Postcard of Massachusetts Street

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Title

Postcard of Massachusetts Street

Subject

Central Business Districts -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Description

Postcard with a colored image of Massachusetts Street on the front. Image is looking south down Massachusetts Street and centered in the middle of the road. Cars align both sides of the street and the Kansas Electric Power Co. sign can be seen on the left side. On the back along the left side "Kansas Distributing Co., Junction City, Kansas" is printed sideways in green ink, at the top of the of the left side "L-1 - Massachusetts Street Lawrence, Kansas" is typed in green ink. In the middle "Curteichcolor® 3-D Natural Color Reproduction (Reg. U.S.A. Pat. Off.) is typed sideways in green ink. Information on when the postcard was acquired is on the back, 10/5/2000.

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

Kansas Distributing Co.
Curt Teich & Co.

Date

Circa 1962

Contributor

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

Rights

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Format

Still Image

Language

English

Type

Postcard

Identifier

1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_48a)
1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_48b)

Coverage

Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kans.)
Circa 1962
10/5/2000

Abstract

Postcard with a colored image of Massachusetts Street on the front. Manufacturing information on the back. Acquisition information on the back.

Is Part Of

Album 1: Start to Massachusetts Street Stores

Medium

Photograph
Print
Drawing

Provenance

Acquired by Sally Postma on October 5, 2000.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

5 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Files

https://history.lplks.org/files/original/c8f8a644ebeaca874f1ff84a15a8f725.jpg
https://history.lplks.org/files/original/57674feccf39843adea7fc5501c9e1f3.jpg

Citation

“Postcard of Massachusetts Street,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed December 22, 2024, https://lplks.omeka.net/items/show/369.

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