Main Street of Derby (Baltimore)
looking north
circa early 1910s
Main Street in Derby was actually Baltimore. This photo is looking north on Baltimore circa early 1910s.
Left side of the back of the first postcard:
Dear Margaret and all,
Am sending just a post card, am ashamed I haven’t written you but I have been so busy, have moved to our selves, and been canning fruit, I started twice to write you and had company come. Every one here are O.K. saw Baby Lulu’s picture she is sure a sweet child I wish I could come see you I know you are proud of that Dear Baby. Will write you all the news soon. Mama and Sis haven’t come home yet will be home this week. Margaret I hope your sister comes see me. I will sure be disapointed if she doesn’t come. Carol knows her and it would seen so much like seeing you.
Bye Bye
Your True Friend,
Lula Sawin
Right side of the back of the first postcard:
Mrs. Margaret Beebe
Parkston, South Dakota
Postmarked Oct. 2 1917
Left side of the back of the second postcard (translated from Danish):
Derby Kansas
Sept 28 - 1918
Mrs: A. O. Anderson,
Dear Mother:
We wish you happiness on your birthday and hope you will have good health in the coming year.
Your children,
Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Jorgensen
Right side of the back of the second postcard:
Mrs:
A. O. Anderson
Burden
Cowley County
Kansas
Postmarked Sept 28 1918
Butch Ewing (1 & 2 - postcard front and back)
Derby Historical Museum (3 & 4 - postcard front and back)
Derby Historical Museum (5 - glued in scrapbook)
Tony Gonzalez (6)
One of Derby's early blacksmith shops
circa early 1894
One of Derby’s early blacksmith shops was located on Washington Street just east of the railroad tracks. The shop was owned by A. C. Simonsen and his son, Max C.
Shown standing from the left are A. C., his daughter Sedona, and son Max C. In the buggy are Mrs. A. C. Simonsen and Mrs. Max C. Simonsen, along with Frank, Chris and Karen.
(Image is a slide created in 1969 of an original photo)
Derby Historical Museum
Main Street of Derby (Baltimore)
looking south
circa early 1900s
Main Street in Derby was actually Baltimore. This photo is looking south on Baltimore circa early 1900s.
During the photo scanning process, multiple people had copies of the same photo. We decided to share all the images.
Darrell Butterfield donated postcard to the Derby Historical Museum
(1 & 2 - Inv. 95-040049)
Tony Gonzalez (3)
Jerry Burnell (4 - glued in a scrapbook)
Derby Historical Museum (5 - slide image taken of the postcard in 1969)
Derby Historical Museum (6 - slide image taken of the postcard - date unknown)
Main Street of Derby (Baltimore)
looking north
circa early 1900s
Main Street in Derby was actually Baltimore. This photo is looking north on Baltimore circa early 1900s.
Written on the back of the photo:
Real Photo
Note two cowgirls
IR
Derby Kansas
Butch Ewing (1 & 2)
Derby Historical Museum (3 - slide image taken of the postcard in August 1969)
Derby Historical Museum (4 - slide image taken of the postcard - date unknown)
Derby Historical Museum (5 - slide image taken of the postcard - date unknown)
Light Weights
List of some tall men in El Paso
Wichita City Eagle
Wichita City Eagle
Wichita, KS
Dec. 26, 1872
Page 2
Accessed at Newspapers.com
Public Domain
Arkansas River bridge proposition
Wichita City Eagle
Wichita City Eagle
Wichita, KS
Nov. 28, 1872
Page 3
Accessed at Newspapers.com
Public Domain
1887 receipt for payment of 1884 & 1885 county taxes for lots 84 & 85 on Georgie Street
The Evangelical Church parsonage was built on lots 84 and 85 of Georgie Avenue.
On pages 11 and 12 of the Madison Avenue United Methodist Church 1868-1968 history, "the trustees of the church bought two lots from the El Paso town company July 2, 1884. This land was located at 304 N. Georgie and apparently had a small barn on it. The purchase price was $42.50." The men of the church built a small house on the property to be used as the parsonage. Church services were held here until the church purchased the Derby schoolhouse in September 1886.
Sedgwick County, Kansas Treasurer's Office
Madison Avenue United Methodist Church
For Immigrants
An ad in the paper explaining the resources available for people to move to El Paso, Kansas
Wichita City Eagle
Wichita City Eagle
Wichita, KS
Apr. 9, 1874
Page 4
Accessed at Newspapers.com
Public Domain
Plat map of El Paso, Kansas
Digital image of the original plat map of El Paso, Kansas filed with the Sedgwick County Register of Deeds in July 1871 by J. Hout Minnich and John Hufbauer.
All blocks 300 feet square. Baltimore & Georgie Avenues Main & Market Streets 100 ft wide. All other Streets 75th wide. All alleys 20 ft. wide. Lots 28 x 140 ft. fronting on Main & Market Streets except between Water & Buckner Streets and except opposite the square. Fronting on Avenues between the squares fronting on Water & Buckner Streets between Washington & Emma Streets. All other lots 25 x 140 ft. Scale 200 ft = 1 inch.
I, John A. Sroufe Deputy County Surveyor for Sedgwick Co, Kansas, do certify that the accompanying plat is a correct survey of the Town of El Paso, To 29, Rang 1 E in Sec. 1 & 1 & 12.
Jno A. Sroufe,
Dept. Co Surveyor
for Sedgwick Co. Kansas
State of Kansas
Sedgwick County
On this 11th day of July A.D. 1871, before me a Notary Public in and for said County personally came J. Hout Minnick and John Hufbauer, known to me to be the owner of the town of El Paso and acknowledged the within to be an accurate map of the town of El Paso, Sedgwick County Kansas, particularily setting forth the streets & allies and all the avenues streets and alleys reserved for public use. And all lots mentioned by number are for sale.
Witness our hands and seals this the day and year last above mentioned.
J. Hout Minnick (seal)
John Hufbauer (seal)
Signed and sealed in my presence at Wichita Kansas this 11th day of July A.D. 1871.
D. A. Bright Notary Public (seal)
State of Kansas
Sedgwick County
This play filed to record July 11, 1871 and duly recorded in book of plats A, page 6 Jan 9th 1872.
L. F. Buttles, Register
by D.A. Bright Depty
I, Joseph Bowman, Register of Deeds of Sedgwick County, Kansas, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the plat of, or map of El Paso, that the original, of which above is a copy, is on file in my office and that I have the legal custody thereof. Witness my hand and the seal of my office this 11 day of Sept 1911.
Joseph Bowman
Register of Deeds
Sedgwick County, Kansas Register of Deeds
Sedgwick County, Kansas Geographic Information Systems (https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/gis/)
Sedgwick County, Kansas Geographic Information Systems
Garrett Homestead
1100 E. Chet Smith
(Historic Landmark #7)
Alexander and Margaret (Dickson) Garrett were the first settlers to put down roots in what was first El Paso and was renamed Derby, Kansas. In 1869, the area was considered Indian Territory (Osage Trust Lands) and had many transient traders, trappers and people traveling through. Hearing this area called “the garden spot of Kansas,” the Garretts were lured to leave Ohio in search of this land.
In spring 1869, after traveling by covered wagon for approximately 1,000 miles, the Garrett family paused at Spring Creek, just northwest of where you stand. What is currently Garrett Park was part of the original Garrett homestead. Both Mr. and Mrs. Garrett took out a claim so they would have enough acreage to farm. They made a small sod house near the creek. Soon after they arrived, their daughter Anna was born. After the railroad track was built in 1879, more settlers staked homesteads and began forming a community of farmers that evolved into a town named El Paso officially incorporated in 1871.
Since the 1980s when the RED HORSE unit at McConnell Air Force Base constructed Garrett Park, this city park has been home to softball and baseball leagues, tournaments and recreational play. In honor of the civil engineering group, the city named the park driveway RED HORSE Drive.
City of Derby