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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: Buick Automobile and Travel Trailer
Title/Object Name: Buick Automobile and Travel Trailer
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1936
Physical Details: 3.75 x 2.25 inches
Description: 1936 Buick and its companion trailer parked in front of Butts Motor Company (1520 East Douglas Avenue). The scene suggests that a customer has made a purchase and intends to go on a family trip in the latest style.
Keywords: Business and industry, street scenes, sports and recreation, camping, transportation, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_T3-32.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Hotel Lassen
Title/Object Name: Hotel Lassen
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: 1937
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches
Description: Cigar and newsstand located in the Lassen Hotel. The events board posted on the corner column indicates that the Lassen was a popular meeting place for groups and organizations.
Keywords: Business and industry, public events, architecture, spittoon, 1930s, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_E5-93.1.4

Link to Image Titled: Orpheum Theatre
Title/Object Name: Orpheum Theatre
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1937
Physical Details: 7.75 x 9.75 inches
Description: Looking southeast at Orpheum Theatre, 200 North Broadway. The Orpheum building housed the theatre and offices as well as several street-level businesses. This view includes the Orpheum Pharmacy, Smith, Stone and Snyder Insurance, 204 North Broadway, Van Arsdale and Larkin Insurance, 206 North Broadway, Orpheum Beauty Shop, 212 North Broadway, and Mosbacher Motor Company, 214 North Broadway. A delivery truck for American Laundry and Cleaning Company is seen on First Street in the background.
Keywords: Arts and entertainment, business and industry, sports and recreation, movies, street scene, transportation, automobiles, architecture, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D8-6.3.3

Link to Image Titled: Eaton Hotel
Title/Object Name: Eaton Hotel
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: Circa 1937
Physical Details: 9.5 x 7.25 inches
Description: Looking southwest in intersection of Douglas and St. Francis Avenues at Eaton Hotel, 523 East Douglas Avenue; Second Empire style architecture. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The building at far left is marked as an IOOF Hall.
Keywords: Business and industry, automobiles, bicycles, residences, street scenes, transportation, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D6-8.2.1

Link to Image Titled: Quiring Monument Company
Title/Object Name: Quiring Monument Company
Creator: Monty Barnes
Date Original: Circa 1937
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Aerial view of Quiring Monument Company, 925 North Hillside Street. View is looking west over Hillside Street and St. Louis and San Francisco (Frisco) railroad tracks. Quiring Texaco gas station at right.
Keywords: Wichita, aerials, business and industry.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.72.6.1

Link to Image Titled: Orpheum Theatre
Title/Object Name: Orpheum Theatre
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1937
Physical Details: 7.75 x 9.75 inches
Description: Looking northeast from intersection of Broadway and First Street. The Orpheum Theatre opened in 1922 featuring vaudeville acts and a silent film. In 1929 it began a tradition as a premier motion picture palace that ended in 1976. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Theatres. Another business in view is Dr. C. M. Cole, Dentist, in the Orpheum Building, and Mosbacher Hudson Terraplane Sales and Service at 214 North Broadway.
Keywords: Arts and entertainment, business and industry, sports and recreation, movies, street scene, transportation, automobiles, architecture, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D8-6.3.1

Link to Image Titled: West Wichita
Title/Object Name: West Wichita
Creator:
Date Original: Circa 1938
Physical Details: 3.75 x 2.5 inches
Description: Birdseye view looking west across Arkansas River. Photo taken from top of Broadview Hotel. Bridge at left is the third bridge erected on that spot. The far bank of the river was constructed from fill obtained by the removal of Ackerman Island during a WPA project (see item wschm_S2-2.1.1). At right is memorial park and fountain installed in 1934 to commemorate Wichita banker Ben McLean. Business names in view include: Fred Wasson Oil Company, J. W. Johnston Wool & Fur Company, Hobbs Chevrolet Company Used Cars, and J. H. Turner. Davis Hall of Friends University is barely visible in the background.
Keywords: Business and industry, bridges, parks, rivers, street scenes, transportation, automobiles, Delano, West Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_S2-1.3.5

Link to Image Titled: Polar Bear Frozen Custard
Title/Object Name: Polar Bear Frozen Custard
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: Circa 1938
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Frozen Custard stand situated diagonally on southwest corner of Central and Oliver Streets. This small building was faced with heavily applied mortar to form a decorative effect simulating snow and ice.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, cafes, restaurants, root beer, architecture.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D2NE-101.1.1

Link to Image Titled: M. S. Fong, Photographer
Title/Object Name: M. S. Fong, Photographer
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1938
Physical Details: 3.5 x 2 inches
Description: Mar Suey Fong setting up a photo shoot of friend Wayne Wong in Sim Park. Both young men were employees at the Chinese American restaurant, the Pan-American Café. They immigrated to the U.S. in the mid-1930s.
Keywords: Business and industry, photography, camera, people, parks, Chinese Americans, Asian Americans, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H1-57.12.1

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