Postcard of the 1908 Flood

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Title

Postcard of the 1908 Flood

Subject

Kansas River (Kan.) -- Flood -- 20th century

Description

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a flooded house on the front. Photograph depicts the front of a house with water up to the window. At the bottom of the photograph is a black strip with "214 Ed. Pine's House, '08 Flood N. Lawrence, KS Photo by Lawrence" printed in white ink. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back is information about the house's owner and the location of the house, Edward Pine on Maine Street. Information on when and where the postcard was acquired is on the back, 9/6/1999 from the Young Sale.

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

Lawrence, A. (Alfred), photographer

Contributor

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

Rights

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Format

Still Image

Language

English

Type

Postcard

Identifier

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_03a)
7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_03b)

Coverage

Maine Street (Lawrence, Kan.)
1908
9/6/1999

Abstract

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a flooded house on the front. Manufacturing information on the front. Photograph information on the back. Acquisition information on the back.

Is Part Of

Album 7: River Ice to Tornado

Medium

Photograph
Print
Drawing

Provenance

Acquired by Sally Postma on September 6, 1999.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

5 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Files

https://history.lplks.org/files/original/50bd845bd7ba92e7036659926e398c55.jpg
https://history.lplks.org/files/original/8caaf9dc299800402fb56930ae72b0e7.jpg

Citation

“Postcard of the 1908 Flood,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed December 21, 2024, https://lplks.omeka.net/items/show/478.

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