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Link to Image Titled: Nereus Baldwin Family
Title/Object Name: Nereus Baldwin Family
Creator: Nereus Baldwin
Date Original: Circa 1875
Physical Details: 4 x 3 inches
Description: Mrs. Mathilde Baldwin with children Fred and Moscaline. The children are operating a carousel-device for viewing photographs. Nereus Baldwin was a prominent photographer in early Wichita.
Keywords: Business and industry, photography, people, domestic scene, residences, interior, sports and recreation.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_BaldwinChildren-2

Link to Image Titled: High-Wheel Bicycles
Title/Object Name: High-Wheel Bicycles
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1885
Physical Details: 4.25 x 2.75 inches
Description: Group of men posed with their high-wheel bicycles.
Keywords: Sports and recreation; people; organizations, clubs and groups; transportation; cycling; Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H11-3.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Boy with Bicycle
Title/Object Name: Boy with Bicycle
Creator: Alden W. Harden
Date Original: Circa 1885
Physical Details: 2.75 x 4.25 inches
Description: Young boy identified as John Reed posed with a high-wheel bicycle. Note that the pedals are attached directly to the front wheel. The wheels became larger as manufacturers realized that the larger the wheel, the farther the cyclist could travel with one rotation.
Keywords: People, sports and recreation, transportation, boy, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H11-28.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Crocker Western Polo Club
Title/Object Name: Crocker Western Polo Club
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1885
Physical Details: 7 x 11 inches
Description: Team members wearing uniforms and roller skates are posed with their sticks, ball, and goal posts. All are identified (on file). The term "Western Polo" may have been a regional name for "Ball and Cane" hockey, as traditional roller hockey is sometimes known. It is still played today using box skates and a hard ball instead of a puck.
Keywords: Wichita, organizations, clubs and groups; people; sports and recreation; men; hats.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H11-17.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Women with Tennis Rackets
Title/Object Name: Women with Tennis Rackets
Creator: J. G. Brittingham
Date Original: Circa 1889
Physical Details: 4 x 7 inches
Description: Studio portrait of five fashionable young women posed with tennis rackets.
Keywords: Wichita; organizations, clubs and groups; people; sports and recreation; hats; clothing.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H11-9.1.1

Link to Image Titled: YMCA Basketball Team
Title/Object Name: YMCA Basketball Team
Creator: Rogers Studio
Date Original: Circa 1894
Physical Details: 3.75 x 2.5 inches
Description: Members of the first basketball team to represent Wichita; all are identified (on file).
Keywords: Sports and recreation; organizations, clubs and groups; people; Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H11-2.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Riverside Boathouse
Title/Object Name: Riverside Boathouse
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1900
Physical Details: 4 x 2.5 inches
Description: Looking east across Little Arkansas River at a canoe-rental business known as the Boathouse. The original Murdock Avenue bridge is at left. The stone arch at the far end of the bridge marked the entrance to Riverside Park.
Keywords: Sports and recreation, parks, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_M1-2.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Picnic
Title/Object Name: Picnic
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1900
Physical Details: 4 x 2.25 inches
Description: Adults and children gathered in a grove of trees for a leisurely outing featuring hand-cranked ice cream.
Keywords: Sports and recreation, parks, American flag, hammocks, fashion, people, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_L4-1.2.1

Link to Image Titled: Steam Launch
Title/Object Name: Steam Launch
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1900
Physical Details: 4 x 3 inches
Description: Steam-powered passenger boat on the Arkansas River, reputed to be one of three that regularly worked the river. Name on side wheel, “Lake Side.”
Keywords: Rivers, sports and recreation, transportation, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_S1-3.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Camping Scene
Title/Object Name: Camping Scene
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1900
Physical Details: 4 x 3 inches
Description: Families identified as Wilson, Dubber, Parkhurst, and Charles Payne. Location unknown, possibly the Walnut River.
Keywords: People, rivers, sports and recreation, fishing, children, tent, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_Payne,C15

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