Description
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.
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Corner of cloth walled interior with wicker furniture, piano, and phonograph
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."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-024.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Radio equipment on table and shelf with operator license on wall
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."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-025.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Radio tower with man near top by antenna at Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa
Radio tower with unidentified man near top by antenna. Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-029.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Radio tower and antenna at Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa
Radio tower and antenna next to building. North side of Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-030.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Outdoor group shot of sixteen young men and one woman including Arthur B. Church with radio equipment
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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-033.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Outdoor shot of Arthur B. Church and four unidentified young men with radio equipment
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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-034.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Arthur B. Church and four unidentified young men seated around radio equipment in field with trees in background
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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-035.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012