Postcard of Bowersock Opera House on Fire

Postcard of Bowersock Opera House on Fire

Bowersock Opera House (Lawrence, Kan.)

Fire -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Bowersock Opera House after the fire on the front. Photograph shows the ruins of the building with a small amount of smoke still coming off of it. At the bottom of the photograph "Burning of Bowersock Opera House 2-18-1911 #11 Photo by Lawrence" is printed in white ink. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back is information on when and where the postcard was acquired, 6/14/1997 from the Detlor trade.

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Lawrence, A. (Alfred), photographer

2/18/1911

Fitzpatrick, Charline

Postma, Sally

Carttar, Rosalea

Carttar, Peter

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Still Image

English

Postcard

1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_122a)

1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_122b)

Bowersock Opera House

644 Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kans.)

2/18/1911

6/14/1997

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Bowersock Opera House on fire on the front. Acquisition information on the back.

Album 1: Start to Massachusetts Street Stores

Photograph

Print

Drawing

Acquired by Sally Postma on June 14, 1997.

Postcard

5 1/2" x 3 1/2"