Postcard of North Lawrence Houses after the 1911 Tornado

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Title

Postcard of North Lawrence Houses after the 1911 Tornado

Subject

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

Description

Postcard with a black and white photograph of North Lawrence houses after the 1911 tornado on the front. Photograph shows several damaged houses with people standing in the yards. Across the bottom "Tornado N. Lawrence Ks. 4/12/1911 19" is printed in white ink. On the back is information on when and where the postcard was acquired, 6/14/1997 from Detlor.

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_148a)
7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_148b)

Coverage

Lawrence, Kan.
4/12/1911
6/14/1997

Abstract

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

Is Part Of

Album 7: River Ice to Tornado

Medium

Photograph
Print
Drawing

Provenance

Acquired by Sally Postma on June 14, 1997.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

5 7/16" x 3 7/16"

Files

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/db4a7f1612130c45d3acd662677cc064.jpg

Citation

“Postcard of North Lawrence Houses after the 1911 Tornado,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed November 25, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/622.

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