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Link to Image Titled: Broadway Street Scene
Title/Object Name: Broadway Street Scene
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1950s
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Street scene of Broadway looking southeast from Douglas Avenue; shows Kress, Buck's, Fourth National Bank, Dockum Drugs, HFC Loans, Fairland Café, Henry's, and an East Central City Bus.
Keywords: Wichita, street scenes, business and industry, banks, drug stores, buses.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Chamber of Commerce Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_CHA642

Link to Image Titled: Christmas Trees on Kellogg Street
Title/Object Name: Christmas Trees on Kellogg Street
Creator: Rorabaugh & Millsap Studio
Date Original: 1955
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Night view looking east on Kellogg Street showing Christmas trees and decorations. Overpass of railroad tracks in distance.
Keywords: Wichita, street scenes, transportation, holidays.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.73.37.1

Link to Image Titled: KAKE-TV Station
Title/Object Name: KAKE-TV Station
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1955
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: View looking northeast toward KAKE-TV station building, 1500 North West Street. Completed in 1954, building was designed by Wichita architect W. I. Fisher. Station currently uses same facility.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, buildings, television.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.72.8.4

Link to Image Titled: Sedgwick County Jail
Title/Object Name: Sedgwick County Jail
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: This was the fourth Sedgwick County jail. The building is still standing and is located on the north side of the Old Sedgwick County Courthouse, northeast corner of Central and Elm.
Keywords: Government.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl1283

Link to Image Titled: Frisco Passenger Train
Title/Object Name: Frisco Passenger Train
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Frisco Passenger Train arriving at Union Station, 701 East Douglas.
Keywords: Transportation, trains, railroad, depot.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl1212

Link to Image Titled: Eagle Building
Title/Object Name: Eagle Building
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Eagle Building, southwest corner of William and Market. The daily newspaper The Wichita Eagle was published here. The clock tower of the City Building can be seen in the background.
Keywords: Business and industry, street scenes, commercial buildings, automobiles.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl1907

Link to Image Titled: Dockum Drug Company Inc.
Title/Object Name: Dockum Drug Company Inc.
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 7 x 9.5 inches
Description: Looking southeast in intersection of Douglas and Broadway Avenues. Union National Bank Building houses Dockum Drug Store Number 2 on the ground floor (301 East Douglas). Businesses visible on the second floor include James E. Bennett & Company, stockbrokers, and Goldie’s Dress Salon.
Keywords: Business and industry, people, street scenes, automobiles, Christmas lights, Rexall, African Americans, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D2SE-58.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Wheeler Kelly Hagny Building
Title/Object Name: Wheeler Kelly Hagny Building
Creator: Rorabaugh & Millsap Studio
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 7.5 x 9.5 inches
Description: Looking northeast in the 100 block of south Market Street toward the intersection of Douglas Avenue at the Wheeler Kelly Hagny Trust Company (120 South Market). The seven-story building opened in 1921; the top floor once housed the Board of Trade where skylights allowed traders to examine grain in natural light. The structure is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Other businesses in view include Resnick-Davis Diamond Shop (112 South Market), W. T. Grant Company Department Store (201 East Douglas), and Fourth National Bank (200 East Douglas).
Keywords: Business and industry, street scenes, transportation, automobiles, architecture, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_U4-1.1.4

Link to Image Titled: Snowman
Title/Object Name: Snowman
Creator: Wichita Beacon
Date Original: 1955
Physical Details: 2.5 x 2.5 inches
Description: Two Wichita boys (identified, on file) posed with their distinguished-looking snowman. Published in the Wichita Beacon with the caption, “Labor of Love.”
Keywords: Sports and recreation, people, children, teenagers, winter.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_L4-6.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Wichita Municipal Swimming Pool
Title/Object Name: Wichita Municipal Swimming Pool
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 4 x 3 inches
Description: Public swimming pool located in South Riverside Park. Bathhouse in the background. Popular features included the slides and the water wheel.
Keywords: Sports and recreation, people, parks, summer, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_M1-1.6.3

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