Postcard of a House after the 1911 Tornado
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Title
Postcard of a 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. Photograph depicts a house with the side of another house on its porch. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the right border is a note about the house being in West Lawrence. There is also a note on the back to Marie Koberman in Desoto, Kansas from Lawrence, Kansas. Postmarked August 30, 1911. Information on when and from whom the postcard was acquired is on the back, May 25, 2007 from Alan Banks.
Creator
Writer unknown
Source
Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection
Publisher
Unknown
Date
8/30/1911
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_185a)
7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_185b)
Coverage
Lawrence, Kan.
8/30/1911
5/25/2007
Abstract
Postcard with a black and white photograph of a house after the 1911 tornado on the front. Note on the front and back. Acquisition information on the back.
Date Modified
8/30/1911
Is Part Of
Album 7: River Ice to Tornado
Medium
Photograph
Print
Drawing
Provenance
Acquired by Sally Postma on May 25, 2007.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
6 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Collection
Citation
Writer unknown, “Postcard of a House after the 1911 Tornado,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed November 22, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/659.
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