Betty Grable on a California-bound train
Betty Grable on a California-bound train during a brief stop in Kansas City, Mo.
Candy girls Loretta Bruce and Lillian Peterson
Candy girls Loretta Bruce and Lillian Peterson at an unknown theater.
Crowd lined up for Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Band" at Esquire Theatre
Crowd lined up to see Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Band" outside the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo. Note attached to photo: 57 years ago today, August 19th, on my 25th...
Crowd lined up to see "Bowy Bill" in the lobby of the Tower Theatre
Crowd lined up to see the film "Bowy Bill" in the lobby of the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Crowd lined up to see "One Night of Love" at Tower Theatre
Crowd lined up to see the film "One Night of Love" outside the Tower Theatre at 213 E 12th, Kansas City, Mo.
Crowd lined up to see "She Couldn't Take It"; outside the Tower Theatre
Crowd lined up to see the film "She Couldn't Take It"; outside the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Crowd lined up to see the film "One Night of Love" in the lobby of Tower Theatre
Crowd lined up to see the film "One Night of Love" in the lobby of the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Dana Suesse seated at a piano with George Gershwin and Paul Whiteman
Dana Suesse seated at a piano flanked by George Gershwin (left) and Paul Whiteman (right) in New York.
Italian heavyweight boxing champion Primo Carnera
Publicity photo of Italian heavyweight boxing champion Primo Carnera.
Jack Benny and a group of unidentified people at the KMBC studio
Jack Benny, with a violin, and a group of unidentified people at the KMBC studio at 11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo.
Jack Carson with the Tower Adorables at Tower Theatre
Jack Carson with the Tower Adorables performing onstage at Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
James Cagney and Mae Clarke in publicity still from "The Public Enemy"
James Cagney pushing a piece of grapefruit into Mae Clarke's face; publicity still from the film "The Public Enemy".
Jones Store Santa Claus arriving by train
Unidentified man as The Jones Store Santa Claus arriving by train at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo.
KMBC radio station taxi-cab advertisement
KMBC radio station taxi-cab advertisement promoting the station's news coverage of World War II.
Lou Gehrig's farewell speech
Lou Gehrig's farewell speech to fans at Yankee Stadium.
Marquee advertising "Doctor Bull" at the Uptown Theater
Marquee advertising the film "Doctor Bull" at the Uptown Theater at 37th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
Paul Henning interviewing Bernice Claire; flanked by Ruth Warrick and Dick Berger
KMBC reporter, Paul Henning (who later went to Hollywood and produced Petticoat Junction and The Beverly Hillbillies) interviewing Bernice Claire; flanked by Ruth Warrick and Dick Berger at the...
Paul Henning interviewing California pioneers, Frances Hatman Ryan and Adam Lee Moore
KMBC reporter Paul Henning interviewing California pioneers, Frances Hatman Ryan and Adam Lee Moore.
Street promotion for the film "Brigham Young" at Esquire Theatre
Street promotion for the film "Brigham Young" featuring a trail wagon, an unidentified male employee dressed as Brigham Young, and nine unidentified female employees carrying suitcases reading "Mrs...
Tower Adorables at Tower Theatre
The Tower Adorables, a dance troupe who performed at the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Tower Adorables on roller skates on the roof of Tower Theatre
The Tower Adorables on roller skates on the roof of Tower Theatre at 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo,; note written on photo reads: Tower Adorables rehearse skating routine on theater roof during...
Tower Orchestra at Tower Theater
The Tower Orchestra at Tower Theater, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Tower Theater and the Esquire Theater
The Tower Theater and the Esquire Theater, 211-213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.