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. The roof and most of the street side of the building has been destroyed and the inside structure of the building can be seen. A large amount of smoke is around the side of the building. At the left side of the photograph "Burning of Bowersock Opera House, 2-18-1911 #2" is printed in white ink. A white border is on the right side.

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Unknown

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_119a)

1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_119b)

Bowersock Opera House

644 Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kans.)

2/18/1911

Acquisition date unknown

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

Album 1: Start to Massachusetts Street Stores

Photograph

Print

Drawing

Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick or Sally Postma.

Postcard

5 1/2" x 3 1/2"