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Link to Image Titled: Broadway Street Scene
Title/Object Name: Broadway Street Scene
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1950s
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Street scene of Broadway looking southeast from Douglas Avenue; shows Kress, Buck's, Fourth National Bank, Dockum Drugs, HFC Loans, Fairland Café, Henry's, and an East Central City Bus.
Keywords: Wichita, street scenes, business and industry, banks, drug stores, buses.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Chamber of Commerce Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_CHA642

Link to Image Titled: Wichita Municipal Airport
Title/Object Name: Wichita Municipal Airport
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1955
Physical Details: 4 x 5 inches
Description: Interior view of terminal building at Wichita Municipal Airport completed in 1954. Wichita architects Glen H. Thomas and A. B. Harris were designers. Airport renamed Wichita Mid-Continent Airport in 1973.
Keywords: Wichita, airports, buildings.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.71.39.1

Link to Image Titled: Dockum Drug Company Inc.
Title/Object Name: Dockum Drug Company Inc.
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 7 x 9.5 inches
Description: Looking southeast in intersection of Douglas and Broadway Avenues. Union National Bank Building houses Dockum Drug Store Number 2 on the ground floor (301 East Douglas). Businesses visible on the second floor include James E. Bennett & Company, stockbrokers, and Goldie’s Dress Salon.
Keywords: Business and industry, people, street scenes, automobiles, Christmas lights, Rexall, African Americans, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D2SE-58.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Wheeler Kelly Hagny Building
Title/Object Name: Wheeler Kelly Hagny Building
Creator: Rorabaugh & Millsap Studio
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 7.5 x 9.5 inches
Description: Looking northeast in the 100 block of south Market Street toward the intersection of Douglas Avenue at the Wheeler Kelly Hagny Trust Company (120 South Market). The seven-story building opened in 1921; the top floor once housed the Board of Trade where skylights allowed traders to examine grain in natural light. The structure is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Other businesses in view include Resnick-Davis Diamond Shop (112 South Market), W. T. Grant Company Department Store (201 East Douglas), and Fourth National Bank (200 East Douglas).
Keywords: Business and industry, street scenes, transportation, automobiles, architecture, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_U4-1.1.4

Link to Image Titled: Douglas Avenue Looking West from Railroad Overpass
Title/Object Name: Douglas Avenue Looking West from Railroad Overpass
Creator: Larry S. Wiggins
Date Original: 1955
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: East Douglas Avenue looking west from the railroad overpass in the 700 block; shows several downtown businesses, theaters, and hotels.
Keywords: Wichita, street scenes, business and industry, transportation, Victory Theater, Eaton Hotel, Wichita Hotel, State Theater, Montgomery Ward, Palace Theater, Union National Bank, Central Building, Bricks, Broadview Hotel, Woods, Thurstons, Bucks, Zales, Steins, Leben Brothers, Rosen's Pawn Shop, Osage Hotel, hotels, shops, theaters.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_WPL1783

Link to Image Titled: Downtown Wichita
Title/Object Name: Downtown Wichita
Creator: Vern Manning
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Aerial view looking east toward downtown commercial district. From left, Douglas Avenue and William, English and Waterman streets vertically extend eight blocks toward and beyond railroad overpass near top of image. At right center is Knightley Parking Garage, 301 South Broadway, featuring rounded walls and porthole windows.
Keywords: Wichita, aerials, buildings.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Richard M. Long Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms96-04.2.1.2

Link to Image Titled: Wichita Neighborhood
Title/Object Name: Wichita Neighborhood
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 4 x 5 inches
Description: A typical 1950s era neighborhood in Wichita, the 200 block of North Bleckley is shown here. View is looking south from East 2nd Street.
Keywords: Wichita, residences, street scenes.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Color Transparency
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.73.6.1

Link to Image Titled: Wichita Municipal Swimming Pool
Title/Object Name: Wichita Municipal Swimming Pool
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 4 x 3 inches
Description: Public swimming pool located in South Riverside Park. Bathhouse in the background. Popular features included the slides and the water wheel.
Keywords: Sports and recreation, people, parks, summer, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_M1-1.6.3

Link to Image Titled: Sedgwick County Jail
Title/Object Name: Sedgwick County Jail
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1955
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: This was the fourth Sedgwick County jail. The building is still standing and is located on the north side of the Old Sedgwick County Courthouse, northeast corner of Central and Elm.
Keywords: Government.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl1283

Link to Image Titled: Farha Brothers Super Market
Title/Object Name: Farha Brothers Super Market
Creator: Howard Eastwood
Date Original: 1955
Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches
Description: View of candy aisle at Farha Brothers Super Market. In 1955 the grocery store chain had seven stores in Wichita. Begun in 1931 by five brothers, the chain included nine stores before it was sold in 1963.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Negative
Collection Name: Howard Eastwood Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_tms509.1.0.6

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