Postcard of the Kansas Hermit's Home

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Title

Postcard of the Kansas Hermit's Home

Subject

Hermits -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Dwellings -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Description

Postcard with a colored image of the Kansas hermit's home on the front. Image depicts an open face shack surrounded by trees. Across the top of the postcard "Lawrence, Kans. The Home of the Kansas Hermit, Cameron's Bluff." is printed in red ink. At the top of the right side "9/24/8 is written in pencil. On the back along the right side, "No. 545 C.W. Mettner, Pub., Lawrence, Kans. (Made in Germany.)" is printed sideways in green ink. A note is written on the back to J.A. Pallock in Kansas City, Kansas from Maud Sheever in Lawrence, Kansas. Postmarked September 24, 1908.

Creator

Sheever, Maud

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

Mettner, Carl W., photographer

Date

9/24/1908

Contributor

Fitzpatrick, Charline
Postma, Sally
Carttar, Rosalea
Carttar, Peter

Rights

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Format

Still Image

Language

English

Type

Postcard

Identifier

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_93a)
7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_93b)

Coverage

Cameron's Bluff (Lawrence, Kans.)
9/24/1908
Acquisition date unknown

Abstract

Postcard with a colored image of the Kansas Hermit's home on the front. Manufacturing information on the back. Note on the back.

Date Modified

9/24/1908

Is Part Of

Album 7: River Ice to Tornado

Medium

Photograph
Print
Drawing

Provenance

Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick or Sally Postma.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

3 7/16" x 5 1/2"

Files

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/80f4f1a6b015400201077c698f6d1670.jpg
https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/95d4ae7d52b17bee6b3959b37c511926.jpg

Citation

Sheever, Maud , “Postcard of the Kansas Hermit's Home,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed November 22, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/567.

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