Walt Bodine Collection

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Having been in the broadcasting business for seven decades, Walt Bodine produced a wealth of resources for those researchers interested in the study of communications or in the history of Kansas City, Missouri.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine speaks into a WDAF microphone

Walt Bodine speaks into a WDAF microphone. Bodine's face appears animated as he looks slightly downward, away from the camera. He is pictured from approximately chest to head. The WDAF logo is clearly displayed on the microphone in the bottom right of the image. Only the top portion of the microphone is photographed.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine poses for a picture

Walt Bodine poses for a picture. He is pictured from approximately chest to head, looking into the camera, straight-faced. His head is cast slightly downward, and his body is positioned in three quarter profile.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine conducts the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra

Walt Bodine attempts to conduct the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra. Standing behind the podium, Bodine holds a conductor's baton in his right hand. He gazes to the left of the picture, most likely at the orchestra not shown. He is pictured from approximately waist to head in three quarter profile. He wears a name tag on his suit lapel.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine poses in front of an aircraft

Walt Bodine poses in front of an aircraft. Bodine looks at the camera, smiling and squinting. He is pictured from approximately waist to head. Bodine appears to have cigarettes in his jacket pocket. The aircraft's propellers are seen in the background on the image's right while the head of the craft is on the left.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine gazes over the camera and speaks to an unseen subject

Walt Bodine gazes over the camera and speaks to an unseen subject. The camera angle looks up at Bodine, pictured from approximately chest to head. His shoulders are cropped out of the image. The details on his suit show clearly in the bottom half of the image.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine sits at a microphone, speaking

Walt Bodine sits at a microphone, speaking. He wears headphones around his neck and folds his arms before him on a table. Bodine is pictured from approximately chest to head, his face in three quarter profile, tilted slightly downward.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine sits at a microphone and wears headphones in a studio

Walt Bodine sits at a microphone and wears headphones in a studio. He gazes downward, perhaps at a piece of paper on the table before him. Bodine is pictured from approximately chest to head. His face appears in three quarter profile, titled slightly downward. He holds a pen in his hand, perhaps in the process of writing.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Bill Leeds on WDAF's show Insight

Walt Bodine (right) and Bill Leeds on WDAF's show Insight. Both men appear in profile, facing the right side of the image. They appear to be in the process of interviewing an unknown guest on the show. The two are seated with a small table between them holding an ashtray. Bodine holds his hand before him while Leeds has placed a finger to the side of his face. The two are pictured from approximately waist to head.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Bill Leeds interview entertainer Joe E. Lewis on WDAF's show Insight

Walt Bodine (left) and Bill Leeds interview entertainer Joe E. Lewis (center) on WDAF's show Insight. All three men are seated, looking at the camera, and pictured from approximately waist to head. They wear microphones wired around their necks. A table is before the men, holding cups and ashtrays. Bodine's eye glasses also appear on the table. The background appears to be all black.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Bill Leeds interview an unidentified man for WDAF's show Insight

Walt Bodine (center) and Bill Leeds interview an unidentified man for WDAF's show Insight. All three men are seated and look at the camera, smiling. The guest sits closest to the camera while the two hosts are in the background, pictured from approximately knee to head. Bodine holds a piece of paper while Leeds folds his hands before him. Microphones are wired around their necks. The background appears entirely black.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Bill Leeds interview Missouri Governor John M. Dalton for WDAF's show Insight

Walt Bodine & Bill Leeds interview Missouri Governor John M. Dalton on WDAF's show Insight. All three men are seated, pictured from approximately knees to head. They look at the camera, mostly unsmiling. Bodine clasps his hands before him and leans inward. A table with an ashtray and stack of papers is in between the men.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Bill Griffith interview Martin Luther King, Jr. on WDAF's show Insight

Walt Bodine and Bill Griffith interview Martin Luther King, Jr. on WDAF's show Insight. All three men sit around a table, pictured from approximately knees to head. King is in the foreground, looking over his shoulder at the camera while the other two men are in the background. On the table there are ashtrays, cups, and papers. Bodine's glasses are also on the table.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Bill Leeds interview Stuart Symington on WDAF's show Insight

Walt Bodine and Bill Leeds interview Stuart Symington on WDAF's show Insight. All three men sit around a table. Symington is in the foreground while the other two men are in the background. All of the men look at the camera, and most are smiling. Symington and Bodine sit with their hands held before them while Leeds rests one hand on his knee and the other on the armrest. On the table are ashtrays, papers, and Bodine's eyeglasses.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walter Cronkite sits for an interview

Walter Cronkite sits for an interview. He holds a glass with two hands and speaks into a microphone held out for him. The reporter on his right appears to be asking the questions. More individuals are seen in the background and in the right of the image. Cronkite is pictured from approximately knees to head, and his face is in three quarter profile.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine, Randall Jessee, and Harry S. Truman have a conversation at the WDAF station

Walt Bodine (left), Randall Jessee, and Harry S. Truman have a conversation at the WDAF station. The three men are standing; most appear in profile. Truman and Bodine are facing one another. Bodine holds his hands before him as he looks at Truman. The men wear microphones around their necks, prepared possibly for an upcoming interview. Maps, papers, and other equipment are seen in the background.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Harry S. Truman writes on a piece of paper while seated at a desk

Harry S. Truman writes on a piece of paper while seated at a desk. The former president is pictured from approximately waist to head, and his face appears in three quarter profile. He looks downward at the piece of paper on the table. He writes with a pencil. Truman's hat is on the table beside him. An unidentified woman stands across from him, also looking at the piece of paper. An open book is in front of her. Another woman appears to be standing in the background.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Harry S. Truman sits at a desk in an autographed photograph of himself

Harry S. Truman sits at a desk in an autographed photograph of himself. The former president faces the camera, smiling, with his hands folded on his lap. He is pictured approximately from waist to head. A large globe and the American flag are displayed prominently behind him. On the desk there are papers, writing utensils, a small bell, and a model car. Photographs are seen in the background.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Harry S. Truman exits a building

In the last photo taken of Harry S. Truman, the former president exits a building. An unseen person holds the door for him. Truman is pictured from feet to head, and his face appears in three quarter profile. More men follow him out of the building. Truman holds a walking cane and wears a hat.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Jean Glenn broadcast at a WDAF studio

Walt Bodine and Jean Glenn broadcast at a WDAF studio. The two are seated at a desk and speak in a microphone before them. A telephone and other broadcast equipment are on the table. Glenn holds a pen in her hand while Bodine has his hands clasped on the table. The two are pictured approximately from chest to head, and their faces appear in three quarter profile.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine accepts the RINDA Award from a presenter on behalf of WDAF

Walt Bodine accepts the RINDA Award from a presenter on behalf of WDAF. The plaque reads The 12th Annual Awards Competition of the Radio Television News Directors Association Honors WDAF for News Reporting by a Radio Station. The plaque also reads This Award is Presented in Cooperation with the Media School of Journalism of Northwestern University. Both men are pictured from approximately waist to head, and their faces appear in three quarter profile. Both men hold the plaque up for the camera.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine accepts an award from Randall Jessee

Walt Bodine accepts an award from Randall Jessee. A man, Joe K (?) News Director (?), sits in a chair in the background. Bodine and Randall stand at a microphone, pictured from approximately knees to head. Randall looks at the camera while Bodine looks at Randall. Both men hold the plaque for the camera. A television and windows are in the background. On the bottom of the picture is written Who is giving what to whom?
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine, Jean Glenn, and an unidentified man at Warner Studio in Kansas City

Walt Bodine (left), Jean Glenn (right), and an unidentified man at Warner Studio in Kansas City. The three figures sit with their hands on their laps. Bodine looks at the camera, smiling, while the others appear to look away from the camera. All are pictured from approximately waist to head with Glenn in three quarter profile. They are in formal wear for the event.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine speaks with Kansas City, Kansas Mayor Joseph H. McDowell

Walt Bodine (right) speaks with Kansas City, Kansas Mayor Joseph H. McDowell. The men are in conversation, facing one another. Bodine appears to be speaking. Both men hold glasses and are in formal wear. They are pictured from approximately waist to head and are seen in profile.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine interviews Anna Maria Alberghetti

Walt Bodine interviews Anna Maria Alberghetti; An unidentified woman sits to the right of Alberghetti. All three figures are seated at a booth in a diner, pictured from approximately waist to head. Bodine turns to face the camera. He looks into the camera, smiling slightly. His notes are clearly displayed in the bottom right of the picture. Alberghetti looks to the right of the camera, also smiling. The unidentified woman holds a cigarette, looking in Alberghetti's direction, and she is not smiling. WDAF signs are clearly displayed on microphones. The table is also laden with coffee cups.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine conducts an interview at Starlight Theater

Walt Bodine conducts an interview at Starlight Theater. Bodine is possibly interviewing cast members. He stands behind the two figures seated on a bench, pictured from feet to head, with one foot over the other. The two unidentified interviewees face one another, also pictured from feet to head. On the right of the image a camera crew is at work. Two men, one standing and one seated, face those involved in the interview. The camera says WDAF-TV Television.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Unidentified woman and an unidentified man work on a news story

An unidentified woman and an unidentified man work on a news story. This image was perhaps taken during Bodine's time with WDAF. The woman holds a paper which she appears to read from. She holds a cigarette in the same hand. The woman is perhaps reading the words on the paper while the man to her left types. The man is seated at a table or desk with a typewriter before him.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Unidentified woman stands in an unknown location

An unidentified woman stands in an unknown location. She is pictured from approximately knees to head. She holds one hand up to her head, perhaps touching her hair. In her other hand she holds what appears to be a slip of paper. An unidentified person is before her. The back of another person's head is in the center, bottom of the image. This image was perhaps taken at a news studio.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Group of KPRS station newsmen and staffers with captions imposed

A Group of KPRS station newsmen and staffers (white men, one African American man) with humorous captions imposed. The group of men stand behind desks, and most appear to look at the camera, posing for the picture. Bill Leeds appears in the back row of the picture. This appears to be an all staff picture. Some of the staff smile while others do not. Signs and windows are seen in the background.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Four publicity pictures of Walt Bodine on 1 contact sheet

Four publicity pictures of Walt Bodine on 1 contact sheet. Bodine is pictured from approximately chest to head in each photo, facing the camera. He has slight smiles in some pictures but not in others. The backgrounds are white.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine mingles with unidentified individuals at a social function

Walt Bodine mingles with unidentified individuals at a social function. Bodine is pictured in all 8 photos on the contact sheet, generally pictured from knees to head and in profile. In each picture, he speaks with different individuals.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine mingles with unidentified individuals at a social function

Walt Bodine mingles with unidentified individuals at a social function. Bodine is pictured in all 8 photos on the contact sheet, generally pictured from knees to head and in profile. In each picture, he speaks with different individuals. Bodine is in the background in the image marked 30-right column, second from the bottom.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and other unidentified reporters on a contact sheet

Walt Bodine and other unidentified reporters on a contact sheet at WDAF studios. Bodine appears in 2 images in the third column of the contact sheet-the middle image and the bottommost image. In these images he speaks with a co-worker and is pictured from approximately waist to head with one arm behind his back. His co-worker faces away from the camera and holds papers in his hands. It appears the men are in the studio. A typewriter is in the foreground. In the middle column of photos the vantage point is from behind the wheel of a car, looking out the front window. There, a reporter appears to be in the process of interviewing a man. An unidentified co-worker speaks on the phone in the top left image. He appears in profile. Another co-worker, most likely in the studio, is seen in the image in the bottom left. He is seated with his knees drawn up. A clipboard rests in his lap. Another man is seen at a desk in the background while a third man's arm is in the right side of the image. The image in the middle of the left column has been cut out.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine in the studio with co-workers

Walt Bodine at WDAF studios with co-workers. Bodine appears in the 3 images in the left column on the contact sheet. He is generally pictured from chest to head in the photos and appears in profile in the topmost and bottommost photos. He smiles broadly in the middle photo in conversation with a co-worker. An unidentified co-worker appears in the photos in the column on the right. This man appears in profile, pictured from approximately chest to head. In the photos, he looks down at papers on a desk with a pencil in his hand.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine in the studio with co-workers

Walt Bodine at WDAF studios with co-workers. Bodine appears in the 3 images in the center column of photos on the contact sheet. In these images, he is pictured from feet to head with his back toward the camera. He is speaking with an unidentified co-worker. In the photos in the left-hand column, unidentified co-workers sit at desks, working. One man is pictured from approximately chest to head, facing the camera. in the bottom two another man is pictured, but he faces away from the camera. Only the back of his head is seen in the bottom left of the images. A third man is seen in the background in these images as well. The two pictures in the right column show headshots of two co-workers. Both appear in three quarter profile, looking down. The man in the top image is on the phone. The image in the middle of the right column has been cut out.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine in the studio with co-workers

Walt Bodine at WDAF studios with co-workers. Bodine appears in the three pictures in the right column on the contact sheet. In all three images he holds a telephone in the cradle of his neck while taking notes on a clipboard. He stands beside a typewriter, pictured from approximately knees to head. The vantage point of the camera changes in the photos from above and below Bodine's eye level. The studio is seen in the background. Unidentified co-workers appear in the images in the left column of the contact sheet. In each image, one man sits at a desk and another stands behind him. It appears that the two are in conversation, working together. A stack of papers and a pen is on the desk.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine in the studio with co-workers

Walt Bodine at WDAF studios with co-workers. Bodine appears in every photo in the contact sheet except the bottom left where an unidentified co-worker stands in the studio, reading a piece of paper. A sign reads The Associated Press. The man is seen in profile, pictured from feet to head. In the top two images in the left column Bodine is seen through a doorway along with two unidentified co-workers. Bodine leans against a wall, pictured from feet to head. The man to his right is in the doorway, leaning against a wall. He faces away from the camera, also pictured from feet to head. The third man is on Bodine's left side, and he stands with his hand on what appears to be a cubicle wall. The topmost image in the middle column and the two images in the right column show Bodine seated with papers in his lap. He appears to be speaking to somebody not pictured. He is pictured from approximately waist to head in these images. The two bottommost images in the third column show Bodine standing beside an unidentified co-worker. Bodine is pictured from feet to head, facing the camera while the co-worker has his back to the camera. The studio is seen in the background. A typewriter is on the co-worker's desk. The top right picture has been cut out.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine in the studio with co-workers

Walt Bodine at WDAF studios with co-workers. Bodine appears in every photo in the contact sheet. In the left column Bodine sits at a desk. In the topmost, he faces the camera, pictured from approximately waist to head. He has one hand to his face, perhaps adjusting his glasses. In the bottom two photos, Bodine appears in profile before a typewriter. In the middle column, Bodine again sits behind a typewriter. The vantage point has changed to show him in three quarter profile. He also appears from approximately chest to head in these photos. In the bottom, middle photo, Bodine looks down at something not pictured. He appears from approximately chest to head. In the right column, Bodine is out of focus and appears in profile. An unidentified co-worker is the focus of the pictures, and he looks down at papers on a desk along with Bodine.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine in the studio with a co-worker

Walt Bodine at WDAF studios. Bodine appears in profile in several of the images on the contact sheet. He stands beside an unidentified co-worker; both men lean over a desk, looking at photographs. Bodine appears in the top and bottom photos but is mostly unseen in the middle photos where the co-worker is the subject. The figures are pictured approximately from chest to head.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and a co-worker in the studio

Walt Bodine and co-workers at WDAF studios. Bodine appears in several of the photos. In the third column, Bodine sits behind a typewriter. He is pictured from approximately chest to head. Bodine also appears in the middle and bottom photos in the left column. He stands in the middle, left photo and appears to wave. He is seen in profile. A telephone is on the desk before him. In the bottom, left photo, Bodine sits at a desk with his arms folded before him. He leans inward and appears to be in conversation with someone not pictured. In the middle column, an unidentified co-worker broadcasts on television. He sits at a desk with a microphone before him. Another unidentified co-worker is in the top, left photo. He is seen from behind, sitting at a desk with his hands clasped behind his head.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and a co-worker in the studio

Walt Bodine in the studio with a co-worker at WDAF studios. Bodine appears in profile in several of the images on the contact sheet. He stands beside an unidentified co-worker; both men lean over a desk, looking at photographs. Both men are pictured from approximately chest to head.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and co-workers in the studio

Walt Bodine, Bill Leeds, and unidentified co-workers at WDAF studios. Bodine appears in the three photos in the left column. He speaks to two unidentified co-workers behind a table and is pictured from approximately waist to head. In the middle, left photo, a book titled Date Book 1959 is outlined in pink ink. In the right column, Bill Leeds appears in profile beside an unidentified co-worker. Leeds leans on a desk with his glasses either in his hand or on a stack of papers beside him.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Leeds and Bill Griffith in the studio

Bill Leeds and Bill Griffith at WDAF studios. The men appear in profile in the majority of the photos on the contact sheet with the exception of the left, middle photo where Bill Leeds leans back in his chair with one hand to his face and the other hand holding his glasses. In this photo, Leeds is pictured from approximately waist to head. The other photos show the reporters from different vantage points. Some show the men smiling while others do not. In the top left photo, Bill Leeds appears to be rubbing his temples as if from stress or fatigue.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Leeds and unidentified co-workers

Bill Leeds and unidentified co-workers at WDAF studios. Leeds, pictured from chest to head, writes on a typewriter in the left column photos and in the bottommost photo in the right column. In the middle column, the vantage point is from behind the wheel of a car, looking out the front window. There, a reporter appears to be in the process of interviewing a man. More unidentified co-workers appear in the top, left and top, middle photos.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Leeds, Bill Griffith, and unidentified newsroom writers

Bill Leeds, Bill Griffith, and unidentified newsroom writers at WDAF studios. Bill Griffith, pictured from approximately chest to head, appears in the middle column photos. Bill Leeds leans over a desk in the bottom, left photo, talking on the phone while surrounded by papers. Leeds also appears in the bottom, right photo with his hand touching the bottom of his chin. An unidentified co-worker is in the top two photos in the left column, writing on a typewriter. The two top, right photos have been cut out.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Leeds with unidentified newsroom writers at WDAF studios

Bill Leeds with unidentified newsroom writers at WDAF studios. Leeds is pictured in profile from approximately waist to head in most of the photos. He works alongside two unidentified co-workers in the two top left photos. He works alone, either standing or sitting at a desk in the bottom left and in the two top right photos. In the bottom right photo the two unidentified co-workers write on typewriters.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine holds a paw-shaped plaque, stands between two unidentified women

Walt Bodine (center) with two unidentified women (left and right) in an office setting. Bodine looks at the camera with a surprised expression. He holds a black and white paw-shaped plaque, potentially gifted to him from a group or organization called PAWS. The woman on the right wears a pin with a black and white paw logo that reads PAWS. The woman on the left smiles, looking at the camera and holding Bodine's arm.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Executive Producer Andrea Young stand in the studio, looking at a book

Walt Bodine (left) and executive producer Andrea Young (right) stand behind a desk in the studio, looking at a book titled Trying to Get Some Dignity: Stories of Triumph over Childhood Abuse by Richard Rhodes. Young holds the book while Bodine points to a passage in it. The figures are pictured from approximately the waist to the head.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and an unidentified woman at a Holiday Event with Bodine's book, Walt Bodine: My Times, My Town

Walt Bodine (right) and an unidentified woman (left) at a Holiday Event. The woman holds Walt Bodine's book, Walt Bodine: My Times, My Town. She has her arm on Bodine's shoulder and stands beside him while he sits. Both figures are smiling, looking at the camera. A Christmas tree is in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-031.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine holds a black Sharpie after signing his book, Walt Bodine: My Times, My Town, at a Holiday Event

Walt Bodine at a Holiday Event, sitting at a table with a black Sharpie in his hands. Bodine has likely just signed his book, Walt Bodine: My Times, My Town, with the Sharpie. He is pictured from approximately the waist to the head and is looking down, away from the camera. A Christmas tree is in the background. A figure has been cut-off on the right of the image. Surface damage to the picture is seen in the top right.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-032.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Anchor-Reporter Kris Ketz and Walt Bodine at a formal event

A headshot of anchor-reporter Kris Ketz (left) and Walt Bodine (right) at a formal event. Both men wear suits. Ketz has his arm around Bodine. Both figures look at the camera, smiling. Gold decoration is seen in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-033.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Bernadine (possibly) at a formal event

Headshots of Walt Bodine (left) and possibly Bernadine Bodine (right) at a formal event. She has her arm around Walt Bodine. Both figures are looking at the camera, posing for the picture.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-034.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Executive Producer Andrea Young at a formal event

Executive producer Andrea Young (left) and Walt Bodine (right) at a formal event. Both figures pose for the picture, looking at the camera and smiling. They appear to be seated at a table. Gold decoration and a green bottle are seen in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-035.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Andrea Young in the KCUR Studio

Walt Bodine (left) and executive producer Andrea Young (right) in the KCUR studio, possibly for an episode of The Walt Bodine Show. Bodine is seated behind a microphone at a desk, holding his glasses. Young stands behind Bodine. Both figures look at the camera. Young is smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-036.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Headshot of Walt Bodine smiling at the camera, arms crossed

Headshot of Walt Bodine in a suit and tie. Bodine smiles at the camera, arms crossed.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-037.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Headshot of Walt Bodine looking to the right of the camera

Headshot of Walt Bodine in a suit and bow tie. Bodine's looks to the right of the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-038.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Headshot of Walt Bodine looking at the camera, smiling

Headshot of Walt Bodine in a suit and bow tie. Bodine's looks into the camera, smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-039.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Contact sheet with multiple images of Walt Bodine, Robert H. Bork, and Mary Ellen Bork

Contact sheet with multiple images of Walt Bodine, Robert H. Bork, and Mary Ellen Bork in the KCUR studio for a radio interview. Figures are seated at a desk, behind microphones. Six images depict all three figures, two images depict the Borks, five images depict Robert Bork and Bodine, and one image depicts only Robert Bork.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-040.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Contact sheet with twelve portraits of Walt Bodine

Contact sheet with twelve publicity photos of Walt Bodine. All images are portraits of Bodine in a suit, bow tie, and glasses, pictured from chest to head. Bodine looks into the camera in some images and off-camera in others. Some images show Bodine smiling while he doesn't smile in others.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-041.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine accepts the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award

Walt Bodine receives the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum Auditorium. The image is from the audience's perspective. Bodine is seated on the stage (third from the left). Four other unidentified men are on the stage with Bodine.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-042.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine accepts the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award

Walt Bodine receives the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum Auditorium. The image is from the audience's perspective. Bodine is seated on the stage (third from the left). The speaker appears to be assisting Bodine to the podium. Four other unidentified men are on the stage with Bodine.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-043.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine accepts the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award

Walt Bodine receives the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum Auditorium. The image is from the audience's perspective. Bodine is seated on the stage, facing the audience.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-044.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine at the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award Ceremony

Walt Bodine likely at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum when he was awarded the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award. Bodine is seated, gazing off-camera and smiling. His name tag reads Walt Bodine Honoree. Bodine is pictured from approximately waist to head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-045.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine at the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award Ceremony

Walt Bodine likely at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum when he was awarded the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award. Bodine is seated at a table, smiling, and looking off-camera. He holds a pen. An unidentified woman stands to the left of him. She has one hand on his shoulder and looks at the camera, smiling. Other figures are seen on the right.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-046.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine in costume as W.C. Fields and Mary Loy Brown in costume as Julie Andrews

Mary Loy Brown in costume as Julie Andrews (left) and Walt Bodine in costume as W.C. Fields (right) at an unknown event. Brown and Bodine sit side-by-side, looking off-camera and smiling. Bodine wears a brown hat and red paint on his nose. Both figures are pictured approximately waist to head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-047.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine at a picnic with two unidentified men

Walt Bodine (right) at a picnic with two unidentified men, possibly high school reunion. Bodine looks to his right, possibly speaking. The men are seated, facing the camera. Bodine holds his glasses in his hands. Unknown figures are seen in the background as well as a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen box at the left of the image.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-048.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine at a picnic with two unidentified men

Walt Bodine (right) at a picnic with two unidentified men, possibly high school reunion. Bodine looks at the camera and holds his glasses in his hands. The men are pictured approximately waist to head. Unknown figures are seen in the background as well as a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen box at the left of the image.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-049.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine at formal dinner event with four unknown persons

Walt Bodine (bottom center) with four unidentified people at what appears to be a formal dinner event. Bodine smiles, looking off-camera while the others smile and look into the camera. Bodine is seated at a table with a utensil in his hand, pictured approximately from waist to head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-050.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Five unidentified men, one in military uniform

Five unidentified white men, one in military uniform. The men stand in a row, each with their hands held in front. Each man looks at the camera, smiling. A building, perhaps a house is seen in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-051.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Bill Leeds broadcast 1960 election in WDAF TV studio

Walt Bodine (center) and Bill Leeds in 1960 Election Promo for WDAF TV. Bodine sits at a desk behind a camera and microphones, looking into the camera, perhaps speaking. The names Kennedy and Nixon appear on the board in the background. Johnson County results also appear on the right of the photo. A worker in the background adjusts numbers on the board, indicating election results. Some workers study papers while others watch the proceedings.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-052.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Dr. Martin Luther King on Insight

Walt Bodine and Dr. Martin Luther King sit at a table and look into the camera for a publicity photograph of King's appearance on the WDAF show Insight. King's face is pictured; Bodine appears from approximately feet to head. The background has been altered for a faded-edge effect and is cropped in an oval shape. Pen marks appear near the corners of the image, perhaps for cropping. The table between the men has been set with ashtrays and coffee cups.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-053.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Chris Condone and Bill Leeds broadcast at WDAF

Chris Condone (left) and Bill Leeds (right) seated at a podium behind a microphone. Leeds appears to be speaking. Both men are pictured from waist to head, Leeds in profile. A name plate reading Bill Leeds and a Phillips 66 sign appear on the front edge of the podium.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-054.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Leeds and an unidentified man work in the WDAF station

Bill Leeds (right) and an unidentified man (left) work at the WDAF station. Leeds smokes a cigarette. The unidentified man drinks a bottle of Coca-Cola in one image and rests his head on his hand in another image. Both men are pictured in profile from approximately the chest to the head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-055.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine inside the cockpit of an airplane

Walt Bodine inside the cockpit of an airplane possibly during WWII. Bodine looks over his shoulder and smiles at the camera. Two pilots are seen in the background. Bodine is pictured approximately from the chest to the head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-056.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine inside a Synagogue

Walt Bodine inside a synagogue (left, second row back), possibly in Jerusalem. Visitors are seated in rows and look at the front of the room, presumably at a speaker. The flag of Israel hangs in the background. Bodine wears a kippah along with many of the other attendees. Only Bodine's face is seen behind the front most row of seats.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-057.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine, Chet Huntley, and Bill Leeds on WDAF's show Insight

Walt Bodine, Chet Huntley, and Bill Leeds on WDAF's show Insight. The three men sit around a table and look into the camera. Bodine sits with his hands folded. Huntley holds a cigarette and wears a microphone around his neck. All men are pictured from approximately the waist to the head. A clipboard and ashtrays are on the table.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-058.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Jim Pritchett, Larry Wagner, Walt Bodine, John Masterman, and Jack Barry hold up their middle fingers to the camera

Jim Pritchett, Larry Wagner, Walt Bodine (bottom right), John Masterman, and Jack Barry hold up their middle fingers to the camera. The men stand on stairs outside a house or building. All look into the camera, and most are smiling. The front most men are pictured nearly from head to toe. The men in the background are pictured from approximately chest to head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-059.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Grambling State University Coach Eddie Robinson in a Coca Cola Promotional

Grambling State University coach Eddie Robinson in a Coca Cola Promotional. Robinson stands behind a table and holds a bottle of Coca-Cola. Several bottles and a football reading Enjoy Coca-Cola is on the table. Robinson smiles and looks at the camera. He is pictured approximately from knees to head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-060.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine as a toddler in a toy car

Walt Bodine as a toddler in a toy car, 910 Northrup, Kansas City, Kansas. Bodine looks at the camera and smiles. He is outside what appears to be a house. A fence and steps are seen behind him.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-061.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine as a toddler

Walt Bodine as a child, 1879 Armstrong, Kansas City, KS. Bodine faces the camera, pictured from head to toe. A house is in the background. A woman looks out the front door on the right of the image.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-062.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine as a young boy

Walt Bodine as a young boy standing next to an automobile. Bodine is pictured from head to toe. A woman stands to his left, but her face is obscured perhaps from overexposure.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-063.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine as a young man with a young woman named Tootsie

Walt Bodine as a young man with a young woman named Tootsie. The two stand side by side, pictured from approximately head to toe. Bodine stands with his hands together, and both look at the camera, smiling slightly. Houses are in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-064.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine in his Naval uniform with mother Mary Bodine and an unidentified man

Walt Bodine in his Naval uniform with mother Mary Bodine and an unidentified man. All figures look at the camera, smiling slightly. They are pictured from head to toe. A house is seen in the background on the right of the image. They are perhaps in a backyard.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-065.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine in his Naval uniform with mother Mary Bodine

Walt Bodine in Naval uniform with his mother Mary Bodine. Both look at the camera, smiling slightly. They are pictured from head to toe. A house is seen in the background on the right of the image. They are perhaps in a backyard.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-066.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine as a toddler with 3 unidentified women

Walt Bodine as a toddler with 3 unidentified women, 1879 Armstrong, Kansas City, KS. The three women look at the camera while Bodine looks to his right. A neighborhood street is seen in the background. All figures are pictured from head to toe.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-067.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine at broadcast with an unidentified man

Walt Bodine at broadcast with an unidentified man perhaps during his time with WDAF. Bodine is in profile, looking at the man. A microphone is on the table before them. Both men are pictured from approximately waist to head. The unidentified man holds a cigarette.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-068.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine at broadcast with two unidentified men

Walt Bodine (right) at broadcast with two unidentified men. Bodine sits at a table, pictured from approximately waist to head, facing the two men. A framed newspaper article in the background celebrates Osawatomie State Hospital. The word Conversation is written on the photo's border.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-069.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine at broadcast with two unidentified men

Walt Bodine (right) at broadcast with two unidentified men. Bodine sits at a table, pictured from approximately waist to head, in conversation with the man in the center of the photo. The man on the left of the image holds a cup and leans away from the table. A framed newspaper article in the background celebrates Osawatomie State Hospital.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-070.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine at broadcast with two unidentified men

Walt Bodine (center) at broadcast with two unidentified men. The men sit at a table with a microphone in front of them. The man closest to the camera wears a pair of headphones. Coffee cups, photos, and newspapers are also seen on the table. A framed newspaper article in the background celebrates Osawatomie State Hospital.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-071.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Unidentified newsroom writers

Unidentified newsroom writers most likely at WDAF studios. In the left column of photos unidentified writers work on typewriters. A man, pictured from approximately waist to head, looks downward at the typewriter while another writer is seen behind him in the top left image. The two images below show a writer in the background working at a desk. In these images, a chair is in the foreground and more of the workspace is seen. File cabinets, papers, and desks take up the majority of space in the image. In the right column, another unidentified writer appears. The worker writes with a pencil on paper in the top right image and writes on a typewriter in the two images below that. The vantage point changes in the two bottommost images on the right from slightly behind the worker. This worker appears in profile from approximately chest to head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-207.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and unidentified newsroom writers

Walt Bodine and unidentified newsroom writers most likely in the WDAF studios. Bodine appears with two unidentified newsroom staff in the top left image. Bodine crosses one arm on his chest while the other is against his face. He is pictured from approximately knees to head in three quarter profile. He speaks with a writer whose back faces the camera. Another unidentified man is behind this one. A map of Missouri hangs on the wall in the background. The two bottommost images in the left column feature an unidentified newsroom worker on the telephone. He holds the telephone to his ear in one hand and a piece of paper and a pencil in the other. This worker is pictured from chest to head. In the middle column a reporter sits behind a microphone. He appears to be broadcasting live. The man is pictured in profile from feet to head. An unidentified worker is behind the desk. In the right column another unidentified worker stands behind a desk covered in stacks of papers, books, and typewriters. The man's hands are in different positions in each image. In the topmost he holds a piece of paper, in the middle he has one hand in his pocket, and in the bottom he has his hands on his hips. In the bottom right image, Bill Leeds walks in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-208.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine, Bill Griffith, and unidentified newsroom writers

Walt Bodine, Bill Griffith, and unidentified newsroom writers most likely at WDAF studios. In the two topmost images in the left column, the camera's vantage point looks down a long table with a full ashtray in the foreground and two unidentified newsroom staff members in the background. The two figures, one standing and one sitting, are in conversation in what appears to be a meeting room. In the bottom left image an unidentified staff member sits at a telephone while a man stands beside her, apparently taking notes. Other unidentified men are in the left side of the image. In the middle column, there is a close up of the worker at the phone, but now the man taking notes by her side is seated beside her. In the bottom middle image there is a close up of the two people speaking in the meeting room. In the right column Bill Griffith reads papers at a desk in the foreground, and Walt Bodine is in the background with an unidentified staff member. Bodine also appears in the two images below that. He speaks on the telephone behind a desk, pictured from approximately waist to head. Another unidentified newsroom worker is in the foreground writing on a typewriter.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-209.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Griffith and unidentified newsroom writers

Bill Griffith and unidentified newsroom writers most likely at WDAF studios. In the left column, the camera's vantage point looks down a long table with a full ashtray in the foreground and two unidentified newsroom staff members in the background. The two figures, one standing and one sitting, are in conversation in what appears to be a meeting room. In the middle column, two staff members are seated at a table. One speaks on a telephone while the other takes notes. Both figures are pictured from feet to head and appear in profile. In the top two images on the right column an unidentified worker stands behind a table with stacks of paper. The worker is pictured in profile from approximately waist to head. Bill Griffith writes on a typewriter in the bottom right image. He appears to be listening to audio reels pictured in the bottom left of the image.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-210.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Leeds and unidentified newsroom writers

Bill Leeds and unidentified newsroom writers most likely at WDAF studios. Bill Leeds appears in the top left and bottom right images of this contact sheet. He appears in profile and is pictured from approximately chest to head in both images. In the top left image he holds his hand to his head, looking down. In the bottom right image he holds his hand to his chin and appears to be in thought. An unidentified newsroom worker is in the two bottommost images in the left column. He faces away from the camera, pictured from approximately chest to head, and rests his arms on stacks of paper. In the two topmost images in the right column another unidentified worker speaks on the phone. He is in three quarter profile and is pictured from approximately waist to head. He had one hand to his head. A typewriter is seen in the foreground.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-211.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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KMBZ-98 billboard advertising the Walt Bodine Show

KMBZ-98 billboard advertising the Walt Bodine Show. The billboard reads Walt Bodine Master of Night-Talk KMBZ-98. The sign is blue with white and red lettering. Bodine's photo is on the right in black and white. A blue sky is in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-213.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine, Pierre Salinger, and Jean Glenn pose for the camera

Walt Bodine (left), Pierre Salinger, and Jean Glenn pose for the camera at a social gathering. The three are dressed formally. They are pictured from approximately waist to head and smile for the camera. Salinger wears a medal around his neck.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-214.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine broadcasts in a studio

Walt Bodine broadcasts in a studio. He sits behind a desk with a microphone before him, pictured from approximately chest to head. He looks to the left of the camera and appears to be speaking.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-215.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Leeds and Walt Bodine interview Thomas Hart Benton on WDAF's show Insight

Bill Leeds and Walt Bodine interview Thomas Hart Benton on WDAF's show Insight. Leeds and Bodine sit in the background. Both smile broadly for the camera. Bodine is pictured from approximately waist to head while Leeds is pictured from feet to head. Benton is in the foreground and turns to look at the camera, also smiling and holding a pipe in one hand. Ashtrays and stacks of paper are on the table.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-216.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Leeds and Walt Bodine interview an unknown guest on WDAF's show Insight

Bill Leeds and Walt Bodine interview an unidentified African American man on WDAF's show Insight. Bodine and Leeds appear in three quarter profile; all figures are pictured from approximately waist to head. The unidentified guest sits in the center of the picture with his hands folded before him.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-217.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Leeds and Walt Bodine interview Dean Acheson on WDAF's show Insight

Bill Leeds and Walt Bodine interview Dean Acheson on WDAF's show Insight. Bodine and Leeds appear in three quarter profile, seated with their backs towards the camera. All figures are pictured from approximately waist to head. Acheson is in the center of the picture, and he sits with his hands clasped before him.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-218.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine interviews an unidentified man on WDAF's show Insight

Walt Bodine interviews an unidentified man on WDAF's show Insight. Both figures look at the camera; the unidentified guest smiles while Bodine does not. Both men wear microphones around their necks. They are pictured from approximately chest to head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-219.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine sits at his typewriter

Walt Bodine sits at his typewriter surrounded by stacks of papers and books. Bodine looks at the camera, unsmiling, and leaning to his right while smoking a cigar. He is pictured from approximately waist to head. A sign in the background reads Panic Button.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-220.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Jim Pritchett, Larry Wagner, Walt Bodine, John Masterman, and Jack Barry pose for the cover of Kansas City Town Squire

Jim Pritchett, Larry Wagner, Walt Bodine, John Masterman, and Jack Barry pose for the cover of Kansas City Town Squire. Most of the men are pictured from chest to head. Some smile at the camera while Bodine and others do not. The headline reads What do these men have in common with 57 more? answer on page 9.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-221.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine at the Panama Canal

Walt Bodine at the Panama Canal. Bodine leans against a railing, pictured approximately waist to head. Ships are behind him, to the left of the image. Bodine looks into the camera, perhaps squinting from the sun.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-222.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine interviews David Susskind

Walt Bodine interviews David Susskind. Bodine (left) is in profile and pictured from approximately chest to head. He smiles and looks at Susskind. Susskind is pictured from approximately chest to head. He wears a microphone around his neck. Susskind also smiles, looking to the left of the camera at something not pictured.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-223.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine Downtown

Walt Bodine stands Downtown with the Kansas City skyline behind him. Bodine looks at the camera, smiling slightly, and is pictured from approximately waist to head. One hand is on a railing. In the background are recognizable Kansas City buildings such as the Candler Building.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-224.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Leeds and Walt Bodine interview Adlai Stevenson

Bill Leeds and Walt Bodine interview Adlai Stevenson possibly for WDAF. The three figures are pictured from approximately waist to head. Leeds (left) and Bodine (right) are in profile while Stevenson (center) appears in three quarter profile. Bodine looks down. He appears to be taking notes. Other reporters are in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-225.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine with Charles Gray and two unidentified men

Walt Bodine with Charles Gray and two unidentified men at a social gathering. The figures in the image are pictured from approximately waist to head. Bodine appears in profile in the left of the image. Gray has his back toward the camera. A table with teacups is in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-226.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Wendell Anchutz and Walt Bodine cook

Wendell Anchutz and Walt Bodine cook, possibly at The Peppercorn Duck Club Restaurant. The two stand in a large kitchen, pictured approximately waist to head. Bodine, pictured in profile, rests his hands on the table before him while Anchutz looks down, stirring something in a wooden bowl. The two appear to be in conversation. Other kitchen utensils are seen in the background. Anchutz's apron reads Chef's Table The Peppercorn Duck Club.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-227.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine speaks into a WDAF microphone

Walt Bodine speaks into a WDAF microphone in the studio. Bodine's face is very animated as he broadcasts. He smiles broadly, pictured in three quarter profile from approximately chest to head. The WDAF logo on top of the microphone is clearly displayed in the left of the image.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-228.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Leeds and Walt Bodine interview people on the street for WDAF

Bill Leeds and Walt Bodine interview people on the street for WDAF. Leeds appears to be in conversation with a person in a crowd. He is pictured in profile from feet to head. Bodine appears behind a car door that reads WDAF News. He is pictured from approximately waist to head. Both men appear in profile, facing the crowd. Businesses and their signs are seen in the left and right of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-229.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine interviews Pierre Salinger

Walt Bodine (left) interviews Pierre Salinger. Both men are seated at a desk in an office with their backs to the camera. Their faces are in profile, and they are pictured from approximately waist to head. Salinger holds a cigar. On the desk is a notepad with Bodine's notes and several books. The men look at each other, in conversation.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-230.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Jean Glenn interview Rock Hudson

Walt Bodine (left) and Jean Glenn (right) interview Rock Hudson. The three figures are pictured from approximately chest to head, their faces in profile or three quarter profile. Hudson faces Glenn who appears to be speaking. She holds a pencil in one hand, and there are papers on the table before her. Bodine, smiling, also looks at Glenn. He rests one hand on a table and also has papers for notes on the table before him. A pair of glasses rests on the table along with a microphone with the WDAF logo and other broadcasting equipment.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-231.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Jean Glenn interview Bobby Kennedy

Walt Bodine (left) and Jean Glenn (right) interview Robert (Bobby) Kennedy. Kennedy and Glenn look in Bodine's direction who appears to be speaking into the microphone. The three figures are pictured from approximately chest to head with Bodine and Glenn in profile. Bodine looks down at a piece of paper before him. On the table there are microphones with the WDAF logo along with other broadcasting equipment. Kennedy smiles slightly, resting his hand on the table.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-232.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Two unidentified women dine

Two unidentified women dine. The two women sit at a table and look into the camera, smiling. Both are pictured from approximately chest to head. A basket and glasses are on the table.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-118.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Unidentified crowd at dining event

An unidentified crowd at a dining event is seated around a table. One man on the left of the image stands with a microphone, addressing the crowd. Some audio equipment appears on the right of the image.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-119.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bernadine Bodine with unidentified woman

Bernadine Bodine (right) with an unidentified woman seated at a table. Both women gaze off-camera, smiling, resting their chins on their hands. A coffee cup in a saucer is on the table before the unidentified woman. The women are pictured approximately from chest to head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-120.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine on stage with Richard Berkley and an unidentified woman

Walt Bodine on stage with Richard Berkley and an unidentified woman. Bodine stands at a podium, addressing a crowd. Berkley and the unidentified woman look at Bodine. The woman holds a piece of paper in her hands.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-121.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine with Larry More and two other news anchors at a KMBC TV news tent

Walt Bodine with Larry Moore and two other news anchors at a KMBC TV news tent. Bodine sits at a table in conversation the news anchor to his left. He is pictured from approximately waist to head. Pepsi cans and signed photographs are on the table. Rides and other tents are in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-122.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Birthday cake for Mary Bodine's 22nd birthday

A birthday cake for Mary Bodine's 22nd birthday on a table beside a stack of cups and glass saucers. The cake has 22 candles with multicolored flora decorations and green, cursive lettering.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bodine_photo-123.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0210