Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: 1948

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: Prototype car, acronym name stands for "The American Sportscar Company." Based on a design by Gordon Buehrig, built of post-World War II aluminum. It was shown in Wichita in 1948 in the hope of contracting with Beech Aircraft Company for production of the aviation-inspired automobile. This model is the only one ever built, it is now owned by the Cord Auburn Dusenberg Museum in Auburn, Indiana. Shown here at the Cardwell Manufacturing Company in Wichita; owner H. W. Cardwell and employees are identified (on file).

Keywords: Aviation, business and industry, people, transportation, WW II, World War II, racing cars.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_T3-41.1.2

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1949

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: Exterior, front view of “Wichita House,” constructed near Wichita in Rose Hill, Kansas, in 1948. A 1948 Packard automobile is parked at right. The visionary design by R. Buckminster Fuller was based on his 1927 plan for a mass-produced house called the Dymaxion Dwelling Machine. Beech Aircraft Company constructed the house to demonstrate affordable, prefabricated housing that would take advantage of World War II surplus materials. The structure was made of aluminum and designed to withstand the elements, including a Kansas tornado. This model was one of only two prototypes ever produced. In 1991 the William Graham family donated it to the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.

Keywords: People, residences, transportation, architecture, houses, children, goats, automobiles, Butler County.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_R2dymax5

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: 1949

Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches

Description: View looking northeast toward main entrance to Adams School. Designed by architects Hibbs and Robinson, it was first new school in Wichita built after World War II. Located at northeast corner of 9th and Oliver streets. Opened in late 1948.

Keywords: Wichita, education, buildings, people

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce

Repository: Wichita State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.66.9.1

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1949

Physical Details: 3.75 x 3 inches

Description: Exterior, rear view of “Wichita House,” constructed near Wichita in Rose Hill, Kansas, in 1948. Designed and named by R. Buckminster Fuller. He coined the term “Dymaxion” by combining two favorite words, “dynamic” and ”maximize” (see also wschm_R2dymax5).

Keywords: Residences, architecture, domestic scene, automobiles, Butler County.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photographic Contact Print

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_R2dymax4

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1949

Physical Details: 3.5 x 2.5 inches

Description: Automobile painted with slogans that advertise the Wagon Wheel Tavern, featuring their "Wag-Inn Burgers” at 201 North Walnut Avenue. Children not identified.

Keywords: Business and industry, cars, Delano neighborhood, West Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photographic Contact Print

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_T3-19.1.1

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1949

Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches

Description: Interior of the Wichita City Library, located at 220 South Main. Librarian Sally McMillan Stephans is seated at desk. The murals are by Arthur Covey.

Keywords: Libraries and museums, people.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl1414

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1949

Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches

Description: First floor interior of the Wichita City Library located at 220 South Main.

Keywords: Libraries and museums, people.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl1416

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1949

Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches

Description: Wichita City Library Business Department, 220 South Main.

Keywords: Libraries and museums, people, fashion, books.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl1856

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1949

Physical Details: 3 x 5 inches

Description: Bath house at Sandy Beach, located at 5800 South Seneca.

Keywords: People, sports and recreation, swimming.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl513

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1949

Physical Details: 3 x 5 inches

Description: Diving Tower and Slide at Sandy Beach, located at 5800 South Seneca.

Keywords: People, sports and recreation, swimming.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl515

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