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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: 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: Douglas Avenue
Title/Object Name: Douglas Avenue
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: Circa 1956
Physical Details: 4 x 5 inches
Description: View looking west on East Douglas Avenue from Mosley Street intersection. Some businesses are Standard Hotel, Grand Hotel, Dutchess Cafe, Sam's Sample Shoe Store and Miller's Recreation. Railroad overpass, Eaton Hotel, Union National Bank Building and Broadview Hotel in background.
Keywords: Wichita, street scenes, business and industry, transportation.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Negative
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.1.0.26

Link to Image Titled: El Charro Café
Title/Object Name: El Charro Café
Creator: Rorabaugh and Millsap
Date Original: Circa 1956
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.75 inches
Description: Looking southeast at El Charro Café, 5325 East Kellogg. A 1954 Oldsmobile 98, 4-door sedan is parked in the driveway.
Keywords: Business and industry, restaurant, automobile, transportation, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D2SE-57.1.1

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: 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: 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: Automobile Show
Title/Object Name: Automobile Show
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1959
Physical Details: 3.5 x 2.75 inches
Description: New 1960-model cars on display on East Douglas Avenue. Businesses in view include, S. G. Holmes & Sons, Woods Jewelers, Lerners, Thurstons, Harts Cut Rate Drugs, Florsheim Shoes, Woolf Brothers, and the Brown Building (listed in the National Register of Historic Places).
Keywords: Business and industry, street scenes, autos, transportation, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_T3-18.2.1

Link to Image Titled: Henry's Inc.
Title/Object Name: Henry's Inc.
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: Circa 1960
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Looking northeast at clothing store, Henry's Inc., 124 South Broadway. Note "Scramble" sign which gave a signal that all pedestrian traffic could cross simultaneously, in any direction.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, street scenes, transportation, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Ford, clothing, retail.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D2SE-53.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Douglas Avenue Looking West from Railroad Overpass
Title/Object Name: Douglas Avenue Looking West from Railroad Overpass
Creator: Larry S. Wiggins
Date Original: 1960
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: East Douglas Avenue looking west from the railroad overpass in the 700 block; shows several downtown businesses, theaters, and hotels.
Keywords: Wichita, street scenes, business and industry, transportation, Victory Theater, Eaton Hotel, Wichita Hotel, State Theater, Montgomery Ward, Palace Theater, Union National Bank, Central Building, Bricks, Broadview Hotel, Woods, Thurstons, Bucks, Zales, Steins, Leben Brothers, Rosen's Pawn Shop, Osage Hotel, hotels, shops, theaters.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_WPL1783

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