Postcard of the Iron Foundry after the 1911 Tornado

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Title

Postcard of the Iron Foundry after the 1911 Tornado

Subject

Tornado Damage -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Description

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the iron foundry after the 1911 tornado on the front. Photograph shows a large amount of debris is in the foreground, the building in the background is missing a wall. A wooden building is leaning against another building. At the middle of the photograph "[W]reck of foundry Lawrence KS. 4/12/1911" is printed in white ink. At the right side "Tornado" is printed in white ink. Information on when and where the postcard was acquired is on the back, 6/14/1997 from Detlon.

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

Publisher unknown

Date

4/12/1911

Contributor

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

Rights

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Format

Still Image

Language

English

Type

Postcard

Identifier

8_Advertising_to_Dessie's(cp_04a)
8_Advertising_to_Dessie's(cp_04b)

Coverage

Iron Foundry
6/14/1997

Abstract

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the iron foundry after the 1911 tornado on the front. Acquisition information on the back.

Is Part Of

Album 8: Advertising to Dessie's

Medium

Photograph
Print
Drawing

Provenance

Acquired by Sally Postma on june 14, 1997.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

5 9/16" x 3 1/2"

Files

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Citation

“Postcard of the Iron Foundry after the 1911 Tornado,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed November 21, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/672.

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