Postcard of Houses after the 1911 Tornado

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Title

Postcard of Houses after the 1911 Tornado

Subject

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

Description

Postcard with a black and white photograph of houses after the 1911 tornado on the front. Photograph is of several house with a damaged shed in the middle. In the forefront is a horse team moving debris away. Below the photograph is a white border. On the back is information on the postcard, Large House Indiana Street 4/12/1911.

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

Publisher unknown

Date

4/12/1911

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_143a)
7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_143b)

Coverage

Indiana Street (Lawrence, Kan.)
4/12/1911
Acquisition date unknown

Abstract

Postcard with a black and white photograph of houses after the 1911 tornado on the front. Image information on the back.

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

5 1/2" x 3 7/16"

Files

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Citation

“Postcard of Houses after the 1911 Tornado,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed May 19, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/617.

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