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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

"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 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

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

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

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

Happy Hollow Humdingers promotional photo

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Happy Hollow Humdingers promotional photo. Four men in matching black suits and white shirts. All standing at 45 degree angle to camera and smiling. L...

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

Ken Cook, Dr. Schuman, Ken Krahl in KMBC studio

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Ken Cook, Dr. Schuman, and Ken Krahl in suits standing behind KMBC microphone and in front of Western Electric radio equipment. One man in plugging in...

Date Published
1937
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Kit & Kay performing in the KMBC studio

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Kit & Kay performing in recording studio behind KMBC microphone with Martin guitar and Gibson mandolin. Both in black dresses with hair curled. Man...

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

Kit & Kay performing with guitar and mandolin

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Kit & Kay performing in white dresses with white cowboy hats. Standing behind KMBC microphone. One holding Martin guitar; other holding Gibson...

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

Kit & Kay publicity shot

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Kit & Kay publicity shot. Kit & Kay in white dresses with white cowboy hats and standing in behind KMBC microphone. One holding Martin guitar; other...

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

Kit and Kay on horses in parade

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Kit and Kay on horses in parade. Unidentified men on horseback in parade holding flags. Parade entering intersection and turning corner. Streetcar...

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

Kit and Kay promotional photo

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Kit & Kay portrait. Two women wearing white cowboy hats, white long-sleeve shirts, and black vests. Both holding guitars and standing on either side...

Date Published
1937
1942
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

KMBC broadcast room

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Large room with radio equipment cabinets lining left and far wall. Free standing radio equipment, desk with two telephones, and chair in center of...

Date Published
1934
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

KMBC Chief Engineer Ray Moler promotional photo

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Promotional photo of KMBC Chief Engineer Ray Moler standing in front of tall radio equipment cabinet along right wall with left hand on dial. Free...

Date Published
1934
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Laura Lee Owens promotional photo

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Promotional photo of Laura Lee Owens. Owens sitting sideways on chair, facing her right and wearing light colored skirt, shirt, and cowboy hat with...

Date Published
1939
1942
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Publicity portrait of Arthur B. Church

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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

Republican National Convention

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Speaker, media personnel, and crowd at 1936 Republican National Convention. Speaker at raised podium in middle-ground and seated crowd in background...

Date Published
1936
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Texas Rangers eight-member group portrait

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The Texas Rangers eight-member (all white men) group portrait with instruments. All wearing matching dark toned suits, white cowboy hats, and dark...

Date Published
1931
1950
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

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  • 1931-1940

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  • (-) Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection (32)

Types

  • photographs (32)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (32)
  • Gelatin silver prints (32)
  • Reproductions (17)
  • Group portraits (2)
  • Photographic postcards (1)
  • Snapshots (1)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (21)
  • (-) 1931-1940 (32)

Subjects

  • Country musicians (23)
  • Musicians (23)
  • Radio programs, Musical (23)
  • Musical groups (20)
  • Radio stations--Employees (7)
  • Men, White (3)
  • Radio stations--Equipment and supplies (3)
  • Auditoriums (2)
  • Women, White (2)
  • Billboards (1)
  • Blackface entertainers (1)
  • Parades (1)
  • Political conventions (1)
  • Radio broadcasting (1)

Subjects, People

  • Church, Arthur B. (Arthur Burdette), 1896-1978 (5)
  • Crawford, Captain Bob (5)
  • Colorado Pete, 1909-1969 (4)
  • Kratoska, Herb, 1913-1975 (4)
  • Cool, Gomer (2)
  • Hartman, Clarence, 1890-1969 (2)
  • Owens, Tex, 1892-1962 (2)
  • Sells, Paul (2)
  • Cook, Ken (1)
  • Edwards, Eddie (Radio performer) (1)
  • Krahl, Ken (1)
  • McBride, Laura Lee (1)
  • Moler, Ammon Raymond, 1897-1964 (1)
  • Schuman, Frederick L. (Frederick Lewis), 1904-1981 (1)
  • Smith, Erle, 1890-1966 (1)
  • Smith, Mark Norman, 1880-1944 (1)

Date Published

  • 1942 (13)
  • 1931 (10)
  • 1938 (8)
  • 1950 (8)
  • 1930 (2)
  • 1934 (2)
  • 1935 (2)
  • 1937 (2)
  • 1931-10-28 (1)
  • 1932 (1)
  • 1936 (1)
  • 1939 (1)
  • 1939-01-14 (1)
  • 1940 (1)

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