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Link to Image Titled: Wichita Municipal Airport
Title/Object Name: Wichita Municipal Airport
Creator: Jerry Rogers
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Outside seating area at Wichita Municipal Airport. Raised, covered observation deck at right. Built in 1954, facility located on the southwest side of Wichita was renamed Wichita Mid-Continent Airport in 1973.
Keywords: Wichita, aviation, airports, buildings
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.34.4.2

Link to Image Titled: Farha Brothers Super Market
Title/Object Name: Farha Brothers Super Market
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: 1955
Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches
Description: Check-out lanes and uniformed cashiers at Farha Brothers Super Market. In 1955 the grocery store chain had seven stores in Wichita. Begun in 1931 by five brothers, the chain included nine stores before it was sold in 1963.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, people.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Negative
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.1.0.7

Link to Image Titled: Farha Brothers Super Market
Title/Object Name: Farha Brothers Super Market
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: 1955
Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches
Description: Interior view of Farha Brothers Super Market and its well-stocked shelves. In 1955 the grocery store chain had seven stores in Wichita. Begun in 1931 by five brothers, the chain included nine stores before it was sold in 1963.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Negative
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.1.0.5

Link to Image Titled: Emporia Avenue
Title/Object Name: Emporia Avenue
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: 1955
Physical Details: 4 x 5 inches
Description: View looking southeast toward 100 block of South Emporia Avenue. Some businesses include Surf Lounge, Lenders Loans, United Finance Corporation, Lexington Hotel, Ross Seed, Howse Public Parking and Flanagan Mortuary.
Keywords: Wichita, street scenes, business and industry, buildings.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Negative
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.1.0.4

Link to Image Titled: Broadway Street
Title/Object Name: Broadway Street
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: 1955
Physical Details: 7 x 5 inches
Description: View looking south toward intersection of Broadway Street and Douglas Avenue from the 100 block of North Broadway. Some stores and businesses include Buck's, Henry's, Allis Hotel, bus depot, Hotel McClellan, Innes and B & G Hosiery and Kress.
Keywords: Wichita, street scenes, business and industry, people.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Negative
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.1.0.3

Link to Image Titled: Douglas Avenue
Title/Object Name: Douglas Avenue
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: 1955
Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches
Description: View of Douglas Avenue looking east from Market Street intersection. On center island pedestrians wait to cross busy street. Some stores in 200 block of East Douglas include Bennett Music House, Thurston's Women's Wear, Kress, Lewin's, Helzberg's Jewelry, Baker's Shoes and Woolworth's.
Keywords: Wichita, street scenes, business and industry, people, buildings, transportation.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Negative
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.1.0.2

Link to Image Titled: Safeway Foods Trucks and Trailers
Title/Object Name: Safeway Foods Trucks and Trailers
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: 1955
Physical Details: 4 x 5 inches
Description: Safeway Foods trucks and trailers parked near grocery warehouse at 218 North Rock Island Street. View toward west includes Coleman Company building.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, transportation.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Negative
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.1.0.1

Link to Image Titled: Roller Coaster at Joyland
Title/Object Name: Roller Coaster at Joyland
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 9 x 6 inches
Description: Thrill-seekers ride Joyland Amusement's Park wooden roller coaster. Located at 2801 South Hillside Street, Joyland opened in 1949.
Keywords: Wichita, arts and entertainment, people.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.70.65a.2

Link to Image Titled: Wichita Municipal Airport
Title/Object Name: Wichita Municipal Airport
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1955
Physical Details: 4 x 5 inches
Description: Interior view of terminal building at Wichita Municipal Airport completed in 1954. Wichita architects Glen H. Thomas and A. B. Harris were designers. Airport renamed Wichita Mid-Continent Airport in 1973.
Keywords: Wichita, airports, buildings.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.71.39.1

Link to Image Titled: Wichita Neighborhood
Title/Object Name: Wichita Neighborhood
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 4 x 5 inches
Description: A typical 1950s era neighborhood in Wichita, the 200 block of North Bleckley is shown here. View is looking south from East 2nd Street.
Keywords: Wichita, residences, street scenes.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Color Transparency
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.73.6.1

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