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Link to Image Titled: Home of James N. Lew
Title/Object Name: Home of James N. Lew
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1944
Physical Details: 3.25 x 2 inches
Description: First home purchased by James and Arline Lew. The house, at 646 North Battin, is typical of single-family homes that were built to accommodate the growing population of the city during the defense work of WWII. Mrs. Lew, seen seated on the porch with her son and another child, was the first known Chinese American woman to live in the city. After the war, many Chinese men living in Wichita were finally able to bring their wives to the U.S. from China.
Keywords: Residences, business and industry, people, domestic scenes.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_646.N.Battin-1

Link to Image Titled: Stearman Aircraft Division of Boeing Airplane Company
Title/Object Name: Stearman Aircraft Division of Boeing Airplane Company
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1944
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Building trainers for the Army and Navy at the Stearman Aircraft Division of the Boeing Airplane Company in Wichita.
Keywords: Wichita, aviation, business and industry, military.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.67.10.3

Link to Image Titled: Paul Zongker Drugs
Title/Object Name: Paul Zongker Drugs
Creator: Rorabaugh & Millsap
Date Original: Circa 1945
Physical Details: 9.5 x 7.5 inches
Description: Night view looking northeast at Zongker Drugstore (1400 North Waco Avenue). Businesses in foreshortened view to left are Watson Brothers Food Store (1401 North Waco) and Funk appliances (1406 North Waco). The neon sign advertising the drugstore and Steffen’s Ice Cream was manufactured by the Claude Neon Company. A 1941 Nash automobile is parked at the curb.
Keywords: Business and industry, transportation, automobiles, retail, street scenes, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D2NW-38.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Leo R. Mallonee
Title/Object Name: Leo R. Mallonee
Creator: Beech Aircraft Company (?)
Date Original: Circa 1945
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches
Description: Leo Mallonee arranging printed pages on a light table, possibly photographing for publication. One of a series of photos owned by photographer Arthur Spalton and thought to be associated with employment at Beech Aircraft Company in about 1942-1946.
Keywords: Business and industry, commercial photography, aviation, people, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_Mallonee,Leo

Link to Image Titled: Edgar J. Banks
Title/Object Name: Edgar J. Banks
Creator: Beech Aircraft Company (?)
Date Original: Circa 1945
Physical Details: 7.25 x 9.25 inches
Description: View of Edgar Banks operating photographic equipment. Location: Beech Aircraft photo lab (?). One of a series of photos owned by photographer Arthur Spalton and thought to be associated with employment at Beech Aircraft Company in about 1942-1946. Banks' career as a photographer is documented in the city directories from 1924 to 1946.
Keywords: Business and industry, commercial photography, aviation, people, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_Banks,Edgar

Link to Image Titled: Paul R. Bulla and Guy Rogers
Title/Object Name: Paul R. Bulla and Guy Rogers
Creator: Beech Aircraft Company (?)
Date Original: Circa 1945
Physical Details: 7.25 x 9.25 inches
Description: Two photographers engaged in setting up a photo shoot. Paul Bulla and Guy Rogers both owned private photography studios in Wichita. However this view is one of a series of photos owned by photographer Arthur Spalton and thought to be associated with employment at Beech Aircraft Company in about 1942-1946.
Keywords: Business and industry, commercial photography, aviation, people, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_Bulla&Rogers

Link to Image Titled: Burkes Jeter
Title/Object Name: Burkes Jeter
Creator: Beech Aircraft Company (?)
Date Original: Circa 1945
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches
Description: Burkes Jeter posed with an aerial camera in the door of a Beech plane. This image is one of a series of photos owned by photographer Arthur Spalton and thought to be associated with employment at Beech Aircraft Company. Jeter’s employment at Beech is documented in the Wichita City Directories from 1942-1946.
Keywords: Business and industry, commercial photography, aviation, people, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_Jeter,Burkes

Link to Image Titled: Arthur E. Spalton
Title/Object Name: Arthur E. Spalton
Creator: Beech Aircraft Company (?)
Date Original: Circa 1945
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches
Description: Photographer Art Spalton operating a ceiling-mounted camera. This image is one of a series of photos owned by Spalton and thought to be associated with employment at Beech Aircraft Company in about 1942-1946.
Keywords: Business and industry, commercial photography, aviation, people, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_Spalton,Arthur1

Link to Image Titled: Donovan L. Rutledge
Title/Object Name: Donovan L. Rutledge
Creator: Beech Aircraft Company (?)
Date Original: Circa 1945
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches
Description: Don Rutledge demonstrating a camera and lighting equipment. This image is one of a series of photos owned by photographer Arthur Spalton and thought to be associated with employment at Beech Aircraft Company in about 1942-1946.
Keywords: Business and industry, commercial photography, aviation, people, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_Rutledge,Don

Link to Image Titled: Eddie Harlow
Title/Object Name: Eddie Harlow
Creator: Beech Aircraft Company (?)
Date Original: Circa 1945
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches
Description: View of Eddie Harlow examining photographic prints of aviation-related subjects. One of a series of photos owned by photographer Arthur Spalton and thought to be associated with employment at Beech Aircraft Company in about 1942-1946.
Keywords: Business and industry, commercial photography, aviation, people, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_Harlow,Eddie

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