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Link to Image Titled: Douglas and Waco Looking Northwest
Title/Object Name: Douglas and Waco Looking Northeast
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1945
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Birdseye view looking northeast from Broadview Hotel, which was located at Douglas and Waco.
Keywords: Aerials, street scenes, automobile, train.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl1832

Link to Image Titled: Douglas and Waco Looking South
Title/Object Name: Douglas and Waco Looking South
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1945
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Birdseye view looking south along Arkansas River from Broadview Hotel, which was located at Douglas and Waco. In the distance is Maple Street Bridge.
Keywords: Aerials, street scenes, automobile, bridges.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl1833

Link to Image Titled: Douglas and Waco Looking Southwest
Title/Object Name: Douglas and Waco Looking Southwest
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1945
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Birdseye view looking southwest from Broadview Hotel, which was located at Douglas and Waco. The Douglas Street Bridge is in the foreground.
Keywords: Aerials, street scenes, automobile, bridges.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl1834

Link to Image Titled: Paul Zongker Drugs
Title/Object Name: Paul Zongker Drugs
Creator: Rorabaugh & Millsap
Date Original: Circa 1945
Physical Details: 9.5 x 7.5 inches
Description: Night view looking northeast at Zongker Drugstore (1400 North Waco Avenue). Businesses in foreshortened view to left are Watson Brothers Food Store (1401 North Waco) and Funk appliances (1406 North Waco). The neon sign advertising the drugstore and Steffen’s Ice Cream was manufactured by the Claude Neon Company. A 1941 Nash automobile is parked at the curb.
Keywords: Business and industry, transportation, automobiles, retail, street scenes, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D2NW-38.1.1

Link to Image Titled: J. C. Penney Company
Title/Object Name: J. C. Penney Company
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1945
Physical Details: 7.25 x 9.5 inches
Description: J. C. Penney department store located at 130 North Broadway, view looking northeast.
Keywords: Business and industry, transportation, automobiles, retail, street scenes, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D2NE-112.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Butts Motor Company
Title/Object Name: Butts Motor Company
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: 1947
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Looking northeast at Butts Motor Company, 1520-24 and 1600 East Douglas. The photograph may have been staged to advertise the sale of cars with special controls to disabled people such as the men with the crutches. During the 1940s the Oldsmobile Company developed the first fully automatic transmission and promoted the “Hydra-Matic” to injured veterans returning from World War II. Each vehicle was equipped with controls determined by an individual’s specific needs. Other businesses in view include The Ferndale Café, Kansas Press, and Orpheum Cleaners.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, people, street scenes, transportation, automobiles, Cadillac, cars, crutches, military, service men, WW II.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D2NE-103.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Chisholm Trail Jubilee Parade
Title/Object Name: Chisholm Trail Jubilee Parade
Creator: Wichita Eagle
Date Original: 1947
Physical Details: 6.5 x 4.5 inches
Description: Birdseye view of parade float sponsored by the Pan American Café. The women who worked as waitresses at this Chinese-owned restaurant dressed as "cowgirls" during the Chisholm Trail Jubilee events (see item wschm_H1-57.3.1).
Keywords: Business and industry; organizations, clubs and groups; public events; people; costumes; American flags; street scenes; Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H1-57.3.2

Link to Image Titled: Douglas Avenue and Cityscape
Title/Object Name: Douglas Avenue and Cityscape
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1947
Physical Details: 7 x 9.5 inches
Description: Birdseye view looking east on Douglas Avenue from Broadview Hotel. Skyline shows a cluster of tall commercial buildings in downtown Wichita and the Wichita City Hall with clock tower. The image blurs into the horizon at the barely visible Hillcrest Apartments building (see also item wschm_U2-1.3.9).
Keywords: Business and industry, street scenes, automobiles, panorama.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_U2-1.3.10

Link to Image Titled: The Forum
Title/Object Name: The Forum
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: Circa 1950
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches
Description: View looking northwest at intersection of Water and English Streets. The Forum operated as Wichita’s primary auditorium, convention center, performance arena, and exposition hall from 1912 to 1965. The small sign on the front canopy indicates the Wichita Public Museum. The museum was housed on the second floor of the Forum from 1939 until it moved to a grand residential structure at 3751 East Douglas Avenue in 1956.
Keywords: Arts and entertainment, libraries and museums, public events, street scenes, transportation, Wichita, automobiles, architecture.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D9-6.2.1

Link to Image Titled: Commodore Apartment Hotel
Title/Object Name: Commodore Apartment Hotel
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1950
Physical Details: 7.5 x 9.5 inches
Description: Looking northwest at the Commodore Hotel, 222 East Elm Street (intersection of Broadway and Elm).
Keywords: Business and industry, residences, street scenes, transportation, automobiles, architecture, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D6-20.1.1

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