Link back to Wichita Photo Archives Homepage
Your Search: 1930s
Back To Home Page
New Search
Displaying Records 71 to 80 of 127
 First
Previous 10 Images
Next 10 Images
Last
Click image for larger view.



Link to Image Titled: Hotel Lassen
Title/Object Name: Hotel Lassen
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: 1935
Physical Details: 9.5 x 7.25 inches
Description: Interior of Lassen Hotel, lobby with reception desk in background. Location, 153 North Market Street.
Keywords: Business and industry, residences, furniture, lamps, 1930s, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_E5-93.1.3

Link to Image Titled: Bitting Avenue Bridge
Title/Object Name: Bitting Avenue Bridge
Creator: Frank A. Wesely (?)
Date Original: Circa 1935
Physical Details: 9.5 x 7.5 inches
Description: View looking slightly northeast at bridge over the Little Arkansas River between Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets on Bitting Avenue. The bridge was constructed in 1933 to replace a former, unsafe bridge. It was built with federal relief funds provided by the Civil Works Administration (CWA) during the Great Depression. The tower of Wichita High School North rises over the trees in the distant center background. The shadow of the photographer and his camera blend into the grass and shadows in the near foreground.
Keywords: Bridges, rivers, landscapes, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_S2-18.2.1

Link to Image Titled: Campbell Bridge
Title/Object Name: Campbell Bridge
Creator: Frank A. Wesely (?)
Date Original: Circa 1935
Physical Details: 9.5 x 7.5 inches
Description: View of bridge at Eleventh Street on the Little Arkansas River. Originally identified as Campbell Bridge due to its proximity to the Burton H. Campbell residence on the west side of the river. Funds for construction of the bridge were provided by a New Deal relief program, the Civil Works Administration, during the Great Depression. The shadow of the photographer and his camera on the grass in the foreground may have been a signature of Frank Wesely.
Keywords: Bridges, rivers, landscapes, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_S2-19.2.1

Link to Image Titled: North End Industrial Area
Title/Object Name: North End Industrial Area
Creator: Barnes Flying Service
Date Original: Circa 1935
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Aerial view of industrial area in Wichita's North End. Grain elevators, oil storage tanks and refineries, meat packing plants and railroads all visible in view looking south toward downtown from near 29th Street North.
Keywords: Wichita, aerials, business and industry, transportation.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.72.73.1

Link to Image Titled: Wichita Skyline
Title/Object Name: Wichita Skyline
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1935
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: View looking northwest toward downtown. Old passenger cars on railroad siding along 500 and 600 blocks of South St. Francis Street. Drill tower for firefighters, Broadview Hotel, City Hall, Allis Hotel and Union National Bank building, from left, figure prominently in skyline.
Keywords: Wichita, street scenes, buildings, transportation.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.72.60.1

Link to Image Titled: Lincoln Park Pool
Title/Object Name: Lincoln Park Pool
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1935
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: View looking south toward Lincoln Park swimming pool and bathhouse, 1323 South Topeka Avenue. Pool was built in 1919; bathhouse still in use was built in 1934 funded by Civil Works Administration. Pool closed in 1997, removed in 2000 and replaced by fountains in 2001.
Keywords: Wichita, sports and recreation, parks, buildings.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.72.51.2

Link to Image Titled: Missouri Pacific Railroad
Title/Object Name: Missouri Pacific Railroad
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1935
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Missouri Pacific Railroad Engine No. 6405 taken June 4, 1935.
Keywords: Transportation, trains, engine.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl1225

Link to Image Titled: The Forum
Title/Object Name: The Forum
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: Circa 1935
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches
Description: Interior of the Forum at 231 South Water Street. A large audience is attending what appears to be a butchering demonstration. Probably part of an exposition on agricultural and domestic arts. Booths on the perimeter of the arena display products such as home appliances and foods.
Keywords: Arts and entertainment, public events, people, clothing, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_E5-89.1.1

Link to Image Titled: White Castle
Title/Object Name: White Castle
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1935
Physical Details: 9.75 x 7.75 inches
Description: Looking southeast at a White Castle hamburger stand, 3159 East Douglas Avenue. The national White Castle System, Inc. was founded in Wichita in 1921 by Walter Anderson and “Billy” Ingram. They expanded the chain of popular restaurants eastward. In 1933, Ingram, then the sole owner, moved the company headquarters to Columbus, Ohio. While still in Wichita, the company developed the distinctive, all-steel frame structure enclosed with interior and exterior porcelain enamel panels. The portable, 5-stool buildings were designed by another Wichitan, Loyd Ray. Note the company slogan, “Buy ‘em by the Sack,” which introduced homemakers to the idea of carry-out meals.
Keywords: Business and industry, café, lunch counter, architecture, Edgar Waldo Ingram.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D2SE-56.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Arkansas Valley Interurban Freight Locomotive
Title/Object Name: Arkansas Valley Interurban Freight Locomotive
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: 1935
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Arkansas Valley Interurban (AVI) electric freight locomotive, June 5, 1935.
Keywords: Transportation, train, truck.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wpl_wpl595

Displaying Records 71 to 80 of 127
 First
Click image for larger view.