Buildings

Content Description

Three photographs of Front Street in 1970 prior to its demolition during the urban renewal program.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a variety of photographs either taken or owned by members of the Etrick family, some of which were used in the printing business, while others may not have been. Though some of the context of these images is missing, they present a documentary picture of Dodge City in the late 19th and early 20th century, including several buildings and businesses which no longer exist.

Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs of Dodge City, primarily focusing on Dodge City's downtown and Front Street areas. The photographs document areas which were demolished for the creation of off-street parking around Third and Fourth Avenue, as well as buildings which were demolished as part of the Urban Renewal program. Many of these photographs also document local businesses of the 1960s, including the Trail Inn Hotel, Lucille's Produce, Ford County Building and Loan Assn., E.A. Brown...

Content Description

This collection contains 12 color kodachrome slides documenting the Urban Renewal Area prior to Urban renewal in Dodge City.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains several photographs related to W.H. Preston's life, including photographs of Dodge City, his house, and his chickens that he raised and entered into competition. There are a number of ribbons and scorecards from his activities as a poultry breeder. There are also several documents related to his time as a probate judge in Dodge City, including a notary stamp that he used as a notary public. There are also several journals from his life in Iowa.