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.
Corner of cloth walled interior. Piano with stool in corner. Speaker stand, wicker bench, and wicker chair along right wall. Circular wicker table with book in center. Wicker furniture piece and Edison C250 floor phonograph along left wall. Photographer's inscription in lower right corner: "PKG KC."
Radio equipment including headphones and Morse code machine in corner of room. Equipment on table and shelf. Knife switch and radio operator license on wall. License: "Department of Commerce / Bureau of Navigation / Radio Operator, Commercial, Second Grade."
Radio equipment including headphones and Morse code machine on wall mounted shelves in corner of room. Window of left wall. Papers and knife switch on right wall.
Unidentified young man, likely Carl A. Mathiasen, sitting in chair at desk with radio equipment. Desk in corner of wallpapered attic room. Desk against right wall. Map and various photos on wall and back of desk. Calendar, pennant, and headphones on left wall. 9AAZ call letter sign on desk. Onawa, Iowa.
Outdoor portrait of sixteen young men and one woman with radio equipment including headphones around necks. Arthur B. Church sitting in foreground with hat in lap. Likely at Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa.
Outdoor portrait of Arthur B. Church and four unidentified young men seated around radio equipment. Four wearing headphones. Arthur B. Church second from right. Church looking at camera; others looking at equipment. Likely at Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa.
Outdoor portrait of Arthur B. Church and four unidentified young men seated around radio equipment in field. Trees in background. All five men looking at camera. Four wearing headphones. Arthur B. Church second from right. All five men looking at camera. Likely at Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa.
Group of thirteen young white men seated at tables in room. Four tables in room: one in foreground, one in middle, one in background, and one along left wall. One corner visible with grandfather wall clock on left wall. Door and small photo on right wall. Small light on ceiling. Some men wearing headphones. All facing camera.
Two unidentified men sitting at desk in room. One table and two desks in room with radio equipment. One corner visible. Large equipment on table against left wall with large window. Men seated in chairs at desk along right wall. Handwritten notes on front of photo identifying equipment functions.
Group portrait of the fourteen member National Association of Broadcasters Board of Directors. Portrait taken at end of room in front of large window. Six men seated on a couch and two chairs. Eight men standing behind couch. Arthur B. Church fourth from right, back row. Taken in Detroit, Michigan.