Postcard of North Lawrence after the 1911 Tornado

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Title

Postcard of North Lawrence after the 1911 Tornado

Subject

Tornado Damage -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Description

Postcard with a black and white photograph of an area in North Lawrence after the 1911 tornado. Photograph shows four men standing on debris in the foreground and a woman with three children standing in a destroyed house in the background. At the bottom of the photograph is a black strip with "8986A A View in North Lawrence, Kans." typed in white ink. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back in the middle "Mfgd. by M.L. Zercher Book and Stationary Co. Topeka, Kansas" is typed sideways in black ink. Information on when the postcard was acquired is on the back, 10/30/1976.

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

M.L Zercher Book and Stationary Co., manufacturer

Date

1911

Contributor

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

Rights

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Format

Still Image

Language

English

Type

Postcard

Identifier

8_Advertising_to_Dessie's(cp_05a)
8_Advertising_to_Dessie's(cp_05b)

Coverage

North Lawrence, Kans.
1911
10/30/1976

Abstract

Postcard with a black and white photograph of an area in North Lawrence after the 1911 tornado on the front. Manufacturing information on the back. Acquisition information on the back.

Is Part Of

Album 8: Advertising to Dessie's

Medium

Photograph
Print
Drawing

Provenance

Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick or Sally Postma on October 30, 1976.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

5 9/16" x 3 1/2"

Files

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Citation

“Postcard of North Lawrence after the 1911 Tornado,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed December 20, 2024, https://lplks.omeka.net/items/show/674.

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