This collection relates to KMBC radio and television stations in Kansas City and its owner and operator, Arthur B. Church, dating primarily between the 1920s and the early 1950s.
Radio equipment on wooden desk with metal legs against wall. Shelves stacked with papers and Wireless Codes poster on wall. Chair in right side foreground.
Corner of wallpapered attic room with various radio equipment including headphones and Morse code machine. Equipment on desk and wall shelf. Knife switch and light bulb attached to wall.
Corner of room with radio equipment including headphones and Morse code machine on wood table. AWA pennants on walls. Large window on left with blacked out glass. Unidentified certificate near corner on right side wall.
Desk in corner of room with radio equipment including headphones, Morse code machine, and knife switch. Desk against wall with window. Books and letters holder on windowsill. AWA pennants near corner of left side wall. Unidentified certificate near corner on right side wall. Likely wireless station setup of L. Armstrong Kern.
Desk in corner of room with radio equipment including headphones, Morse code machine, and knife switch. Desk against wall with window. Books and letters holder on windowsill. Likely wireless station setup of L. Armstrong Kern.
Radio equipment including headphones and Morse code machine on table in wood paneled room in front of short, wide window. Pocket watch, calendar, and Continental Code poster on left wall. Likely wireless station setup of Hollis K. Sels.
Corner of room with radio equipment including headphones and Morse code machine on desk against right wall. Window on left wall with white curtains. Yale and Chicago pennants on right wall next to large map. Desktop calendar and fan also on desk. Likely wireless station setup of Charles E. Fawkes.
Large wood paneled room with wood ceiling and concrete floor. Radio equipment on two long tables against right side wall. Large equipment piece on floor in middle of room. Smaller table to left. Electrical wires attached to ceiling running to equipment.