Wichita
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Founded in 1868 at the confluence of the Little Arkansas and Arkansas rivers, the frontier outpost of Wichita quickly became a trailhead for Texas cattlemen and their herds of longhorns when the AT&SF Railroad arrived in 1872.
Early Wichita had 14 saloons.
Early Wichita had 14 saloons.
"When I was little my mother taught me how to use a fork and knife. The trouble is that Mother forget to teach me how to stop using them! As for those grapefruit and buttermilk diets I’ll take roast chicken and dumplings."
― Hattie McDaniel
(pork chops, too?)
She nearly starved to death, as a baby.
― Hattie McDaniel
(pork chops, too?)
She nearly starved to death, as a baby.
June 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"When I was little my mother taught me how to use a fork and knife. The trouble is that Mother forget to teach me how to stop using them! As for those grapefruit and buttermilk diets I’ll take roast chicken and dumplings."
― Hattie McDaniel
(pork chops, too?)
She nearly starved to death, as a baby.
― Hattie McDaniel
(pork chops, too?)
She nearly starved to death, as a baby.
#Wichita-born, Hattie McDaniel, was the first African-American to win an #Oscar as Best Actress in a Supporting Role, as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind" (1939).
McDaniel became the first black to attend the Academy Awards as a guest, not a servant.
Hattie accepts her Oscar.
#Junetenth #WichitaProud
McDaniel became the first black to attend the Academy Awards as a guest, not a servant.
Hattie accepts her Oscar.
#Junetenth #WichitaProud
June 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
#Wichita-born, Hattie McDaniel, was the first African-American to win an #Oscar as Best Actress in a Supporting Role, as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind" (1939).
McDaniel became the first black to attend the Academy Awards as a guest, not a servant.
Hattie accepts her Oscar.
#Junetenth #WichitaProud
McDaniel became the first black to attend the Academy Awards as a guest, not a servant.
Hattie accepts her Oscar.
#Junetenth #WichitaProud
Wichita! (Wichita!) Wichita! (Wichita)! Wichita
In the town of Wichita, Kansas
There was a man, a man of peace
Things were wild in Wichita, Kansas
He told them all, "This killing must cease!"
He shot it out with the worst men in Wichita
Made every man lay his pistol down...
#Wichita #Wichitawesome
In the town of Wichita, Kansas
There was a man, a man of peace
Things were wild in Wichita, Kansas
He told them all, "This killing must cease!"
He shot it out with the worst men in Wichita
Made every man lay his pistol down...
#Wichita #Wichitawesome
January 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Wichita! (Wichita!) Wichita! (Wichita)! Wichita
In the town of Wichita, Kansas
There was a man, a man of peace
Things were wild in Wichita, Kansas
He told them all, "This killing must cease!"
He shot it out with the worst men in Wichita
Made every man lay his pistol down...
#Wichita #Wichitawesome
In the town of Wichita, Kansas
There was a man, a man of peace
Things were wild in Wichita, Kansas
He told them all, "This killing must cease!"
He shot it out with the worst men in Wichita
Made every man lay his pistol down...
#Wichita #Wichitawesome