Creator: Edgar B. Smith

Date Original: 1929

Physical Details: 4 x 3 inches

Description: Birdseye view of commercial enterprise known as Rajah Rabbitry. Owner JS “Rajah” Porter promoted his business as an investment opportunity to Wichitans, promising to buy back offspring of the rabbits he sold. Within the next year he suddenly left town and many local people lost money in the scheme. This photograph was published in the Wichita Beacon, November 10, 1929.

Keywords: Business and industry, automobile, transportation, scandal, con game.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photographic Contact Print

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_D2NW-33.1.1

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1929

Physical Details: 3.75 x 3 inches

Description: Looking southeast at intersection of Oakland and Hillside. View of Spanish Mission-style residences in the College Hill neighborhood. Addresses of houses from left to right: 3217, 3211, 3209 Oakland, and 134 South Hillside Avenue.

Keywords: Architecture, homes, Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photographic Contact Print

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_134.S.Hillside-1

Creator: Unidentified Wichita newspaper

Date Original: 1929

Physical Details: 4 x 4 inches

Description: Six women members of team sponsored by Wheeler Kelly Hagny Trust Company in a women’s bowling league. This photograph appeared in either an Eagle or Beacon article noting that all the team members had never bowled before joining that year’s competition. They came from last place to tie for second. All are identified (on file).

Keywords: Business and industry; people; organizations, clubs and groups; sports and recreation; Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photographic Contact Print

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_H11-47.1.1

Creator: Edgar B. Smith

Date Original: Circa 1929

Physical Details: 7.75 x 9.5 inches

Description: Looking toward the northwest corner at the intersection of Lawrence (now Broadway) and Douglas Avenues. The Kress company replaced a former building on this site (224 East Douglas) with this elegantly styled building on the prospect that it would encourage sales. The structure is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Other businesses in view include the Miller Theatre (115 North Lawrence), Schnoor Chocolate Company (115 North Lawrence), Miller Recreation/Billiards (3rd floor, Miller Theatre Building), Puls Music Company (220 East Douglas).

Keywords: Business and industry, Commercial Gothic, architecture, five and ten-cent stores, five and dime, dime stores, chain stores, Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Tihen

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_D2NE-79.2.1

Creator: Edgar B. Smith

Date Original: Circa 1930

Physical Details: 9.5 x 7.5 inches

Description: Young women students in Home Economics sewing class. The lesson on the blackboard describes the characteristics of bungalow architecture. The charts indicate color combinations.

Keywords: Education, girls, fashion, clothing, Singer sewing machines, needlework, domestic arts, interior, furniture, African American, Hispanic American.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Tihen

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_H9-56.1.1

Creator: Edgar B. Smith

Date Original: Circa 1930

Physical Details: 9.5 x 7.5 inches

Description: Young women students in Home Economics cooking class. North High School opened in 1929.

Keywords: Education, girls, fashion, aprons, yelloware mixing bowl, recipes, kitchen, domestic arts, African American, interior.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Tihen

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_H9-56.1.2

Creator: Edgar B. Smith

Date Original: Circa 1930

Physical Details: 9.5 x 7.5 inches

Description: High school students studying in North High library. The school opened in 1929.

Keywords: Education, young men, boys, fashion, furniture, interior, American flag, books.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Tihen

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_H9-56.1.3

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1930

Physical Details: 3.75 x 2.5 inches

Description: Women’s physical education class. Location possibly Henrion gymnasium, which was built in 1921. In 1926, the citizens of Wichita agreed by vote to give support to Fairmount College and re-established it as a city-financed university.

Keywords: Education, sports and recreation; organizations, clubs and groups; people; fashion; exercise; fitness; gymnastics; Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photographic Contact Print

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_H11-16.1.1

Creator: Edgar B. Smith

Date Original: Circa 1930

Physical Details: 7.25 x 9.25 inches

Description: View of the Maccabees’ building at 144 North Market Street, which housed the meeting rooms of the organization on the second floor and a retail business on the ground floor. The Knights of the Maccabees was an international fraternal and benevolent society founded in Ontario in 1878. After 1914 it was known simply as the The Maccabees. It provided financial benefits to families of sick or deceased members. It was organized to provide security to working class people who were not generally served by regular insurance companies. However, only white persons of sound health and good character were eligible for membership.

Keywords: Organizations, clubs and groups; architecture; business and industry; Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Tihen

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_D4-14.1.1

Creator: Edgar B. Smith

Date Original: Circa 1930

Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches

Description: Looking west at the rear driveway of a Phillips Petroleum Company service station (304 South Water Street). The Forum, a venue for community events, is in the background.

Keywords: Business and industry, Dodge Brothers trucks, transportation, gasoline tank trucks, Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Tihen

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_D2SW-22.1.1

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