A history of Lawrence,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Lawrence from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Lawrence Township was organized in 1872. It was named for L. D. Lawrence, a pioneer settler.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Lawrence’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHo! For the Kansas plains, 1856: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Lawrence
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Lawrence, decade by decade
1990s
2 historic places in Lawrence
2 places in Lawrence are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Ho! For the Kansas plains (1856) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From the Library of Congress (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.