Creator: Wichita Beacon

Date Original: 1955

Physical Details: 2.5 x 2.5 inches

Description: Two Wichita boys (identified, on file) posed with their distinguished-looking snowman. Published in the Wichita Beacon with the caption, “Labor of Love.”

Keywords: Sports and recreation, people, children, teenagers, winter.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photographic Contact Print

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_L4-6.1.1

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1955

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: Eagle Building, southwest corner of William and Market. The daily newspaper The Wichita Eagle was published here. The clock tower of the City Building can be seen in the background.

Keywords: Business and industry, street scenes, commercial buildings, automobiles.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl1907

Creator: Edgar B. Smith

Date Original: Circa 1955

Physical Details: 7 x 9.5 inches

Description: Looking southeast in intersection of Douglas and Broadway Avenues. Union National Bank Building houses Dockum Drug Store Number 2 on the ground floor (301 East Douglas). Businesses visible on the second floor include James E. Bennett & Company, stockbrokers, and Goldie’s Dress Salon.

Keywords: Business and industry, people, street scenes, automobiles, Christmas lights, Rexall, African Americans, Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Tihen

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_D2SE-58.1.1

Creator: Rorabaugh & Millsap Studio

Date Original: Circa 1955

Physical Details: 7.5 x 9.5 inches

Description: Looking northeast in the 100 block of south Market Street toward the intersection of Douglas Avenue at the Wheeler Kelly Hagny Trust Company (120 South Market). The seven-story building opened in 1921; the top floor once housed the Board of Trade where skylights allowed traders to examine grain in natural light. The structure is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Other businesses in view include Resnick-Davis Diamond Shop (112 South Market), W. T. Grant Company Department Store (201 East Douglas), and Fourth National Bank (200 East Douglas).

Keywords: Business and industry, street scenes, transportation, automobiles, architecture, Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Tihen

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_U4-1.1.4

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1955

Physical Details: 4 x 3 inches

Description: Public swimming pool located in South Riverside Park. Bathhouse in the background. Popular features included the slides and the water wheel.

Keywords: Sports and recreation, people, parks, summer, Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photographic Contact Print

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_M1-1.6.3

Creator: Rorabagh and Millsap

Date Original: Circa 1955

Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25

Description: Looking northwest at intersection of 21st Street and Arkansas Avenue. Mammels was located at 2201 North Arkansas; the small building in the background was a Dairy Queen at 2225 North Arkansas.

Keywords: Business and industry, grocery stores.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Tihen

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_D2NW-36.1.1

Creator: Rorabaugh and Millsap

Date Original: Circa 1955

Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches

Description: Night view of True’s Sundries, which featured both drive-in and fountain service. Looking east; location, 444 South Oliver.

Keywords: Business and industry, ice cream, café, transportation, automobiles, Wichita.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Tihen

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_D2SE-55.1.1

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1955

Physical Details: 4 x 5 inches

Description: A typical 1950s era neighborhood in Wichita, the 200 block of North Bleckley is shown here. View is looking south from East 2nd Street.

Keywords: Wichita, residences, street scenes.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Color Transparency

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_ms2002-12.73.6.1

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1955

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: This was the fourth Sedgwick County jail. The building is still standing and is located on the north side of the Old Sedgwick County Courthouse, northeast corner of Central and Elm.

Keywords: Government.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl1283

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1955

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: Frisco Passenger Train arriving at Union Station, 701 East Douglas.

Keywords: Transportation, trains, railroad, depot.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl1212

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