Description: LARGE LETTER - Wichita, KANSAS - 1942: Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. As of 2019, the estimated population of the city was 389,938. Wichita is the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area which had an estimated population of 644,888 in 2018. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita began as a trading post on the Chisholm Trail in the 1860s and was incorporated as a city in 1870. It became a destination for cattle drives traveling north from Texas to Kansas railroads, earning it the nickname "Cowtown". In the 1920s and 1930s, businessmen and aeronautical engineers established aircraft manufacturing companies in Wichita, including Beechcraft, Cessna, and Stearman Aircraft. This Linen Era (1930-45) Large Letter postcard is typical of the genre with insertion of scenes from the locale into the oversized lettering. The card is in good condition, but the cancellation appears on its image as well as on its reverse. A key to the sites is indicated on the card's reverse:W - Riverside Boathouse I - Court HouseC - Douglas Avenue BridgeH - Little River Dam I - Veterans' HospitalT - High School, NorthA - Friends University.This postcard, mailed in 1942, is in good condition, but shows some franking on the image. Natural Color Postcard, E.C. Kropp. Milwaukee, Wis. No. 10412. Published by M.S. News Co., Wichita, Kansas.
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End Time: 2024-09-22T03:01:18.000Z
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Veterans' Hospital: High School, North
University: Friends
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Theme: US States, Cities & Towns
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Features: LARGE LETTER
City/Region: Wichita
Postage Condition: Posted
State: Kansas
Era: Linen (c. 1930-1945)
County: Sedgwick
Nickname: "Cowtown"
River: Arkansas
Riverside Boathouse: Court House
Douglas Avenue Bridge: Little River Dam
Region: Kansas
Country: USA
