Postcard of a House after the 1911 Tornado

Postcard of a House after the 1911 Tornado

Tornado Damage -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Dwellings -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a house after the 1911 tornado on the front. Photograph depicts an overturned house with several people standing in front of it. Across the bottom of the postcard "Tornado Lawrence, Kans. 4/12/11" is printed in white ink. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back "Second house in the 600 block north of (?). Where Mrs. Good Used to live. You keep it-". Information on when and where the postcard was acquired is on the back, 5/15/1999 from the Jackson Sale.

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Unknown

4/12/1911

Fitzpatrick, Charline

Postma, Sally

Carttar, Rosalea

Carttar, Peter

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Still Image

English

Postcard

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_159a)

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_159b)

Lawrence, Kan.

4/12/1911

5/15/1999

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a house after the 1911 tornado. Acquisition information is on the back.

Album 7: River Ice to Tornado

Photograph

Print

Drawing

Acquired by Sally Postma on May 15, 1999.

Postcard

5 1/2" x 3 1/2"