Creator: Edgar B. Smith

Date Original: Circa 1938

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: Frozen Custard stand situated diagonally on southwest corner of Central and Oliver Streets. This small building was faced with heavily applied mortar to form a decorative effect simulating snow and ice.

Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, cafes, restaurants, root beer, architecture.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_D2NE-101.1.1

Creator: M. S. Fong

Date Original: Circa 1939

Physical Details: 3 x 4 inches

Description: Photograph of M. S. Fong printed on a greeting card. The message “Happy New Year” appears in Chinese and in English. Chinese characters also represent his name in the handwritten note at bottom.

Keywords: Business and industry, photography, people, Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photographic Contact Print

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_Fong,MS

Creator: Edgar B. Smith

Date Original: 1939

Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.5 inches

Description: Interior view showing the main dining room of the restaurant with Art Moderne styling. This photograph was taken on the occasion of the formal opening of the restaurant at its new location, 3120 East Central Avenue. A related photo appeared in the Wichita Eagle on December 10, 1939, with an advertisement announcing, “A warm welcome awaits both old and new customers.”

Keywords: Business and industry, waitress, furniture, restaurant ware, Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Tihen

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_E5-90.1.1

Creator: Edgar B. Smith

Date Original: 1939

Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.5 inches

Description: Interior of Droll’s English Grill with lunch counter and soda fountain. A related photograph appeared in the Wichita Eagle, December 10, 1939 announcing the formal opening of the restaurant at its new location, 3120 East Central Avenue. An accompanying advertisement proclaimed “new furnishings, modern kitchen equipment and up-to-date soda fountain.” The flower arrangements mark the occasion.

Keywords: Business and industry, furniture, restaurant ware, Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Tihen

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_E5-90.1.2

Creator: Barnes Flying Service

Date Original: Circa 1939

Physical Details: 3.75 x 3 inches

Description: Aerial view of dance club at 2459 North Hillside Avenue; operated by band leader Gage Brewer [The black rectangle is an editor’s crop mark for publication]. The club also offered dance instruction with this 1943 advertisement: “This Famous Dance Club had Developed an Entirely New Method of Teaching Which Enables Anyone to Quickly Become a Popular, Interesting Partner. Save Time, Money, Disappointment, by Taking Our Guaranteed Course -- You Learn to Lead and Follow Correctly in Five Lessons.”

Keywords: Arts and entertainment, business and industry, Gage Brewer’s Hawaiian Orchestra, Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photographic Contact Print

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_D2NE-102.1.1

Creator: Edgar B. Smith

Date Original: 1939

Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.5 inches

Description: Looking north at Droll’s English Grill, 3120 East Central Avenue. This photograph was taken for the grand opening of the new restaurant near the intersection of Central and Hillside Avenues. An artist’s rendering of this view was published in the Wichita Eagle, December 10, 1939. A full-page advertisement in the same newspaper stated, “Here the same wholesome, delicious food will be served that has made Droll’s English Grill famous for distinctive quality.” The restaurant celebrated its seventh anniversary that year. It was formerly located at 117 North Broadway.

Keywords: Business and industry, restaurant, architecture, Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Tihen

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_D2NE-107.1.1

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1940

Physical Details: 3.75 x 2.75 inches

Description: Musical group identified as Gage Brewer's Versatile Radio Orchestra. Group leader Gage Brewer is standing at left of woman vocalist.

Keywords: Arts and entertainment, business and industry, musician, dance bands, brass instruments, percussion instruments, steel guitars, public events, Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photographic Contact Print

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_H5-36.2.1

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1940

Physical Details: 3.75 x 2.75 inches

Description: Woman dancer/vocalist associated with Gage Brewer’s Versatile Radio Orchestra.

Keywords: Arts and entertainment, business and industry, dance bands, performers, costumes, Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photographic Contact Print

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_H5-36.2.2

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1940

Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.5 inches

Description: Looking west at façade of Miller Theatre, 115 North Broadway. The Miller opened in 1922 with a seating capacity of 2000. In 1928 it presented the first “talking” motion picture to be shown in Wichita. In addition to films, live stage shows, music programs, and celebrity appearances were also featured at the theater. The movie house closed in 1970 and was razed in 1972. The restaurant at right is Garvie’s at 117 North Broadway, which opened in 1940.

Keywords: Arts and entertainment, business and industry, sports and recreation, movies, films, neon, Ann Sheridan, George Raft, architecture, Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Tihen

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_D8-5.2.1

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1940

Physical Details: 3.5 x 2 inches

Description: View of bedroom in rented room above the popular Chinese-owned restaurant, the Pan-American Café at 152 North Market. The room was occupied by King Mar, who managed the café for 51 years (1928-1969).

Keywords: Chinese Americans, Asian Americans, residences, homes, domestic scenes, furniture, Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photographic Contact Print

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_R4-152.N.Market-1

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