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Link to Image Titled: Lily Pond and Park Villa in North Riverside Park
Title/Object Name: Lily Pond and Park Villa in North Riverside Park
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1916
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Lily pond and Park Villa building in north Riverside Park; picnic area in background
Keywords: Wichita, parks, arts and entertainment, sports and recreation, Riverside Park, Park Villa, lily ponds, picnics.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Cossitt Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_COS183

Link to Image Titled: Giant Thriller Roller coaster at Ackerman's Island
Title/Object Name: Giant Thriller Roller coaster at Ackerman's Island
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1916
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: View of "Giant Thriller" roller coaster at Ackerman's Island from across the river; view is to the south
Keywords: Wichita, parks, arts and entertainment, rivers, Ackerman's Island, Arkansas River, roller coasters, amusement parks.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Cossitt Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_COS182

Link to Image Titled: Coleman Lamp Company
Title/Object Name: Coleman Lamp Company
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1916
Physical Details: 3.25 x 2.25 inches
Description: Volleyball game at Coleman Lamp Company employees’ picnic in Linwood Park.
Keywords: Business and industry; organizations, clubs and groups; parks; people; sports and recreation; Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H1-43.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Aerial view of downtown Wichita looking east
Title/Object Name: Aerial view of downtown Wichita looking east
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1917
Physical Details: 7.5 x 9.75 inches
Description: Aerial view of downtown Wichita looking east, showing Island Park baseball stadium and Wonderland amusement park on Ackerman Island in Arkansas River.
Keywords: Wichita, aerials, rivers, business and industry, bridges, street scenes, parks, sports and recreation, Arkansas River, baseball, stadium, Ackerman Island, roller coaster, Wonderland amusement park.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms99-3.3.scrapbook.1

Link to Image Titled: Park Villa
Title/Object Name: Park Villa
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1917
Physical Details: 4. 2 .25 inches
Description: Park Villa shelter house in North Riverside Park, near Little Arkansas River and Nims Avenue bridge.
Keywords: Sports and recreation, parks, automobiles, transportation, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_M1-1.5.9

Link to Image Titled: Duck Pond and Alligator Pit in Central Riverside Park
Title/Object Name: Duck Pond and Alligator Pit in Central Riverside Park
Creator: Paul Bulla
Date Original: 1926
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: People at Central Riverside Park looking at the duck pond and alligator pit
Keywords: Wichita, parks, arts and entertainment, sports and recreation, people, Riverside Park, zoos, animals.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Homer T. Harden Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_HTH297

Link to Image Titled: Riverside Park Bird House and Sanctuary
Title/Object Name: Riverside Park Bird House and Sanctuary
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1928
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Riverside Park Bird House and Sanctuary. Riverside Park was located at the west end of Murdock.
Keywords: Parks.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl1828

Link to Image Titled: Swimming Pool
Title/Object Name: Swimming Pool
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1928
Physical Details: 3.5 x 2.75 inches
Description: Group of young swimmers with coach at unidentified swimming pool.
Keywords: Sports and recreation, children, parks, summer, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_L4-3.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Riverside Boat Company
Title/Object Name: Riverside Boat Company
Creator: Homer T. Harden
Date Original: Circa 1928
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Looking east across the Little Arkansas River at the Riverside Boathouse (known earlier as Israel's Boathouse and Murdock Avenue Boathouse). Founded near the intersection of Murdock and Waco, in the late 1890s, the boat rental business and its original small structure, grew in size and commercial enterprise for more than 50 years. It was demolished during the "urban renewal" efforts of the 1960s.
Keywords: Wichita, bridges, business and industry, parks, people, public events, rivers, sports and recreation, transportation, canoes, boating, swimming.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_M1-2.3.4

Link to Image Titled: Wichita Municipal Swimming Pool
Title/Object Name: Wichita Municipal Swimming Pool
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1929
Physical Details: 3.5 x 2.5 inches
Description: View of exterior of bathhouse at the Municipal Pool in South Riverside Park.
Keywords: Sports and recreation, parks, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_M1-1.6.1

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