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Link to Image Titled: Aerial view looking northeast toward downtown Wichita
Title/Object Name: Aerial view looking northeast toward downtown Wichita
Creator: Wichita Eagle
Date Original: Circa 1952
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Aerial view looking northeast toward West Wichita and downtown Wichita. Shows commercial, residential and industrial districts. Grounds of Kansas Masonic Home are prominent in lower center. Arkansas River bisects image.
Keywords: Wichita, aerials
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms99-03.1.aerial-downtown.4

Link to Image Titled: 54 Drive In Theatre
Title/Object Name: 54 Drive In Theatre
Creator: Rorabaugh & Millsap
Date Original: Circa 1952
Physical Details: 9.75 x 7.5 inches
Description: Night view of drive-in movie theatre, located at 6251 East Kellogg, was named for US Highway 54 that crossed Wichita east to west. The motion picture “Girl On The Bridge” was released in 1951; “Phone Call From A Stranger” appeared in 1952.
Keywords: Arts and entertainment, business and industry, sports and recreation, movies, films, neon, Shelley Winters, Beverly Michaels, architecture, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D8-23.1.1

Link to Image Titled: 200 Block East Douglas
Title/Object Name: 200 Block East Douglas
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1952
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: 200 Block East Douglas looking east. On the north side can be seen the Bennett Music House, Self Service Drugs, Thurstons Womens Wear, Kress, and Bucks.
Keywords: Street scenes, transportaion, automobiles, buses, commercial buildings.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl349

Link to Image Titled: Northeast Wichita
Title/Object Name: Northeast Wichita
Creator: Wichita Eagle
Date Original: Circa 1952
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Aerial view looking northeast toward single- and multi-family residences along curved streets in Shady Brook Addition. Intersection of East 21st and North Hillside streets near upper center of image. Old Mission Cemetery and Mausoleum is at upper center; University of Wichita's Veterans Field at top right.
Keywords: Wichita, aerials, residences, Wichita State University, stadium.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms99-3.1.aerialsmisc.3

Link to Image Titled: St. Joseph Hospital
Title/Object Name: St. Joseph Hospital
Creator: Wichita Eagle
Date Original: Circa 1952
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Aerial view looking east toward St. Joseph Hospital and Nurses Residence. Power plant under construction. Opened in 1944, buildings at 3400 East Grand, near intersection of Harry and Hillside streets, were designed by Wichita architectural firm Overend and Boucher. In background is trailer park and multi-family residential area.
Keywords: Wichita, aerials, health care, residences.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms99-3.1.hospitals.1

Link to Image Titled: Forest Hills
Title/Object Name: Forest Hills
Creator: Wichita Eagle
Date Original: Circa 1952
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Aerial view looking southeast toward Forest Hills subdivision bounded on the north by Central Avenue; east, Webb Road; south, Douglas Avenue; and west, West Parkway. Lots first offered for sale in 1937. Intersection of East Central Avenue and Linden Drive at lower center of image.
Keywords: Wichita, aerials, residences.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms99-3.1.foresthills.1

Link to Image Titled: East Wichita
Title/Object Name: East Wichita
Creator: Wichita Eagle
Date Original: Circa 1952
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Aerial view looking southwest from current site of Towne East Square Mall (Kellogg Street at Rock Road). Main thoroughfare in image is Kellogg; its intersection with Woodlawn Boulevard at right center of image. Oil wells and derricks in foreground. Eastborough is located along right border of image; Eastridge addition and other housing developments are also shown.
Keywords: Wichita, aerials, residences.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms99-3.1.aerialsmisc.4

Link to Image Titled: Orpheum Theater
Title/Object Name: Orpheum Theater
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1952
Physical Details: 8.5 x 6.5 inches
Description: Civil Defense Rescue Service truck in front of Orpheum Theater as part of "Invasion U.S.A." movie promotion. Photograph taken February 1952. View is looking north toward building from East 1st Street.
Keywords: Wichita, arts and entertainment, people, business and industry, civil defense
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: M. Meredith "Millie" Hill Collection of Orpheum Theatre and John Eberson Movie Palaces Material
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2001-06.4.10.2

Link to Image Titled: Diesel Equipment Company
Title/Object Name: Diesel Equipment Company
Creator: Don Forbes Studios
Date Original: 1952
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: View looking southwest toward Diesel Equipment Company located at 355 North Washington.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, buildings.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.70.13.1

Link to Image Titled: Aerial view of downtown Wichita looking northwest
Title/Object Name: Aerial view of downtown Wichita looking northwest
Creator: Wichita Eagle
Date Original: Circa 1952
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Aerial view of downtown Wichita looking northwest. Allis Hotel, opened in 1930 and imploded in 1996, at lower center. View of buildings along north side of Douglas Avenue between Main Street and Emporia Street. Intersection of Market Street and Douglas Avenue near upper left.
Keywords: Wichita, aerials, business and industry
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms99-03.1.aerial-downtown.1

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