Postcard of a Building after the 1911 Tornado

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Title

Postcard of a Building after the 1911 Tornado

Subject

Tornado Damage -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Description

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a building after the 1911 tornado. Building is similar to the ice plant. Photograph shows a building severely damaged by the tornado with debris going through the roof. Two men are standing on the building amongst the debris. A white border is around the entire photograph.

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

Publisher unknown

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_03a)
8_Advertising_to_Dessie's(cp_03b)

Coverage

Ice Plant
Lawrence, Kans.
1911
Acquisition date unknown

Abstract

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a building destroyed after the 1911 tornado on the front. Building is possibly the ice plant.

Is Part Of

Album 8: Advertising to Dessie's

Medium

Photograph
Print
Drawing

Provenance

Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick or Sally Postma.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

5 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Files

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/32b62a578bc64957060b4a76978d9aa4.jpg
https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/fbf8ce1e7219da16bd91f64e2fba8095.jpg

Citation

“Postcard of a Building after the 1911 Tornado,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed November 28, 2024, https://973186.dfklpuvz8.asia/items/show/671.

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