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 destroyed house after the 1911 tornado on the front. Four people are standing in the debris in the background. Across the bottom of the photograph "Tornado - Lawrence Kans 4/12/11" is printed in white ink. A signature is written at the bottom right side of the photograph. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back is a note to Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Pickard in Covington, Oklahoma from D in Lawrence, Kansas. Note talks about the damage done to Lawrence due to the tornado. Postmarked April 24, 1911. Information on when the postcard was acquired is on the back, 7/28/1993.

Unknown, D.

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Unknown

4/25/1911

Fitzpatrick, Charline

Postma, Sally

Carttar, Rosalea

Carttar, Peter

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Still Image

English

Postcard

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_175a)

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_175b)

Lawrence, Kan.

4/24/1911

7/28/1993

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

4/24/1911

Album 7: River Ice to Tornado

Photograph

Print

Drawing

Acquired by Sally Postma on July 28, 1993.

Postcard

5 9/16" x 3 1/2"