Postcard of the Ice Plant after the 1911 Tornado

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Title

Postcard of the Ice Plant after the 1911 Tornado

Subject

Tornado Damage -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Description

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the ice plant after the 1911 tornado on the front. Photograph depicts the damaged iceplant up close. Across the bottom of the photograph "Ice Plant - Lawrence Kans - Tornado 4/12/1911" is printed in white ink. At the bottom of the right side of the photograph is a signature. A white border is around the entire photograph. A note is written on the each border as a continuation of the note on the back. Note is written in German and addressed to Germany. Postmarked April 24, 1911.

Creator

Writer unknown

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

Unknown

Date

4/24/1911

Contributor

Fitzpatrick, Charline
Postma, Sally
Carttar, Rosalea
Carttar, Peter

Rights

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Format

Still Image

Language

English
German

Type

Postcard

Identifier

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_173a)
7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_173b)

Coverage

Lawrence, Kan.
4/24/1911
Acquisition date unknown

Abstract

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the ice plant after the 1911 tornado. Note on the front and 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 9/16" x 3 1/2"

Files

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/519c8a296dd5896d92954c2febc842d7.jpg
https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/2149d1fdf35cde224aa49c829fad0b90.jpg

Citation

Writer unknown, “Postcard of the Ice Plant after the 1911 Tornado,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed November 22, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/647.

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