Postcard of the 1908 Flood

Postcard of the 1908 Flood

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

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the bridge over the Kaw during the 1908 flood on the front. Photograph is looking south down the bridge at a group of people standing on the road's edge just in front of the bridge, a rope barricade has been put up. The Boener Brothers Cigar Factory building is in the background on the right side. At the bottom of the photograph is a black strip with "223 Watching the '08 Flood from Bridge Lawrence, Ks Photo by Lawrence" printed in white ink. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the right side "1908" is written in pencil. A note is written on the back to Ima E. Homold in Kansas City, Missouri from Edna in Lawrence, Kansas. Note is about the two visiting each other soon. Postmarked July 15, 1908.

Unknown, Edna

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Lawrence, A. (Alfred), photographer

7/15/1908

Fitzpatrick, Charline

Postma, Sally

Carttar, Rosalea

Carttar, Peter

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Still Image

English

Postcard

6_Motels_to_River_Ice(cp_142a)

6_Motels_to_River_Ice(cp_142b)

Kansas Dam

Lawrence, Kan.

7/15/1908

Acquisition date unknown

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the bridge over the Kaw during the 1908 flood on the front. Note written on the back.

Album 6: Motels to River Ice

Photograph

Print

Drawing

Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick or Sally Postma.

Postcard

5 1/2" x 3 1/2"