Postcard of the Tisdale Yard after the 1911 Tornado

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Title

Postcard of the Tisdale Yard after the 1911 Tornado

Subject

Tornado Damage -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Dwellings -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Description

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Tisdale yard after the 1911 tornado on the front. Photograph depicts a man standing in front of an uprooted tree. Across the bottom of the photograph "Tornado Lawrence, Kan 4/12-'11" is printed in white ink. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back "Emma M. Christensen" is written in cursive in blue ink across the middle. Information on the location of the photograph is on the back. Information on when and where the postcard was acquired is on the back, 3/10/1978 from Setterstrom.

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_128a)
7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_128b)

Coverage

645 Tennessee Street (Lawrence, Kan.)
1911
3/10/1978

Abstract

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Tisdale yard after the 1911 tornado on the front. Information on the postcard is on the back. Acquisition information is on the back.

Is Part Of

Album 7: River Ice to Tornado

Medium

Photograph
Print
Drawing

Provenance

Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick or Sally Postma on March 10, 1978.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

5 1/2" x 3 7/16"

Files

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Citation

“Postcard of the Tisdale Yard after the 1911 Tornado,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed May 18, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/602.

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