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Link to Image Titled: William S. Rogers
Title/Object Name: William S. Rogers
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1890
Physical Details: 3 x 6 inches
Description: Portrait of professional photographer William S. Rogers.
Keywords: Business and industry, photography, people, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_Rogers,WmS

Link to Image Titled: Mr. and Mrs. N. A. English Family at Residence
Title/Object Name: Mr. and Mrs. N. A. English Family at Residence
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1890
Physical Details: 5 x 8 inches
Description: Mr. and Mrs. N. A. English and family at their residence located on the northwest corner of Lewis and Topeka. English was a real estate agent and laid out the English addition to the city. English street is named for him.
Keywords: Residences, people, porch, fashion.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl909

Link to Image Titled: Wichita Electric Street Railway Company Trolley Car
Title/Object Name: Wichita Electric Street Railway Company Trolley Car
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1892
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Fairmount and 13th Street trolley car on "honeymoon trip"; passengers are Charles Limbarger and wife; house in background belonged to President Morrison of Fairmount College; house was on 12th Street and streetcar tracks did not go as far as 13th yet.
Keywords: Wichita, transportation, people, residences, Wichita Electric Street Railway Company, Riverside and Suburban, trolley car, streetcar, street railroad, Fairmount College, Charles Limbarger, Mrs. Limbarger, honeymoon.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_WPL1239

Link to Image Titled: Wichita University
Title/Object Name: Wichita University
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1892
Physical Details: 4 x 3 inches
Description: One of the first institutions of higher learning built in Wichita, located at 3700 East Lincoln. Designed by architects Dumont and Hayward. It operated only a few years. Not to be confused with a later institution at 17th and Hillside Streets that succeeded Fairmount College and was also known as Wichita University.
Keywords: Education, public services, Wichita, architecture, school, academic, Richardsonian Romanesque.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D7-16.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Marcellus M. Murdock
Title/Object Name: Marcellus M. Murdock
Creator: Baldwin and Son
Date Original: Circa 1892
Physical Details: 2.75 x 3.5
Description: Studio portrait of Marcellus Murdock as a young boy. As a young man, Murdock worked in various positions at the Wichita Eagle, a newspaper founded by his father, Marshall M. Murdock. In 1907 he assumed the position of publisher and eventually bought the rival paper, the Wichita Beacon. His interest in aviation led him to become a pilot in 1929 and to help create the Wichita Municipal airport at that time. He was a booster for Wichita and active in civic affairs throughout his life (1883-1970).
Keywords: People, business and industry.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_Murdock,Marcellus-1

Link to Image Titled: Frontier Fire Company Reunion
Title/Object Name: Frontier Fire Company Reunion
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1893
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Reunion of the Frontier Fire Company with the hook and ladder equipment used during the 1870s in Sedgwick County. This photo was taken on the steps of the Sedgwick County Courthouse, 500 North Main.
Keywords: Government, people, public services, public events.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl1492

Link to Image Titled: Wichita University
Title/Object Name: Wichita University
Creator: Sawyer
Date Original: 1893
Physical Details: 4 x 3 inches
Description: Invitation printed on a cabinet card announcing Commencement at the original University (not Fairmount College). Photographs of men and women in the graduating class are featured on the card. The illustration is signed by Joseph Musselman, who was employed as an engraver at the Wichita Eagle.
Keywords: Education, people, public events, Wichita, higher education, music, academic.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H9-54.1.1

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: Flooded streets in downtown Wichita
Title/Object Name: Flooded streets in downtown Wichita
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1894
Physical Details: 3.5 x 3.5 inches
Description: View of a flood looking southwest from Sedgwick County courthouse showing Main Street in June 1894.
Keywords: Wichita, street scenes, transportation, rivers, floods, horses, buggies, Arkansas River.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Richard M. Long Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms96-4.2.13.1

Link to Image Titled: Main and Douglas Snow Storm
Title/Object Name: Main and Douglas Snow Storm
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1894
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Corner of Douglas and Main looking north after a snowstorm. Kansas National Bank is on the northwest corner and Rock Island Ticket Office is on the northeast corner.
Keywords: Business and industry, trolley, street railroad.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl1237

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