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"Bud and Spud" promotional photo

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Promotional photo of Ralph "Bud" Hunt and Earl "Spud" Bledsoe. "Bud" playing banjo and "Spud" playing guitar behind KMBC microphone. Both wearing...

Date Published
1935
1942
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

"Colorado" Pete promotional photo

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Promotional photo of "Colorado" Pete wearing satin long-sleeve shirt with dark scarf and white cowboy hat. "To Irene one of the "Crouse Twins",...

Date Published
1930
1942
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

"Korn's-a-Krackin'" promotional photo

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"Korn's-a-Krackin" cast portrait. Back row, left to right: Jerry Asborn, Virgil Phillips, Ozark Red, George Rhodes, Slim Wilson, Buster Fellows, Faust...

Date Published
1941
1954
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

"Tex" Owens promotional photo

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Promotional photo of "Tex" Owens sitting on stool with Martin guitar in front of white peg-board wall behind "KMBC" microphone. Owens is wearing...

Date Published
1930
1942
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Arthur B. Church and four unidentified young men seated around radio equipment in field with trees in background

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Outdoor portrait of Arthur B. Church and four unidentified young men seated around radio equipment in field. Trees in background. All five men looking...

Date Published
1913
1918
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Arthur B. Church and Karl Koerper at KMBC farm

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Arthur B. Church on horseback shaking hands with Karl Koerper at the KMBC farm. Church left side of image wearing light colored shirt and pants and...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Arthur B. Church giving speech at formal company dinner

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Arthur B. Church giving speech at formal company dinner. Church standing at middle seat of long table. Used dinnerware on tables. Several guests...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Arthur B. Church giving speech during KMBC building dedication

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Arthur B. Church giving speech during KMBC building dedication. Entire stage visible with large group of men and women seated on folding chairs in...

Date Published
May-1951
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Arthur B. Church publicity portrait

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Publicity portrait of Arthur B. Church. Standing at angle near wall behind KMBC microphone stand and holding "Buzz Saw" newsletter dated Thursday May...

Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Arthur B. Church with Tex Owens and The Texas Rangers

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Nine-member Texas Rangers, including Tex Owens (second from right), in studio with Arthur B. Church (right) and unidentified man. Band members holding...

Date Published
January-14-1939
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Arthur B. Church with two unidentified men and one unidentified woman

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Arthur B. Church with one unidentified woman and two unidentified men. Church and one man facing each other while holding white, round cake. Woman and...

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Arthur B. Church, Mark Norman Smith, and three unidentified men sitting around desk

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Arthur B. Church, Mark Norman Smith, and three unidentified men sitting around desk. Smith on far left; Church at middle right. All men wearing medium...

Date Published
1941
1944
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Billboard advertising KMBC's "Phenomenon"

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Billboard advertising KMBC's "Phenomenon" program. White background with dark text. Wooden billboard with three lights attached to top of frame...

Date Published
1931
1932
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Board of Directors, National Association of Broadcasters, Detroit, Michigan

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Group portrait of the fourteen member National Association of Broadcasters Board of Directors. Portrait taken at end of room in front of large window...

Date Published
October-28-1931
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Cast of "The Brush Creek Follies"

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All white cast of "The Brush Creek Follies." Group portrait of 33 individuals on stage with barn scene backdrop. Kit and Kay center front row in large...

Date Published
1938
1942
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Cast of "The Brush Creek Follies"

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All white cast of "The Brush Creek Follies." Group portrait of 24 individuals on stage with barn scene backdrop. Seven holding instruments including...

Date Published
1938
1942
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Charles F. Church, Jr. on train steps with suitcase

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KMBC's director of education, Charles F. Church, Jr. standing on passenger train car steps in Portland, Oregon. Church holding large suitcase and...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Close-up of Kit & Kay behind "KMBC" microphone

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Close-up of Kit & Kay behind KMBC microphone facing each other. Instrument straps visible over shoulders. Both wearing white Tom Mix cowboy hats and...

Date Published
1938
1942
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Close-up of radio equipment on desk and shelf

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Close-up of radio equipment on desk and shelf including headphones and Morse code machine. Knife switch on wall.

Date Published
1911
1920
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Close-up of radio equipment on desk in tiled room

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Close-up of radio equipment including headphones on desk in tiled room. Thermometer on wall.

Date Published
1911
1920
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Close-up of radio equipment on desk in wallpapered attic room

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Desk in wallpapered attic room with various radio equipment, headphones, and Morse code machine. Continental code and Lamoni Hardware Company posters...

Date Published
1911
1920
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Close-up of radio equipment on desk with hinged cover

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Close-up of radio equipment on desk with hinged cover. Headphones in the foreground. Shelf with booklets on the wall to left of desk.

Date Published
1911
1920
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Close-up of radio equipment on two wooden shelves on wall

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Close-up of radio equipment on two wooden shelves on wall.

Date Published
1911
1920
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Close-up of small amount of radio equipment on table

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Close-up of small amount of radio equipment on table with headphones and Morse code machine. Continental Code poster on wall.

Date Published
1911
1920
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Colorado Pete with Kit & Kay

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Colorado Pete on stage with Kit & Kay. Pete standing between Kit and Kay behind microphone. Kit and Kay wearing dark tops and pants. One holding...

Date Published
1938
1942
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

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  • (-) Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection (111)

Types

  • photographs (111)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (111)
  • Reproductions (24)
  • Photographic postcards (6)
  • Group portraits (4)
  • Snapshots (1)
  • (-) Gelatin silver prints (111)

Time Periods

  • 1911-1920 (38)
  • 1941-1950 (35)
  • 1931-1940 (32)
  • 1951-1960 (29)
  • 1921-1930 (2)

Subjects

  • Country musicians (35)
  • Musicians (35)
  • Radio programs, Musical (35)
  • Amateur radio stations--Equipment and supplies (34)
  • Musical groups (32)
  • Radio stations--Employees (23)
  • Radio stations (14)
  • House furnishings (9)
  • Men, White (9)
  • Radio stations--Equipment and supplies (8)
  • Historic buildings (7)
  • Auditoriums (6)
  • Radio broadcasting (6)
  • Broadcasting studios (5)
  • Radio and television towers (5)
  • Office buildings (3)
  • Women, White (2)
  • Actresses (1)
  • Advertising executives (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Billboards (1)
  • Blackface entertainers (1)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Parades (1)
  • Phonograph (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Political conventions (1)
  • Radio--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Radio detectors (1)
  • Radio operators--Licenses--United States (1)
  • Stenographers (1)
  • Wicker furniture (1)

Subjects, People

  • Church, Arthur B. (Arthur Burdette), 1896-1978 (13)
  • Crawford, Captain Bob (5)
  • Kratoska, Herb, 1913-1975 (5)
  • Moler, Ammon Raymond, 1897-1964 (5)
  • Smith, Mark Norman, 1880-1944 (5)
  • Colorado Pete, 1909-1969 (4)
  • Stewart, Lee, 1912-1994 (3)
  • Allen, Rex, 1920-1999 (2)
  • Cook, Ken (2)
  • Cool, Gomer (2)
  • Hartman, Clarence, 1890-1969 (2)
  • Krahl, Ken (2)
  • Owens, Tex, 1892-1962 (2)
  • Schuman, Frederick L. (Frederick Lewis), 1904-1981 (2)
  • Sells, Paul (2)
  • Church, Charles F., Jr. (1)
  • Edwards, Eddie (Radio performer) (1)
  • Flath, P. Hans (1)
  • Knoche, Joe (1)
  • Koerper, Karl, 1901-1957 (1)
  • Massey, Louise (1)
  • Mathiasen, Carl A., 1900-1982 (1)
  • McBride, Laura Lee (1)
  • Sels, Hollis K. (1)
  • Smith, Erle, 1890-1966 (1)
  • Warrick, Ruth (1)
  • Whiting, Mildred May, approximately 1900-1996 (1)
  • Wills, Johnnie Lee (1)

Date Published

  • 1911 (27)
  • 1920 (25)
  • 1951 (16)
  • 1942 (13)
  • 1931 (10)
  • 1941 (10)
  • 1950 (10)
  • 1951-04 (10)
  • 1938 (8)
  • 1960 (6)
  • 1913 (5)
  • 1918 (5)
  • 1930 (4)
  • 1915 (3)
  • 1944 (3)
  • 1934 (2)
  • 1935 (2)
  • 1937 (2)
  • 1914 (1)
  • 1916 (1)
  • 1916-02 (1)
  • 1916-03-10 (1)
  • 1917 (1)
  • 1931-10-28 (1)
  • 1932 (1)
  • 1936 (1)
  • 1939 (1)
  • 1939-01-14 (1)
  • 1940 (1)
  • 1943 (1)
  • 1946 (1)
  • 1947 (1)
  • 1951-05 (1)
  • 1954 (1)

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