23 10 576 https://derbykshistory.com/files/original/45b9015f3f7fae1bfcc222711934eb93.jpg d057273fde6590c09c68284ee6b9aa3e https://derbykshistory.com/files/original/585078d4db280edde509b4a319f89364.jpg b5dc2a74c426229257a8cc988d505b94 https://derbykshistory.com/files/original/4e914535119eb5b328a1c1f8bec79fc4.jpg 0fe19ddce11c35b7791165fcf08e3188 https://derbykshistory.com/files/original/5d04b08e872f5af9c77cb0d58a3c27da.jpg 35c57298c843f218d6d12b2810848648 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Farmers and Merchants Bank Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Farmers and Merchants State Bank 26 January 1917 Description An account of the resource The Farmers and Merchants State Bank was opened in 1907 and in this building 1916-1955. Postcard: Left side of postcard: Jan. 26 - 17 Dear Grace and David, Rec’d your letter this morning We are all O.K. I have got a touch of sick headache. Want to go to the play tonight. Dady is going to wish you was here to go yes.I got my waist done had to piece it several times. Mama made most of it. C. A. Sawin is some cattle buyer. He and Harry was the ones that toped the market suppose you saw it Deacon. There names wanet mentioned. Suppose you will be down Sunday. Lulu Right side of postcard: Postmarked Derby Jan 2?? (date illegible) 1917 Mrs. G. M. Bearden 627 S. Washington Wichita Kansas Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Derby Historical Museum (1 & 2 - Front and back) Derby Historical Museum (3 - glued in scrapbook) Mary Lauber Dameron (4 - back of postcard not scanned) bank Clyde A. Sawin David Bearden Derby Historical Museum Farmers & Merchants Bank Grace Myra Sawin Bearden Lulu Chance Sawin Mary Lauber Dameron postcard https://derbykshistory.com/files/original/4186303e21bd0adf65cda011ba6f0bc4.gif 950c4f02d05781af1ad58182658f3826 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Farmers and Merchants Bank Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Farmers and Merchants State Bank circa 1917 Description An account of the resource The Farmers and Merchants State Bank was opened in 1907 and in this building 1916-1955. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Darrell Butterfield donated the photo to the Derby Historical Museum. (Inv. 95-040130C) bank Darrell Lee Butterfield Derby Historical Museum Farmers & Merchants Bank https://derbykshistory.com/files/original/60696505b3140bf3d08671419a015a64.jpg 4e6fa843c31c85853776792793c66dbd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Farming Equipment through the Years Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Farming before tractors circa 1900s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Beverly Hamilton Coover Beverly Hamilton Coover farming https://derbykshistory.com/files/original/8f6f580da37cabc7a856e0da6eb3dcda.jpg 54a19268557d0d99c3620c96743b425c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Farming Equipment through the Years Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Farming binding machines circa 1900s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Beverly Hamilton Coover Beverly Hamilton Coover binding machine farming https://derbykshistory.com/files/original/68f8e58a41555e21c25ba4191fef7f07.jpg eddee5ed5465e794ac3159be39336abd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Floods Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flooding of the Arkansas River circa 1917 Description An account of the resource The flooding of the Arkansas River onto the Oaklawn Field in 1917. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Debbie Avenell Arkansas River Debbie Avenell flood https://derbykshistory.com/files/original/be398bd8c88eaec0f10ad921ad37c316.png 3e9acd983c21845f5bcdd1420e2c2121 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mayors Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Floyd Brown Former Mayor of El Paso Description An account of the resource Term as Mayor<br />1949 - 1951 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource City of Derby Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived City of Derby City of El Paso El Paso Mayor Floyd Brown https://derbykshistory.com/files/original/31c3e0b5d7e86bb27bc19a51cd721328.png 94e3d9b293c66c64a7d085a3ac3d4504 https://derbykshistory.com/files/original/0074b94cf486e19d83b67bdd9e4d62d3.png 1ff58e90cb8800aa6d70b7ae466eff94 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wichita City Eagle (04/12/1872 - 11/26/1909) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document For Immigrants. El Paso. The town of El Paso is located on the east bank of great Arkansas River, in the southeastern park of Sedgwick county, Kansas. It has many advantages, among which are its beautiful and healthy location, situated on a high, gently sloping prairie, surrounded by one of the largest bodies of the most fertile land in the state, which is all taken up by actual settlers, who are energetic, industrious and practieal farmers. They are at work in earnest, opening up their farms and making themselves good, comfortable and permanent homes. Rock Bottom. There is a rock bottom in the river, extending about three quarters of a mile up and down the stream. On the east bank the rocks are about fifteen feet above low water mark, and on the west bank about twelve feet below the surface of the ground. Bridge Facilities. A good substantial bridge, two hundred and seventy-five feet long, spans the Arkansas River at this place, thereby giving the farmers on the west side of the river access to the town at any stage of water and at all seasons of the year. The bridge rests on stone abutments on either bank, and on two iron piers, which stand firmly on the bed rock in the river. It is naturally the best place on the river in this state for a railroad bridge across the great Arkansas River. Railroads. Two railroads have already been surveyed to this place; one from the northeast, via Eureka and Augusta, crossing the river at this rock bottom, the other from the city of Wichita to Arkansas City, which proved to be almost an air line, and a very favorable route. No doubt, both roads will soon be completed. Water Privilege. There is not the least doubt that here is the best water privilege in the state of Kansas. The great Arkansas River, its source in the Rocky Mountains, is supplied with water in the summer by the melting snows in the mountains, by rain and its many tributaries in winter. The water is always highest from spring until fall, yet it has never been known to overflow its banks at this point. There is an abundance of water during the whole year to run all the machinery that can be placed on the bank of several miles below. Feasibility of a Dam. The feasibility of a dam across the river is not questioned, a solid rock bottom all the way across to build upon, the width only two hundred and seventy-five feet from shore to shore, a high bank of clay and rock on the east side, and on the west side a bed of tough clay covered with sand, extending for some ways up the river above the rock bottom. This water privilege must and will shortly be improved. El Paso will be a manufacturing town. The experiments last season in raising cotton demonstrated that this soil and climate are adopted to cotton growing; then why not manufacture it here where the corner stone and foundation have been naturally laid. The Town. The town is new, the buildings are substantial, erected for permanent business houses and homes. It contains one dry good store, a drug store, two grocery stores, one Hotel, a wagon maker and blacksmith shop, one shoe store, a meat market, two feed stables, a good school house, and a number of dwellings. School Privileges. There is a good school from seven to nine months each year. A Sabbath-school has been organized and is now in a flourishing condition. Churches. Two church organizations have been effected, viz: the Methodist and United Presbyterian, each having regular services. Junction of Stages. By recent arrangements the Town Company has suceeded in obtaining at this place a junction of the stages of the Southwestern Stage Company. A daily stage runs from here to Wichita, a tri-weekly from here to Fort Sill, a tri-weekly to Wellington, a daily, via Winfield, to Arkansas City. Timber. The timber in this vicinity consists of cottonwood, oak, ash, hickory, walnut, mulberry and elm. Cord wood is delivered in town at four dollars per cord. Business Openings. There is here a good opening for business men of all kinds, mechanics of all trades; honest, industrious, temperate and energetic men are respectfully invited. The policy of the town company heretofore has been to donate lots to those who built houses on them. Now, for the first time, they advertise lots for sale. Home Seekers. Persons seeking homes or wishing to engage in business of any kind, or desiring to locate in a healthy, pleasant and prosperous new place, among a good class of society, would do well to pay this place a visit before settling elsewhere. For further particulars address John Hufbauer, or J. Hout Minnich Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource For Immigrants Subject The topic of the resource An ad in the paper explaining the resources available for people to move to El Paso, Kansas Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wichita City Eagle Wichita, KS Apr. 9, 1874 Page 4 Accessed at Newspapers.com Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wichita City Eagle Arkansas River blacksmith shop bridge business drug store dry goods El Paso feed stable grocery store hotel immigrants J. Hout Minnich John Hufbauer meat market Methodist Church newspaper Presbyterian Church railroad rocky bottom school Sedgwick County settlers shoe store stage timber wagon maker Wichita Eagle https://derbykshistory.com/files/original/a8d7b11321a64695e579f5bb279dd4b0.jpg 3895bb56a9ec78211e1a549c5743a030 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource People Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Four generations of the Clapham/Shockey family circa 1919 Description An account of the resource Four generations of the Clapham/Shockey family sitting on the porch at the Shockey farm on 71st Street around 1919. Seated in the back: Amelia (Hough) Clapham and her daughter Fannie (Clapham) Shockey. Seated in front: Harley Shockey (Fannie's oldest son) and Harley's oldest son Lauren. Milton and Amelia Clapham along with Amelia's parent James T. and Frances Hough came to the Derby area in June 1870 from Iowa. They located on Spring Creek in the area now located at Meadowlark and 99th St. The land was later owned by Milton's daughter Fannie (Clapham) Shockey and her husband William B. Shockey until Fannie's death in June 1961. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kristy Norman Amelia Ann Hough Clapham Francis Malvina "Fannie" Clapham Shockey Harley Kirkwood Shockey Kristy Norman Lauren Allen Shockey https://derbykshistory.com/files/original/ec739b4ebcfea3cb138565c507289f33.jpg e3a9e13064de47da17eadd2d2981f72b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource People Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Frank Hamilton and son William Hamilton circa 1933 Description An account of the resource Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Hamilton, Sr. and his son William Hamilton farmed 160 acres of land. Photo taken circa 1933. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Beverly Hamilton Coover Benjamin Franklin Hamilton Beverly Hamilton Coover William "Bill" Hamilton https://derbykshistory.com/files/original/2b178af38d32dd2787784d2f82c0f22f.png 3e9acd983c21845f5bcdd1420e2c2121 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource City Council Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Frank Longwell Former Derby City Council Member Ward IV Description An account of the resource Term<br />Apr. 15, 1980 - Apr. 02, 1985<br /> <ul> <li>elected Apr. 01, 1980 and ran unopposed as a write-in for the Ward IV seat vacated by Albert "Al" Dextras</li> <li>sworn in Apr. 15, 1980</li> <li>re-elected Apr. 06, 1982 and ran unopposed</li> <li>defeated in primary Feb. 26, 1985 by Thomas "Tom" Prideaux and W. P. "Phil" Hunt and losing the Ward I seat</li> </ul> City Council City of Derby Frank Longwell Ward IV