Dodge City Daily Globe Collection
Title
Dodge City Daily Globe Collection
Description
This collection is made up of photographs taken for the Dodge City Daily Globe Newspaper from the years 1948-1961. The photographs were scanned from the original negatives, housed at the Kansas Heritage Center. Higher quality scans of these photographs may be available upon request.
Publisher
Dodge City Daily Globe
Date
1948-1961
Rights
Materials are copyright of the Dodge City Daily Globe and Cherry Road Media. Digitized with the permission of the rights holder. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en.
Collection Items
Registering for US Citizenship at Guadalupe Church
A photograph of a group of people registering for US citizenship at Guadalupe Church in Dodge City, Kansas.
Food for Guadalupe Fiesta
Four women prepare Mexican food for the Guadalupe Fiesta in Dodge City, Kansas.
Guadalupe Fiesta
Two photographs of the Guadalupe Fiesta at the Bandshell in Wright Park. The first photograph shows Rosie Sanchez being crowned Queen of the Fiesta, and the second photograph shows children dancing while the Rhythm Aces play music.
Boot Hill Fiesta Rodeo
Three photographs from the Boot Hill Fiesta in Dodge City, Kansas in May 1950.
Guadalupe Children's Contest
Two photographs of children selected for the children's contest at the Guadalupe Club Carnival in Dodge City on July 15, 1950.
Draftees Leave for Army
Nine men drafted into the United States Army board a bus to undergo examinations for military service in Kansas City. These nine men were the first to be drafted from Dodge City for the Korean War, and are identified from right to left as Henry…
New Year's Day Fires
Two photographs of firemen responding to a fire at 307 Military Avenue in Dodge City, Kansas. On New Year's Day in 1954, the Dodge City Fire Department responded to three fires, two of which involved gasoline.
Dust Storm in Dodge City
Two photographs of women walking through Dodge City during a dust storm in 1954. The Dodge City Daily Globe declared it "one of the worst dust storms in a decade." The First National Bank and the Dodge City Public Library are also visible in these…
Stranger in a Dust Storm
A man stands in the Boot Hill Cemetery during a dust storm wearing a mask and a sign that reads "I'm a stranger, is this Paradise?" The Dodge City Daily Globe stated that this dust storm was "one of the worst dust storms in a decade."