Postcard of Downtown Massachusetts Street after the 1911 Tornado
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Title
Postcard of Downtown Massachusetts Street after the 1911 Tornado
Subject
Tornado Damage -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Central business districts -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Description
Postcard with a black and white photograph of the 600 block of Massachusetts Street after the 1911 tornado on the front. In the photograph the H. Thompson, Photographer building is at the right. At the bottom is a black bar with "8985A Part of 60 Block, Mass. St., Lawrence, Kans" is printed in white ink. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back in the middle "Mfgd. by M.L. Zercher Book and Stationery Co., Topeka, Kansas" is printed sideways in black ink. A note is written on the back to Mrs. Sara Osborn in Selma, Kansas from Lawrence, Kansas. Postmarked June 25, 1911. Information on when and from whom the postcard was acquired is on the back, 10/4/1986 from L.T. OHara.
Creator
Writer unknown
Source
Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection
Publisher
M.L. Zercher Book and Stationery Co.
Date
6/25/1911
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_113a)
7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_113b)
Coverage
Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kan.)
6/25/1911
10/4/1986
Abstract
Postcard with a black and white photograph of the 600 block of Massachusetts Street after the 1911 tornado on the front. Manufacturing information on the back. Acquisition information on the back. Note on the back.
Date Modified
6/25/1986
Is Part Of
Album 7: River Ice to Tornado
Medium
Photograph
Print
Drawing
Provenance
Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick or Sally Postma on October 4, 1986.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
5 7/16" x 3 7/16"
Collection
Citation
Writer unknown, “Postcard of Downtown Massachusetts Street after the 1911 Tornado,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed December 23, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/587.
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