Postcard of Woolf Brothers Department Store
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Title
Postcard of Woolf Brothers Department Store
Subject
Central Business Districts -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Description
Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Woolf Brothers Department Store on the front. Photograph depicts the inside of the store. At the bottom of the photograph "Woolf Brothers Lawrence, Kans." is printed in white ink. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back is a not to Mr. Tom and Webb Woodward in Topeka, Kansas from Ben Bont in Denver, Colorado. Postmarked September 8, 1929. Note by Sally Postma states that Wendell Holmes was the manager of the store in 1929. Information on when and from whom the postcard was acquired is on the back, 11/29/1989 from Frank Wood.
Creator
Bont, Ben
Source
Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection
Publisher
Publisher unknown
Date
9/8/1929
Contributor
Fitzpatrick, Charline
Postma, Sally
Carttar, Rosalea
Carttar, Peter
Rights
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Format
Still Image
Language
English
Type
Postcard
Identifier
2_Weavers_to_Wren_Building(cp_40a)
2_Weavers_to_Wren_Building(cp_40b)
Coverage
Woolf Brothers Department Store
1023 Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kan.)
9/8/1929
11/29/1989
Medium
Photograph
Print
Drawing
Provenance
Acquired by Sally Postma on October 29, 1988.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
5 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Collection
Citation
Bont, Ben, “Postcard of Woolf Brothers Department Store,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed November 21, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/667.
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