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Link to Image Titled: James R. Mead
Title/Object Name: James R. Mead
Creator: Rogers Studio
Date Original: Circa 1878
Physical Details: 2.5 x 3.5 inches
Description: Portrait of James Richard Mead, one of the early founders of Wichita. Mead came to Kansas Territory if 1859 and established himself as a buffalo hunter and fur trader. In 1868 he met with a group of men to organize a town company for the site at the junction of the Arkansas River and the Little Arkansas River. He was instrumental in bringing the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad through Wichita, which secured the position of the city as a trade center.
Keywords: People, settlers, pioneers, transportation, business and industry.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_Mead,James.R

Link to Image Titled: Native American Encampment on Big Arkansas River
Title/Object Name: Native American Encampment on Big Arkansas River
Creator: Rogers Studio
Date Original: 1879
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Native American encampment on Big Arkansas River, just south of Wichita
Keywords: Wichita, rivers, people, residences, Native Americans, wagon, Teepee.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: W. S. and Guy Rogers Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_ROG22b

Link to Image Titled: Mule Cars on North Main Street
Title/Object Name: Mule Cars on North Main Street
Creator: Rogers Studio
Date Original: 1884
Physical Details: 6.75 x 4.75 inches
Description: Wichita Street Railway mule cars in front of a house and stables on the east side of the 400 block of North Main Street
Keywords: Wichita, transportation, street scenes, residences, mule cars, street railway, streetcars.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: W. S. and Guy Rogers Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_ROG218

Link to Image Titled: First Baptist Church
Title/Object Name: First Baptist Church
Creator: Rogers Studio
Date Original: 1885
Physical Details: 3.5 x 4.5 inches
Description: First Baptist Church at the corner of First and Market Streets
Keywords: Wichita, religion, churches, Baptist, First Baptist Church.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Negative
Collection Name: W. S. and Guy Rogers Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_ROG17

Link to Image Titled: YMCA Basketball Team
Title/Object Name: YMCA Basketball Team
Creator: Rogers Studio
Date Original: Circa 1894
Physical Details: 3.75 x 2.5 inches
Description: Members of the first basketball team to represent Wichita; all are identified (on file).
Keywords: Sports and recreation; organizations, clubs and groups; people; Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H11-2.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Children’s Party
Title/Object Name: Children’s Party
Creator: Rogers Studio
Date Original: Circa 1895
Physical Details: 3.75 x 2.25 inches
Description: A large group of children gathered on the lawn of an unidentified home.
Keywords: People, organizations, clubs, and groups, residences, domestic scene, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H6-17.1.1

Link to Image Titled: George Harryman & Bros. Broomcorn Warehouse No. 3
Title/Object Name: George Harryman & Bros. Broomcorn Warehouse No. 3
Creator: Rogers Studio
Date Original: Circa 1910
Physical Details: 4 x 5 inches
Description: George Harryman & Bros. Broomcorn Warehouse No. 3, possibly at 217-219 South Santa Fe
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, agriculture, George Harryman, broomcorn, warehouse.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Negative
Collection Name: W. S. and Guy Rogers Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_ROG60

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