Postcard of Downtown Massachusetts Street after the 1911 Tornado

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Title

Postcard of Downtown Massachusetts Street after the 1911 Tornado

Subject

Tornado Damage -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Central business districts -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Description

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the 600 block of Massachusetts Street after the 1911 tornado on the front. In the photograph the H. Thompson, Photographer building is at the right. At the bottom is a black bar with "8985A Part of 60 Block, Mass. St., Lawrence, Kans" is printed in white ink. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back in the middle "Mfgd. by M.L. Zercher Book and Stationery Co., Topeka, Kansas" is printed sideways in black ink. A note is written on the back to Mrs. Sara Osborn in Selma, Kansas from Lawrence, Kansas. Postmarked June 25, 1911. Information on when and from whom the postcard was acquired is on the back, 10/4/1986 from L.T. OHara.

Creator

Writer unknown

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

M.L. Zercher Book and Stationery Co.

Date

6/25/1911

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_113a)
7_River_Ice_to_Tornado(cp_113b)

Coverage

Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kan.)
6/25/1911
10/4/1986

Abstract

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the 600 block of Massachusetts Street after the 1911 tornado on the front. Manufacturing information on the back. Acquisition information on the back. Note on the back.

Date Modified

6/25/1986

Is Part Of

Album 7: River Ice to Tornado

Medium

Photograph
Print
Drawing

Provenance

Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick or Sally Postma on October 4, 1986.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

5 7/16" x 3 7/16"

Files

https://history.lplks.org/files/original/c49158ec04a41ceb29729515f57a72d4.jpg
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Citation

Writer unknown, “Postcard of Downtown Massachusetts Street after the 1911 Tornado,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed December 21, 2024, https://lplks.omeka.net/items/show/588.

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