Postcard of a Destroyed House after the 1911 Tornado

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Title

Postcard of a Destroyed House after the 1911 Tornado

Subject

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

Description

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a house after the 1911 tornado on the front. The photograph is centered on a house turned on its side. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the bottom border, "Cyclone April 12th 1911 Lawrence Kans" is written in black ink. Information on when the postcard was acquired is on the back, 7/28/1993.

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

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_171a)
7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_171b)

Coverage

Lawrence, Kan.
4/12/1911
7/28/1993

Abstract

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a house after the 1911 tornado. 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 28, 1993.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

5 7/16" x 3 7/16"

Files

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/82b9fab91ade4a50a14e2894ba5296be.jpg
https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/987a3a924e4dd38254a6d859ce74214e.jpg

Citation

“Postcard of a Destroyed House after the 1911 Tornado,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed May 3, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/645.

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