Postcard of Bowersock Opera House on Fire

Postcard of Bowersock Opera House on Fire

Bowersock Opera House (Lawrence, Kan.)

Fire -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Bowersock Opera House on fire on the front. Photograph is angled to focus on the corner of the building facing the street. On the first floor are Lawrence Journal signs on the front and side of the building. There is a large amount of smoke coming off of the top of the building and firefighters are hosing down the side of the building and another group of firefighters is setting up at the front. At the bottom of the photograph "Burning of Bowersock Opera House 2-18-1911" is printed in white ink. At the bottom of the right side "7 Photo by Lawrence" is printed in white ink. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back is information on when and where the postcard was acquired, 6/14/1997 from Detlon.

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Lawrence, A. (Alfred), photographer

2/18/1911

Fitzpatrick, Charline

Postma, Sally

Carttar, Rosalea

Carttar, Peter

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Still Image

English

Postcard

1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_118a)

1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_118b)

Bowersock Opera House

644 Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kans.)

2/18/1911

6/14/1997

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Bowersock Opera House on fire on the front. Acquisition information on the back.

Album 1: Start to Massachusetts Street Stores

Photograph

Print

Drawing

Acquired by Sally Postma on June 14, 1997.

Postcard

5 1/2" x 3 1/2"