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Link to Image Titled: Wesley Hospital
Title/Object Name: Wesley Hospital
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: Circa 1957
Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches
Description: View looking north toward new addition at Wesley Hospital. Completed in late 1956, addition contained 150 beds. Wesley Hospital is located at the northeast corner of East Central Avenue and North Hillside Street.
Keywords: Wichita, health care, buildings.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Negative
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.1.0.18


Link to Image Titled: Killion Fresh Gas
Title/Object Name: Killion Fresh Gas
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: Circa 1957
Physical Details: 8.5 x 6.5 inches
Description: View of Killion filling station at unknown location. In 1957, company operated seven stations in Wichita.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, buildings, transportation
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.34.6.3


Link to Image Titled: Hillside and Douglas Intersection
Title/Object Name: Hillside and Douglas Intersection
Creator: Hal Pottorf
Date Original: 1957
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: View looking west toward intersection of Douglas Avenue and Hillside Street. Some businesses are Kroger's, Bill's Famous Bar-B-Q, Landrums Food Market, Mammel's and King Drugs.
Keywords: Wichita, street scenes, business and industry, buildings.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.66.9a.1


Link to Image Titled: Ice Skating on the Little Arkansas River
Title/Object Name: Ice Skating on the Little Arkansas River
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1957
Physical Details: 4 x 5 inches
Description: Ice Skating on the Little Arkansas River by North High School. Location was 13th Street close to Waco, northwest corner.
Keywords: Sports and recreation, education, bridges.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl431


Link to Image Titled: 100 Block West Douglas
Title/Object Name: 100 Block West Douglas
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1957
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: 100 Block West Douglas looking west, along the north side. The First National Bank is on the corner and Ross McCausland Seeds is next door.
Keywords: Street scenes, people, automobiles, commercial buildings.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl364


Link to Image Titled: Stockyards Hotel Dining Room Sign
Title/Object Name: Stockyards Hotel Dining Room Sign
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: Circa 1958
Physical Details: 6.5 x 8.5 inches
Description: Close-up view of Stockyards Hotel Dining Room sign. The hotel and restaurant were located at 659 East 21st Street North.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.34.6.2


Link to Image Titled: Bob Moore Oldsmobile Rambler Show Room
Title/Object Name: Bob Moore Oldsmobile Rambler Show Room
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: Circa 1958
Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches
Description: Prospective buyers look over the 1958 Rambler station wagon at Bob Moore Oldsmobile Rambler, 6215 East Kellogg Street. Sign for East Side State Bank of Wichita, next door at 6225 East Kellogg, visible through show room windows.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, people, transportation.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Negative
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.1.0.17


Link to Image Titled: Soap Box Derby
Title/Object Name: Soap Box Derby
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: Circa 1958
Physical Details: 6.5 x 8.5 inches
Description: Wichitans look over cars entered in the annual Soap Box Derby. First derby was held in 1934.
Keywords: Wichita, sports and recreation, arts and entertainment, people
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.34.6.1


Link to Image Titled: Cardwell Service Station
Title/Object Name: Cardwell Service Station
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: Circa 1958
Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches
Description: Hyperbolic paraboloid service station design introduced by Wichita-based Vickers Petroleum Company shown here at the Cardwell Service Station, 950 North Hillside Street. The "batwing" was developed in 1954.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, buildings, transportation.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Negative
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.1.0.23


Link to Image Titled: 100 Block North Broadway
Title/Object Name: 100 Block North Broadway
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1958
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: West side of the 100 block of North Broadway. Businesses shown include S. H. Kress & Company, 224 East Douglas, where everything is 5 cents to $1.00. The Miller Theatre, at 115 North Broadway, was completely air conditioned when it opened in 1922. The building was razed in 1972. The theater marquee advertises the movie "From Hell to Texas." The Miller Theatre Building, at 121 North Broadway, houses the Wichita Chamber of Commerce on the third floor.
Keywords: Street scenes, commercial buildings, children, African American, fashion, automobiles.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl326


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