Postcard of Flooded Santa Fe Railroad Tracks

Postcard of Flooded Santa Fe Railroad Tracks

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

Postcard with a sepia photograph of flooded Santa Fe Railroad tracks on the front. Photograph depicts the railroad tracks with high water on either side and some water on the tracks. At the bottom of the photograph is a black bar with "Overflow From Ice Gorge, Kansas River, Lawrence, Kans. Santa Fe R.R." printed in white ink. A note is written on the back to Miss Erica Keister in La Crosse, Kansas from a C.M. in Lawrence, Kansas. Note discusses the flood. Postmarked February 5, 1910. Information on when the postcard was acquired is on the back, 10/20/1986.

C.M.

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Unknown

2/5/1910

Fitzpatrick, Charline

Postma, Sally

Carttar, Rosalea

Carttar, Peter

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Still Image

English

Postcard

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_11a)

7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_11b)

Kansas River (Lawrence, Kan.)

Santa Fe Railroad

2/5/1910

10/20/1986

Postcard with a sepia photograph of flooded Santa Fe Railroad tracks on the front. Note written on the back.

Album 7: River Ice to Tornado

Photograph

Print

Drawing

Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick or Sally Postma on October 20, 1986.

Postcard

5 1/2" x 3 1/2"