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
Mignon System Radio detector
Mignon System Radio / Superior Apparatus radio detector .
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-026.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Radio equipment on wall mounted shelves in room corner next to window
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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-027.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Unidentified piece of radio equipment
Unidentified piece of radio equipment.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-028.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
Unidentified young man at a desk with radio equipment
Unidentified young man at a desk with radio equipment.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-031.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Young man at desk in attic room with radio equipment
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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-032.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
Group of thirteen young men seated at tables in room
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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-036.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Two men sitting at desk in room with radio equipment
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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-037.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Board of Directors, National Association of Broadcasters, Detroit, Michigan
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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-038.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012