{"product_id":"postcard-rppc-iowa-monona-ia-haberichter-barn-tornado-disaster-elkader-1924","title":"Monona Iowa Haberichter Barn Tornado Damage Elkader 1924 RPPC Postcard Posted","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"362\"\u003eThis 1924 real photo postcard documents the destruction of the Haberichter barn near Monona, Iowa, following a tornado associated with the Elkader storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"761\"\u003eSevere weather events in the Upper Midwest were frequently recorded by local photographers during the early twentieth century, and real photo postcards became a primary way such moments were preserved. Rural disaster views like this one functioned as both documentation and community record, capturing structural damage in precise visual detail at a time when few other permanent images were made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"1164\"\u003eThe image features the barn structure collapsed inward, with roof timbers buckled and framing exposed across muddy ground. Two men stand in the foreground examining the wreckage, providing scale against the mass of debris. A handwritten identification appears at the top of the card, and the reverse shows postal use consistent with the 1924 date, grounding the scene firmly in its historical context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1455\"\u003eThe item shown in the listing is the exact item the collector will receive. We have tens of thousands of items to choose from. Shipping will always be combined (or refunded) to save you as much money as possible. Please contact us with any questions, or visit our store page for specifics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1483\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everything Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52858851197112,"sku":"20240213e","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_95684125-56dd-4c23-abf8-e6420ff61a51.jpg?v=1771306072","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/postcard-rppc-iowa-monona-ia-haberichter-barn-tornado-disaster-elkader-1924","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}