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Link to Image Titled: Wheeler Kelly Hagny Company Women’s Bowling Team
Title/Object Name: Wheeler Kelly Hagny Company Women’s Bowling Team
Creator: Unidentified Wichita newspaper
Date Original: 1929
Physical Details: 4 x 4 inches
Description: Six women members of team sponsored by Wheeler Kelly Hagny Trust Company in a women’s bowling league. This photograph appeared in either an Eagle or Beacon article noting that all the team members had never bowled before joining that year’s competition. They came from last place to tie for second. All are identified (on file).
Keywords: Business and industry; people; organizations, clubs and groups; sports and recreation; Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H11-47.1.1


Link to Image Titled: LaSalle Automobile
Title/Object Name: Wichita the Air Capital
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1929
Physical Details: 4 x 2.25 inches
Description: View of chauffeur inspecting a LaSalle automobile owned by John and Adeline Petrie. Note the “Wichita, the Air Capital” medallion mounted on the grille. Wichita adopted the Air Capital slogan in 1928. The logo was introduced to boost pride in the city after a contest sponsored by Kiwanis. Chamber of Commerce member who signed a safe-driving pledge received medallions for their automobiles. The Petries owned a local clothing store that bore their name.
Keywords: Business and industry; aviation; organizations, clubs and groups; people; transportation; African Americans; occupations; employment.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_T3-35.1.1


Link to Image Titled: The Forum
Title/Object Name: The Forum
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: Circa 1930
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches
Description: Interior of Forum furnished for a ceremonial event, probably for the Order of the Eastern Star. Garlands and cascades of paper flowers hang lavishly from the ceiling; potted plants and floral arrangements have transformed the otherwise plain arena into a festive site. Silhouettes of white [live?] birds appear in motion, flying in a circular direction around the room from right to left.
Keywords: Arts and entertainment; organizations, clubs and groups; public events; ceremony; Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_E5-89.2.1


Link to Image Titled: Maccabees Hall
Title/Object Name: Maccabees Hall
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: Circa 1930
Physical Details: 7.25 x 9.25 inches
Description: View of the Maccabees’ building at 144 North Market Street, which housed the meeting rooms of the organization on the second floor and a retail business on the ground floor. The Knights of the Maccabees was an international fraternal and benevolent society founded in Ontario in 1878. After 1914 it was known simply as the The Maccabees. It provided financial benefits to families of sick or deceased members. It was organized to provide security to working class people who were not generally served by regular insurance companies. However, only white persons of sound health and good character were eligible for membership.
Keywords: Organizations, clubs and groups; architecture; business and industry; Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D4-14.1.1


Link to Image Titled: University of Wichita
Title/Object Name: University of Wichita
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1930
Physical Details: 3.75 x 2.5 inches
Description: Women’s physical education class. Location possibly Henrion gymnasium, which was built in 1921. In 1926, the citizens of Wichita agreed by vote to give support to Fairmount College and re-established it as a city-financed university.
Keywords: Education, sports and recreation; organizations, clubs and groups; people; fashion; exercise; fitness; gymnastics; Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H11-16.1.1


Link to Image Titled: Salvation Army
Title/Object Name: Salvation Army
Creator: Frank L. Cohen
Date Original: 1936
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Victor Murdock, editor-in-chief of the Wichita Eagle newspaper, makes speech on occasion of 50th anniversary of first Salvation Army street meeting in Wichita. Bronze tablet was placed in concrete in front of Farha Bootery shoe store, 116 East Douglas Avenue. Photograph taken May 12, 1936.
Keywords: Wichita; organizations, clubs and groups; public events; people; religion; business and industry; buildings.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Richard M. Long Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms96-04.3.8.1


Link to Image Titled: World War II Parade Float
Title/Object Name: World War II Parade Float
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1941
Physical Details: 6.5 x 8.5 inches
Description: Parade float decorated with Chinese and American flags promotes the sale of war bonds. The Chinese men riding the float were employees at the Pan American Cafe. They supported the war effort and some of them enlisted in the U.S. Armed Services during the war. Most are identified (on file).
Keywords: Wichita; public events; business and industry; military; organizations, clubs and groups; United States; China; Asian Americans.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Photographs
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_C3-10.1.1


Link to Image Titled: Pan American Cafe Waitresses
Title/Object Name: Pan American Cafe Waitresses
Creator: Wichita Eagle
Date Original: 1947
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Sixteen women dressed as "cowgirls" in celebration of the Chisholm Trail Jubilee, September, 1947. The week-long festival included rodeos, street dances, historical re-enactments, parades, and prominent dignitaries. The women wore their costumes to work and in a parade. All are identified (on file).
Keywords: Wichita; business and industry; organizations, clubs and groups; public events; people; hats; boots; saddle shoes.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Photographs
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H1-57.3.1


Link to Image Titled: Chisholm Trail Jubilee Parade
Title/Object Name: Chisholm Trail Jubilee Parade
Creator: Wichita Eagle
Date Original: 1947
Physical Details: 6.5 x 4.5 inches
Description: Birdseye view of parade float sponsored by the Pan American Café. The women who worked as waitresses at this Chinese-owned restaurant dressed as "cowgirls" during the Chisholm Trail Jubilee events (see item wschm_H1-57.3.1).
Keywords: Business and industry; organizations, clubs and groups; public events; people; costumes; American flags; street scenes; Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H1-57.3.2


Link to Image Titled: Emith Temple Christmas party at Dunbar Theater
Title/Object Name: Emith Temple Christmas party at Dunbar Theater
Creator: F. L. Cohen Studio
Date Original: 1947
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Christmas party sponsored by Emith Temple, a fraternal organization, at the Dunbar Theater, 1007 Cleveland, in December 1947.
Keywords: Wichita; organizations, clubs and groups; arts and entertainment; Emith Temple; children; Dunbar Theater; interiors; African Americans.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms99-3.1.fratorgs.1


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