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Link to Image Titled: U.S.S. Wichita
Title/Object Name: U.S.S. Wichita
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1937
Physical Details: 4 x 3 inches
Description: Young woman identified as Margaret Ayers (holding champagne bottle), preparing to christen the ship before launch. Ayers was selected to represent the people of Wichita, Kansas, for whom the ship was named. Location, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Keywords: Wichita, military, heavy cruiser, World War II, WW II, public events, people, U.S. Navy.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_C3-5.2.5

Link to Image Titled: U.S.S. Wichita
Title/Object Name: U.S.S. Wichita
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1937
Physical Details: 4 x 3 inches
Description: View of heavy cruiser, U.S.S. Wichita in harbor at launch of the ship. Location, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Keywords: Wichita, military, World War II, WW II, public events, people, U.S. Navy
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_C3-5.2.7

Link to Image Titled: Quiring Monument Company
Title/Object Name: Quiring Monument Company
Creator: Monty Barnes
Date Original: Circa 1937
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Aerial view of Quiring Monument Company, 925 North Hillside Street. View is looking west over Hillside Street and St. Louis and San Francisco (Frisco) railroad tracks. Quiring Texaco gas station at right.
Keywords: Wichita, aerials, business and industry.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.72.6.1

Link to Image Titled: College Hill Park Pool and Bathhouse
Title/Object Name: College Hill Park Pool and Bathhouse
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1937
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: View looking northwest toward College Hill Park swimming pool and bathhouse, 304 Circle Drive. Opened in 1937, facility was part of Work Projects Administration construction in Wichita. Neighborhood raised funds to renovate pool and bathhouse which reopened in 2000.
Keywords: Wichita, sports and recreation, parks, buildings.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.72.51.3

Link to Image Titled: KANS Radio station sportscasters
Title/Object Name: KANS Radio station sportscasters
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1938
Physical Details: 4 x 5 inches
Description: KANS Radio sportscasters ready to call the action. KANS began broadcasting in Wichita in 1936.
Keywords: Wichita, people, business and industry, sports and recreation.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.72.8.1

Link to Image Titled: Polar Bear Frozen Custard
Title/Object Name: Polar Bear Frozen Custard
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:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D2NE-101.1.1

Link to Image Titled: View of New Municipal Beach, South Riverside Park
Title/Object Name: View of New Municipal Beach, South Riverside Park
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: 1938
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Municipal Beach swimming pool, located along Little Arkansas River in South Riverside Park, was completed in June 1938 by the Work Projects Administration. 1938 pool replaced 1923 pool. Current use of site is Ralph Wulz Tennis Center built in 1976.
Keywords: Wichita, sports and recreation, parks, people, swimming pools.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.72.51.1

Link to Image Titled: Mantle Factory at Coleman
Title/Object Name: Mantle Factory at Coleman
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: 1938
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Women employees using the knitting and sewing machines at mantle factory at Coleman Company.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, people.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.68.47.3

Link to Image Titled: Western Couch and Bedding Company
Title/Object Name: Western Couch and Bedding Company
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1938
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: View looking southeast toward Western Couch and Bedding Company, 138 North Wichita Street. Bitting Building and Schweiter Building in 100 block of East Douglas Avenue in background. Missouri Pacific Railway tracks in foreground.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, transportation, buildings.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.73.11.1

Link to Image Titled: KANS Radio Broadcast
Title/Object Name: KANS Radio Broadcast
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1938
Physical Details: 3.75 x 4.75 inches
Description: KANS Radio broadcast showing announcer, band and singer. KANS radio station began broadcasting in Wichita in 1936 and became a NBC affiliate in 1937.
Keywords: Wichita, people, arts and entertainment, business and industry.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.72.8.3

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