Postcard of the Hook's Residence after the 1911 Tornado

Postcard of the Hook's Residence after the 1911 Tornado

Tornado Damage -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Dwellings -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Hook's residence after the 1911 tornado on the front. Photograph focuses on a house that is off its foundation. Debris around the yard. Across the bottom of the photograph "Hook's Residence - Lawrence Kans - Tornado 4/12/11" is written in white ink. A signature is at the bottom right corner of the photograph. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back the possible location of the house is written in pencil "Charles Hook 745 Cran.?" "James H. Hook 900 Cal.?" or "Samuel K. Hook 375 Locust?". Information on when and where the postcard was acquired is on the back, 3/1/1974 from the Erney Lawrence Antique Show .

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_172a)

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_172b)

Lawrence, Kan.

4/12/1911

3/1/1974

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Hook's residence after the 1911 tornado. Information on the location of the photograph is on the back. Acquisition information on the back.

4/24/1911

Album 7: River Ice to Tornado

Photograph

Print

Drawing

Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick or Sally Postma on March 1, 1974.

Postcard

5 9/16" x 3 1/2"