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Link to Image Titled: Occidental Hotel
Title/Object Name: Occidental Hotel
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1885
Physical Details: 3.25 x 2.5 inches
Description: Interior view, dining room of Occidental Hotel, 304 North Main Street. The woman seated at the table is identified as Julia Wenderlin, manager.
Keywords: Business and industry, people, furniture, employment, occupation, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D6-7.1.5

Link to Image Titled: Crocker Western Polo Club
Title/Object Name: Crocker Western Polo Club
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1885
Physical Details: 7 x 11 inches
Description: Team members wearing uniforms and roller skates are posed with their sticks, ball, and goal posts. All are identified (on file). The term "Western Polo" may have been a regional name for "Ball and Cane" hockey, as traditional roller hockey is sometimes known. It is still played today using box skates and a hard ball instead of a puck.
Keywords: Wichita, organizations, clubs and groups; people; sports and recreation; men; hats.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H11-17.1.1

Link to Image Titled: High-Wheel Bicycles
Title/Object Name: High-Wheel Bicycles
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1885
Physical Details: 4.25 x 2.75 inches
Description: Group of men posed with their high-wheel bicycles.
Keywords: Sports and recreation; people; organizations, clubs and groups; transportation; cycling; Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H11-3.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Boy with Bicycle
Title/Object Name: Boy with Bicycle
Creator: Alden W. Harden
Date Original: Circa 1885
Physical Details: 2.75 x 4.25 inches
Description: Young boy identified as John Reed posed with a high-wheel bicycle. Note that the pedals are attached directly to the front wheel. The wheels became larger as manufacturers realized that the larger the wheel, the farther the cyclist could travel with one rotation.
Keywords: People, sports and recreation, transportation, boy, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H11-28.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Tapp Brothers & Hanshaw Red Front Racket
Title/Object Name: Tapp Brothers & Hanshaw Red Front Racket
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1886
Physical Details: 3.5 x 2.75 inches
Description: Interior of the Red Front Racket store, 255-257 North Main Street. The term “racket” refers to a store that sold a variety of household goods, hardware, and sometimes groceries.
Keywords: Business and industry, people, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_E5-3.1.2

Link to Image Titled: Lewis Academy
Title/Object Name: Lewis Academy
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1886
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Lewis Academy was located in the 300 block of North Market. It was built in 1886 by Architects Proudfoot and Bird. It was named for Hiram Lewis, an early Wichita banker who gave money to the First Presbyterian Church to endow money for it.
Keywords: Education.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl437

Link to Image Titled: Infant in Christening Dress
Title/Object Name: Infant in Christening Dress
Creator: Alden W. Harden
Date Original: Circa 1886
Physical Details: 2.5 x 3.5 inches
Description: Unidentified baby posed on brocade rug.
Keywords: Children, fashion, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_UnidInf-1998.72.10

Link to Image Titled: Boy with Dog
Title/Object Name: Boy with Dog
Creator: Israel
Date Original: Circa 1886
Physical Details: 2.5 x 3.5 inches
Description: Studio portrait of a young boy wearing a knickerbocker suit with lace collar and cuffs.
Keywords: Children, fashion, furniture, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_UnidChild-1997.27.18

Link to Image Titled: Wichita High School
Title/Object Name: Wichita High School
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1886
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Wichita High School was located between Second and Third on the east side of Emporia.
Keywords: Education.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl1757

Link to Image Titled: N. A. English & Company Real Estate
Title/Object Name: N. A. English & Company Real Estate
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1886
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: N. A. English & Company Real Estate office, located at 111 North Main Street. English laid out the English addition to the city. English street is named for him.
Keywords: Business and industry, commercial building, people.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl911

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