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Link to Image Titled: Cessna Aircraft Company
Title/Object Name: Cessna Aircraft Company
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1957
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Aerial view looking south toward Cessna Aircraft Company's "Pawnee Plant." Headquarters and factory are located at 5800 East Pawnee Avenue. McConnell Air Force Base facilities and runways in background.
Keywords: Wichita, aviation, aerials, business and industry, buildings, airplanes, government.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Alexander Petroff Papers
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms89-15.7.24.1

Link to Image Titled: Orpheum Theater
Title/Object Name: Orpheum Theater
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1957
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Orpheum Theater employees in costume promoting "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter" movie. They pose in lobby of theater.
Keywords: Wichita, arts and entertainment, people, business and industry
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_ms2001-06.4.10.4

Link to Image Titled: Joyland Amusement Park
Title/Object Name: Joyland Amusement Park
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1957
Physical Details: 4.25 x 2.75 inches
Description: “Old Woman in the Shoe” feature in the Mother Goose Garden at Joyland. Location, 2801 South Hillside Avenue.
Keywords: Sports and recreation, parks, children, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_M1-6.1.1

Link to Image Titled: 100 Block West Douglas
Title/Object Name: 100 Block West Douglas
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1957
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: 100 Block West Douglas looking west, along the north side. The First National Bank is on the corner and Ross McCausland Seeds is next door.
Keywords: Street scenes, people, automobiles, commercial buildings.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl364

Link to Image Titled: Ice Skating on the Little Arkansas River
Title/Object Name: Ice Skating on the Little Arkansas River
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1957
Physical Details: 4 x 5 inches
Description: Ice Skating on the Little Arkansas River by North High School. Location was 13th Street close to Waco, northwest corner.
Keywords: Sports and recreation, education, bridges.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl431

Link to Image Titled: 100 Block North Broadway
Title/Object Name: 100 Block North Broadway
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1958
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: West side of the 100 block of North Broadway. Businesses shown include S. H. Kress & Company, 224 East Douglas, where everything is 5 cents to $1.00. The Miller Theatre, at 115 North Broadway, was completely air conditioned when it opened in 1922. The building was razed in 1972. The theater marquee advertises the movie "From Hell to Texas." The Miller Theatre Building, at 121 North Broadway, houses the Wichita Chamber of Commerce on the third floor.
Keywords: Street scenes, commercial buildings, children, African American, fashion, automobiles.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl326

Link to Image Titled: Boy Scouts at McConnell Air Force Base
Title/Object Name: Boy Scouts at McConnell Air Force Base
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1958
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Quivira Council Explorer Boy Scouts receive instruction on E-10 Computer at McConnell Air Force Base. Rated Air Force instructor, name unknown, explains details of computer which the Boy Scouts use in 10-hour course on jet-aircraft navigation.
Keywords: Wichita; organizations, clubs and groups; people; military; aviation.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.71.22.2

Link to Image Titled: Soap Box Derby
Title/Object Name: Soap Box Derby
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: Circa 1958
Physical Details: 6.5 x 8.5 inches
Description: Wichitans look over cars entered in the annual Soap Box Derby. First derby was held in 1934.
Keywords: Wichita, sports and recreation, arts and entertainment, people
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.34.6.1

Link to Image Titled: Bob Moore Oldsmobile Rambler Show Room
Title/Object Name: Bob Moore Oldsmobile Rambler Show Room
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: Circa 1958
Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches
Description: Prospective buyers look over the 1958 Rambler station wagon at Bob Moore Oldsmobile Rambler, 6215 East Kellogg Street. Sign for East Side State Bank of Wichita, next door at 6225 East Kellogg, visible through show room windows.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, people, transportation.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Negative
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.1.0.17

Link to Image Titled: Cardwell Service Station
Title/Object Name: Cardwell Service Station
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: Circa 1958
Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches
Description: Hyperbolic paraboloid service station design introduced by Wichita-based Vickers Petroleum Company shown here at the Cardwell Service Station, 950 North Hillside Street. The "batwing" was developed in 1954.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, buildings, transportation.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Negative
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.1.0.23

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