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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

Link to Image Titled: True’s Sundries
Title/Object Name: True’s Sundries
Creator: Rorabaugh and Millsap
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches
Description: Night view of True’s Sundries, which featured both drive-in and fountain service. Looking east; location, 444 South Oliver.
Keywords: Business and industry, ice cream, café, transportation, automobiles, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D2SE-55.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Market Street
Title/Object Name: Market Street
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 8.5 x 6.5 inches
Description: View of 100 block of South Market Street. Andy Mynear Painting and Decorating truck parked in front of Resnick Davis Diamond Shop, 112 South Market. Wheeler Kelly Hagny building next to Innes Store at southeast corner of Market and William streets.
Keywords: Wichita, street scenes, business and industry, buildings
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.34.5.3

Link to Image Titled: Wichita Skyline
Title/Object Name: Wichita Skyline
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 6.5 x 8.5 inches
Description: View looking west toward construction on telephone exchange building at 154 North Broadway Street. Directly across street is Lawrence Building, 149 North Broadway, adjacent to taller Butts Building at southwest corner of 1st and Broadway streets. In background Union National Center is under construction.
Keywords: Wichita, buildings, business and industry
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.34.5.2

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