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Link to Image Titled: James Murray Residence
Title/Object Name: James Murray Residence
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1904
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: James Murray residence, located at 303 South Seneca.
Keywords: Residences, porch, people, fashion.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl1746

Link to Image Titled: Modern Woodmen of America, West Side Camp No. 1568
Title/Object Name: Modern Woodmen of America, West Side Camp No. 1568
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1904
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Portrait of Modern Woodmen of America, Wichita West Side Camp No. 1568, St. Louis Team of 1904; the men are in uniforms and hold axes and a team banner.
Keywords: Wichita; people; organizations, clubs and groups; Modern Woodmen of America; west side; teams.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_WPL491

Link to Image Titled: Flooded Street
Title/Object Name: Flooded Street
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1904
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: 2nd and Main looking north during the July 1904 flood.
Keywords: Disasters, horse, buggy, streetcar.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl1750

Link to Image Titled: 1904 Flood, Little Arkansas River
Title/Object Name: 1904 Flood, Little Arkansas River
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1904
Physical Details: 3.75 x 2.5 inches
Description: Group of women and young boys wading in flood waters. They are posed with people in a rowboat in front of a residence at 1216 Bitting Avenue.
Keywords: Residences, people, rivers, street scenes, transportation, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_1216.Bitting-1

Link to Image Titled: Baltimore Hotel
Title/Object Name: Baltimore Hotel
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1904
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Baltimore Hotel (formerly the Occidental) during the 1904 flood. Located on the northeast corner of 2nd and Main.
Keywords: Floods, commercial buildings, horses, buggy, people.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl462

Link to Image Titled: Barnes Block
Title/Object Name: Barnes Block
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1905
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Built by Oscar D. Barnes in 1905, on the southeast corner of Douglas and Lawrence (Broadway). The architect was C. W. Terry. It had 5 floors. The first four floors were office rooms and the 5th floor was bachelor apartments. This magnificent building was torn down twenty years later, in 1925, to make room for the new Union National Bank Building.
Keywords: Business and industry, horse, buggy.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl1321

Link to Image Titled: Little Arkansas River Scene
Title/Object Name: Little Arkansas River Scene
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1905
Physical Details: 4 x 2.5 inches
Description: Members of Sam and Robert Israel families canoeing on the river (all identified, on file). The Riverside Boathouse is in the background on the east bank of the river at the Murdock Avenue bridge. The boathouse business was founded by the Israel family. Inset is small photo glued to original in album.
Keywords: Sports and recreation, parks, children, fashion, business and industry, people, transportation, Riverside Park, summer, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_M1-2.1.7

Link to Image Titled: Benjamin Franklin McLean
Title/Object Name: Benjamin Franklin McLean
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1905
Physical Details: 3 x 4.25 inches
Description: Portrait of city leader, Ben McLean (1859-1930). McLean was well-known as a banker in Wichita and was active in city government, serving three terms as Mayor (1901-1904 and 1923-1924). In 1934, a memorial fountain was constructed on McLean Boulevard near the Douglas Avenue bridge. His 24-room home at 313 North Seneca had been a local showcase in its time. The house was razed in 1969.
Keywords: People, government, business and industry, parks.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_McLean,Ben

Link to Image Titled: Elementary School
Title/Object Name: Elementary School
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1905
Physical Details: 3.25 x 2.75 inches
Description: Interior of public school classroom, possibly Washington School, which was located at Cleveland and Third Streets. The students are sitting with hands folded on their desks; the girl in the foreground has a teddy bear in the seat beside her.
Keywords: Education; people; organizations, clubs and groups; teacher; occupation; employment; Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_H9-10.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Park School
Title/Object Name: Park School
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1905
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Park Elementary School was located at 1025 North Main. It was built by Willis Proudfoot at a cost of $10,500 and opened in November 1885.
Keywords: Education.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl438

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