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Link to Image Titled: Home of Robert E. Lawrence
Title/Object Name: Home of Robert E. Lawrence
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1890
Physical Details: 2.75 x 1.75 inches
Description: Residence identified as the second home of Robert Lawrence at 415 South Seneca Street. Example of Victorian Romanesque architecture. The structure and grounds were purchased in 1896 by the Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star and Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M for use as the Kansas Masonic Home for aging members and orphans. The building was destroyed by fire in 1916 and replaced by the current compound on the same location at the intersection of Maple and Seneca Streets.
Keywords: People; organizations, clubs and groups; Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_415.S.Seneca-3

Link to Image Titled: Children Playing Chess
Title/Object Name: Children Playing Chess
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1890
Physical Details: 2.25 x 3.5 inches
Description: Three unidentified children gathered around a game of chess.
Keywords: Domestic scene, entertainment, people, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_UnidChild-1998.72.4

Link to Image Titled: Home of Burton H. Campbell
Title/Object Name: Home of Burton H. Campbell
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1890
Physical Details: 2.75 x 2.25 inches
Description: Interior of Campbell home at Eleventh and Beal (now North River Boulevard). View in reception room (2) looking from fireplace toward staircase. Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell hang on the walls.
Keywords: Residences, homes, houses, Victorian, furniture, domestic scenes, Riverside, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_1155.N.RiverBlvd-14

Link to Image Titled: Marcellus M. Murdock
Title/Object Name: Marcellus M. Murdock
Creator: Baldwin and Son
Date Original: Circa 1892
Physical Details: 2.75 x 3.5
Description: Studio portrait of Marcellus Murdock as a young boy. As a young man, Murdock worked in various positions at the Wichita Eagle, a newspaper founded by his father, Marshall M. Murdock. In 1907 he assumed the position of publisher and eventually bought the rival paper, the Wichita Beacon. His interest in aviation led him to become a pilot in 1929 and to help create the Wichita Municipal airport at that time. He was a booster for Wichita and active in civic affairs throughout his life (1883-1970).
Keywords: People, business and industry.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_Murdock,Marcellus-1

Link to Image Titled: Wichita University
Title/Object Name: Wichita University
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1892
Physical Details: 4 x 3 inches
Description: One of the first institutions of higher learning built in Wichita, located at 3700 East Lincoln. Designed by architects Dumont and Hayward. It operated only a few years. Not to be confused with a later institution at 17th and Hillside Streets that succeeded Fairmount College and was also known as Wichita University.
Keywords: Education, public services, Wichita, architecture, school, academic, Richardsonian Romanesque.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D7-16.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Wichita University
Title/Object Name: Wichita University
Creator: Sawyer
Date Original: 1893
Physical Details: 4 x 3 inches
Description: Invitation printed on a cabinet card announcing Commencement at the original University (not Fairmount College). Photographs of men and women in the graduating class are featured on the card. The illustration is signed by Joseph Musselman, who was employed as an engraver at the Wichita Eagle.
Keywords: Education, people, public events, Wichita, higher education, music, academic.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H9-54.1.1

Link to Image Titled: George Fabrique Nolley
Title/Object Name: George Fabrique Nolley
Creator: J. E. Bullinger
Date Original: Circa 1894
Physical Details: 2.5 x 3.25 inches
Description: Portrait of George Fabrique Nolley and his unidentified nursemaid. The young boy was the grandson of the well-known Wichita physician, Dr. Andrew Fabrique.
Keywords: People, occupations, employment, nannies, African Americans, children, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_Nolley,Fabrique&Nurse

Link to Image Titled: Carleton School
Title/Object Name: Carleton School
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1894
Physical Details: 4 x 3 inches
Description: View of Carleton School located on the northeast corner, intersection of Lewis and Lawrence Avenues. This was one of the first structures to house the elementary school; it was later replaced by another building on the same site. Mr. Bartlett E. Hilliard, custodian, standing near street.
Keywords: Education, people, occupations, employment, architecture, Wichita
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D7-6.1.1

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: Knoblauch and Koplin, 130 North Market
Title/Object Name: Knoblauch and Koplin, 130 North Market
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1895
Physical Details: 4 x 7 inches
Description: E. K. Knoblauch and O. K. Kopplin owned the City Hotel at 130 North Market. It is not known if this interior view is part of the hotel or a separate, retail furniture business that they also operated.
Keywords: Wichita, business and Industry, people, residences, chairs, tables, beds.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_E5-6.1.1

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