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Link to Image Titled: Hotel Lassen
Title/Object Name: Hotel Lassen
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: 1936
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches
Description: Beauty shop located in the Lassen Hotel.
Keywords: Business and industry, electric hair dryers, electric permanent wave machine, manicure table, Christmas decorations, 1930s, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_E5-93.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Hotel Lassen
Title/Object Name: Hotel Lassen
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: 1936
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches
Description: Barber shop located in the Lassen Hotel.
Keywords: Business and industry, telephones, barber chairs, Christmas decorations, 1930s, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_E5-93.1.2

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: 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: Mantle Factory at Coleman
Title/Object Name: Mantle Factory at Coleman
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: 1938
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Women using the knitting and sewing machines at mantle factory at Coleman Company.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, people.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.68.47.3

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: View of New Municipal Beach, South Riverside Park
Title/Object Name: View of New Municipal Beach, South Riverside Park
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: 1938
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Municipal Beach swimming pool, located along Little Arkansas River in South Riverside Park, was completed in June 1938 by the Work Projects Administration. 1938 pool replaced 1923 pool. Current use of site is Ralph Wulz Tennis Center built in 1976.
Keywords: Wichita, sports and recreation, parks, people, swimming pools.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.72.51.1

Link to Image Titled: Droll’s English Grill
Title/Object Name: Droll’s English Grill
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: 1939
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.5 inches
Description: Interior view showing the main dining room of the restaurant with Art Moderne styling. This photograph was taken on the occasion of the formal opening of the restaurant at its new location, 3120 East Central Avenue. A related photo appeared in the Wichita Eagle on December 10, 1939, with an advertisement announcing, “A warm welcome awaits both old and new customers.”
Keywords: Business and industry, waitress, furniture, restaurant ware, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_E5-90.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Droll’s English Grill
Title/Object Name: Droll’s English Grill
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: 1939
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.5 inches
Description: Looking north at Droll’s English Grill, 3120 East Central Avenue. This photograph was taken for the grand opening of the new restaurant near the intersection of Central and Hillside Avenues. An artist’s rendering of this view was published in the Wichita Eagle, December 10, 1939. A full-page advertisement in the same newspaper stated, “Here the same wholesome, delicious food will be served that has made Droll’s English Grill famous for distinctive quality.” The restaurant celebrated its seventh anniversary that year. It was formerly located at 117 North Broadway.
Keywords: Business and industry, restaurant, architecture, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D2NE-107.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Droll’s English Grill
Title/Object Name: Droll’s English Grill
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: 1939
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.5 inches
Description: Interior of Droll’s English Grill with lunch counter and soda fountain. A related photograph appeared in the Wichita Eagle, December 10, 1939 announcing the formal opening of the restaurant at its new location, 3120 East Central Avenue. An accompanying advertisement proclaimed “new furnishings, modern kitchen equipment and up-to-date soda fountain.” The flower arrangements mark the occasion.
Keywords: Business and industry, furniture, restaurant ware, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_E5-90.1.2

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