Postcard of the Iron Foundry after the 1911 Tornado

Postcard of the Iron Foundry after the 1911 Tornado

Tornado Damage -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Iron Foundry after the 1911 tornado on the front. A large amount of debris is in the foreground, the building in the background is missing a wall. At the bottom middle of the photograph there is indistinguishable writing in white ink. At the bottom of the photograph is a black strip "8988A Wreck of Iron Foundry, Lawrence, Kans." is typed in white ink. White border around the entire photograph. On the back in the middle "Mfgd. by M.L. Zercher Book and Stationery Co., Topeka, Kansas" is printed vertically in black ink.

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

M.L. Zercher Book and Stationery Co.

1911

Fitzpatrick, Charline

Postma, Sally

Carttar, Rosalea

Carttar, Peter

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Still Image

English

Postcard

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_181a)

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_181b)

Iron Foundry (Lawrence, Kan.)

1911

Acquisition date unknown

Postcard with a black and white image of the Iron Foundry after the 1911 tornado on the front. Manufacturing information on the back.

Album 7: River Ice to Tornado

Photograph

Print

Drawing

Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick or Sally Postma.

Postcard

5 1/2" x 3 1/2"