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 center of the photograph is the H. Thompson, Photographer building. In the photograph people are walking around. Across the bottom "600 Blk. Mass. St. "Tornado" Lawrence Kan 4/12 '11" is printed in white ink. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back is a note to H.G. Clark in Chanute, Kansas from Herb. Postmarked 1911. Information on when and where the postcard was acquired is on the back, 12/15/1989 from NB KU.
Source
Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection
Publisher
Publisher unknown
Date
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_115a)
7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_115b)
Coverage
Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kan.)
1911
12/15/1989
Abstract
Postcard with a black and white photograph of the 600 block of Massachusetts Street after the 1911 tornado on the front. Acquisition information on the back. Note on the back.
Date Modified
1911
Is Part Of
Album 7: River Ice to Tornado
Medium
Photograph
Print
Drawing
Provenance
Acquired by Sally Postma on December 15, 1989.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
5 7/16" x 3 7/16"
Collection
Citation
“Postcard of Downtown Massachusetts Street after the 1911 Tornado,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed December 23, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/589.
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