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Link to Image Titled: Booster Trip Train
Title/Object Name: Booster Trip Train
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1909
Physical Details: 3 x 4 inches
Description: Wichita businessmen embark on an annual goodwill tour of outlying towns. The purpose was to promote commerce in Wichita. The sign bears a popular slogan of the time.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, organizations, transportation, boosterism, African American, employment, occupation, Watch Wichita Win.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_T7-10.1.3


Link to Image Titled: Douglas Avenue
Title/Object Name: Douglas Avenue
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1910
Physical Details: 4 x 2.5 inches
Description: View looking west on Douglas Avenue from intersection at Topeka. George Innes Company building at corner of Douglas and Lawrence (now Broadway) and Manhattan Hotel are prominent; Winne Building in the background.
Keywords: Business and industry, people, street scene, transportation, automobile, fashion.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_U2-2.1.9


Link to Image Titled: Frisco Depot
Title/Object Name: Frisco Depot
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1910
Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches
Description: Frisco Depot, located on the southwest corner of Douglas and Mosley. In the background is the Frisco Freight Office.
Keywords: Transportation, station, train.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl1984


Link to Image Titled: City Transfer and Storage Wagon
Title/Object Name: City Transfer and Storage Wagon
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1910
Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches
Description: City Transfer and Storage wagon in the 500 block of North Market transporting canisters of Wizard Carpet Clean. The company was located on the northwest corner of Douglas and Main.
Keywords: Transportation, wagon, horses, people.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl538


Link to Image Titled: Ice Delivery Wagon
Title/Object Name: Ice Delivery Wagon
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1910
Physical Details: 2.25 x 4 inches
Description: Two young men posed with a mule-drawn delivery wagon. They are carrying ice tongs slung over their shoulders. One is identified as William E. Pratt.
Keywords: Business and industry, people, public services, street scene, transportation, Wichita, employment.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_E9-29.1.1


Link to Image Titled: Parade Float
Title/Object Name: Parade Float
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1910
Physical Details: 3.5 x 3 inches
Description: Horse-drawn wagon with mattress display. Location, George Wetterhold Mattress Factory, 719 Lafayette Avenue. Occasion identified as Independence Day Parade
Keywords: Business and industry, people, public events, street scene, transportation, patriotism, bunting, 4th of July, bed, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_E9-6.1.1


Link to Image Titled: Regal Roadster
Title/Object Name: Regal Roadster
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1910
Physical Details: 3.5 x 2.5 inches
Description: Unidentified man and woman posed in an automobile. The woman is seated in the driver’s seat.
Keywords: Street scenes, cars, transportation, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_T3-10.1.1


Link to Image Titled: Joseph Ackerman with relative
Title/Object Name: Joseph Ackerman with relative
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1910
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Joseph Ackerman (standing) with relative after rabbit hunting. Ackerman owned Ackerman Island.
Keywords: People, sports and recreation, transportation, guns, automobile.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl287


Link to Image Titled: Wichita Fire Department Central Station
Title/Object Name: Wichita Fire Department Central Station
Creator: Pottenger
Date Original: Circa 1911
Physical Details: 4.5 x 3 inches
Description: Looking south at Central Fire Station, 109 East William. Located to the east of Wichita’s City Hall, the Romanesque Revival architectural styling blended with that of the City Building.
Keywords: Government, public services, street scenes, transportation, horse-drawn fire wagon, firefighters, firemen.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_N1-6.1.1


Link to Image Titled: Callahan Transfer Company Truck
Title/Object Name: Callahan Transfer Company Truck
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1911
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: The Callahan Transfer Co. truck on St. Francis just south of Douglas. The business was located at 108 South St. Francis. They specialized in hack, baggage, and livery. Notice the Hotel Eaton (formerly Carey) and the Hartwig Block in background.
Keywords: Transportation, truck, people.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl537


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