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Old Town in Wichita in Sedgwick County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Jim Yarnell's (Untitled) Smoky Hills of West Virginia (1960)

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Jim Yarnell's (Untitled) Smoky Hills of West Virginia (1960) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
1. Jim Yarnell's (Untitled) Smoky Hills of West Virginia (1960) Marker
Inscription.
Though trained as a painter, the medium Jim Yarnell (1917-[2011]) most enjoyed was photography. He was appointed advertising manager of the Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita. During the summer of 1962, Yarnell spent 58 days photographing the United States from a Beechcraft Debonair, for the book This is My Land.

Silver gelatin print. Gift of Richard Yarnell and Barbara and Mark Chamberlin in memory of Ann and James Yarnell. 2009.1.43

To learn more about Kansas art, please visit WichitaArtMuseum.org
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEducation. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.
 
Location. 37° 41.235′ N, 97° 19.649′ W. Marker is in Wichita, Kansas, in Sedgwick County. It is in Old Town. Marker is on Mosley near 1st Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 North Mosley, Wichita KS 67202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Isaac N. Hockaday Building (a few steps from this marker); Oldtown Marketplace (a few steps from this marker); Warehouse District (a few steps from this marker); Riding the Rails (a few steps from this marker); Simmons Hardware Company
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(a few steps from this marker); Simmons Hardware Company / Hockaday Paint Company (a few steps from this marker); Coleman Company (a few steps from this marker); Union Station and the Santa Fe (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wichita.
 
Also see . . .
1. Jim Yarnell. Wichita Eagle Obituary (Submitted on June 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 

2. “Walk the Trails” Ribbon-Cutting and Walk. Wichita on the Cheap website entry (Submitted on October 12, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Jim Yarnell's (Untitled) Smoky Hills of West Virginia (1960) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
2. Jim Yarnell's (Untitled) Smoky Hills of West Virginia (1960) Marker
Looking south on Mosley
(Untitled) Smoky Hills of West Virginia image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jim Yarnell, 1962
3. (Untitled) Smoky Hills of West Virginia
Photo of photo on marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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