mills with the bridge in the foreground and the railroad tracks underneath. Image is a photograph colored in by hand. At the top of the left side "Home of Zephyr Flour. Bowersock Mills and Power Co., Lawrence, Kansas." is typed in black ink. A testimony is typed on the back about the quality of Zephyr Flour written by A.W. Streed. Information on when and where the postcard was acquired is on the back, 5/24/1997 from KCPS.

Creator

Streed, A.W.

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

Unknown

Date

Circa 1912

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_98a)
1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_98b)

Coverage

Bowersock Mills
500 South Powerhouse Road (Lawrence, Kans.)
Circa 1912
5/24/1997

Abstract

Postcard with a colored image of Bowersock Mills on the front. Acquisition information 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 May 24, 1997.

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/d049b842d6dc31c7202cec177f61bdff.jpg

Citation

Streed, A.W., “Postcard of Bowersock Mills,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed December 23, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/417.

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