Walt Bodine Collection

Marty Bodine on a Colorado vacation. The toddler walks or runs through a grassy field. Another child is seen in the background. Marty is pictured from approximately knees to head in three quarter...

Marty Bodine sits in a living room setting. The young man looks at the camera and is pictured from approximately waist to head. A window and curtains are in the background.

From left to right: Mark Marzec, Marty Bodine, and Geraldine Beisner Marzec on a Colorado vacation. The children stand by a well hand pump. Mark has his hands on the pump. Mountains and trees are in...

From left to right: Mark Marzec, Marty Bodine, and Geraldine Beisner Marzec on a Colorado vacation. The children stand by a well hand pump. Mark has a hand on the handle. Mountains and trees are in...

Marty Bodine (right) with Mark Marzec on a Colorado vacation. The toddlers are playing behind the wheel of a vehicle and smiling. Both are pictured approximately from waist to head. A tree and...

Marty Bodine, Mary Bodine, and Tom Bodine touring Manhattan Island, NY. Marty rests his hand on Mary's shoulder. The latter stands with her arms folded. All three look at the camera, posing for the...

Marty Bodine, Tommy Bodine, and Mary Genevive Bodine stand in a grassy lot in an urban setting. A large building looms behind the children. Marty looks at the camera, smiling. The other children look...

Mary Genevive Bodine, Damien Joseph, and Tommy (background) play on a lawn. Mary leans toward Damien and smiles. Tommy, pictured in profile, walks behind the others. A large house is in the background...

Rebecca Susan Bodine at two weeks old lays on a pillow in a domestic setting. She looks at the camera and appears to be crying. The infant is wrapped in a blanket. A rack of magazines and newspapers...

Two unidentified women dine. The two women sit at a table and look into the camera, smiling. Both are pictured from approximately chest to head. A basket and glasses are on the table.

An unidentified baby sits for its portrait. The child looks into the camera, pictured from feet to head, and tilts its head to one side. It rests its hands on its legs. A nature backdrop of trees and...

An unidentified baby lays on printed pillows, leaning against a teddy bear. The baby looks downward with one hand holding its diaper, pictured from feet to head. A yellow blanket is beneath the infant...

An unidentified baby lays on a bed with printed pillows and a yellow blanket. The infant looks at a toy clown. The baby is pictured in profile from the waist to the head. A stuffed toy rabbit is...

An unidentified young boy holds a black kitten. The boy stands in a grassy lot with a gravel road and mobile homes parked behind him. The young man looks at the camera, smiling, and is pictured from...

A group of kids and two adults at Kaleidoscope, Hallmark Center poses for a photo. The group is divided into two rows, the front most seated on the ground while the row in the background stands. Many...

An unidentified couple perhaps from a Bodine vacation. The two look at the camera, smiling, and are pictured approximately from feet to head. A building and trees are behind them.

An unidentified couple perhaps on vacation with Walt and Bernadine Bodine. The man has his arm around the woman. The two look at the camera, smiling, pictured from approximately chest to head...

An unidentified couple perhaps on vacation with Walt and Bernadine Bodine. The two sit outside what could be a hotel. The woman wears a Union Station The Spirit of Kansas City T-shirt. They are...

An unidentified couple sits on a coach with a baby. The baby is in the woman's lap. The man looks at the camera, smiling, with his arm around the woman. The woman holds the baby's hands. All figures...

An unidentified crowd at a dining event is seated around a table. One man on the left of the image stands with a microphone, addressing the crowd. Some audio equipment appears on the right of the...

Unidentified newsroom writers most likely at WDAF studios. In the left column of photos unidentified writers work on typewriters. A man, pictured from approximately waist to head, looks downward at...

An unidentified toddler and an unidentified baby look at the camera, smiling. Both are pictured from feet to head and are sitting beside one another. The baby sits in a child carrier. A bookshelf and...

An unidentified woman and an unidentified man work on a news story. This image was perhaps taken during Bodine's time with WDAF. The woman holds a paper which she appears to read from. She holds a...

An unidentified woman stands in an unknown location. She is pictured from approximately knees to head. She holds one hand up to her head, perhaps touching her hair. In her other hand she holds what...

An unidentified young white baby in costume lays on a bed with printed pillows and a yellow blanket. The baby gazes upward and holds its hands outward. The baby is pictured from feet to head and wears...