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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Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection
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KMBC building B-C announcers' booth
KMBC building, B-C announcers' booth. Sound studio with two microphones and music stand. One studio window on right wall leading to room with "KFRM" microphone. Two studio windows on left wall. Unidentified white man seated in upper room at desk with microphone and notes on stand. Unidentified white man seated in lower room in front of equipment.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-045.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
KMBC building studio A
KMBC building, Studio A. Sound studio room with grand piano, organ, music stands, and four microphones. Guitar on table with two metal folding chairs along left wall. Two metal folding chairs along right wall. Two studio windows on far wall. Left window leads to room with music stand, microphone, and ashtray. Right room dark. Linoleum floor. Fluorescent lighting.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-048.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
KMBC building exterior with Grand Reopening sign
Front of KMBC building exterior at 11th and Central from left side. Grand Reopening sign for the Brush Creek Follies show spanning front archways. Several men and woman in entryway and on sidewalk.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-041.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
KMBC building B-C control room
KMBC building, B-C control room. Sound studio room with grand piano, upright piano, and three KMBC microphones. Linoleum floor. Fluorescent lighting. Door with small horizontal window on right side of left wall.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-047.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
KMBC building studio B
KMBC building, Studio B. Large sound studio room with table, chair, music stand, and three KMBC microphones. Three studio windows on left. Left window leads to dark room. Lee Stewart [Keith Painton] in upper right window at desk with microphone. Unidentified man in lower right window seated in front of equipment including transcription phonograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-046.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
"Korn's-a-Krackin'" promotional photo
"Korn's-a-Krackin" cast portrait. Back row, left to right: Jerry Asborn, Virgil Phillips, Ozark Red, George Rhodes, Slim Wilson, Buster Fellows, Faust Matthews, Bob White, Speedy Junior Haworth. Middle row, left to right: Bill Matthews, Matt Matthews, Bill Hickman, Monty Matthews. Front row, left to right: Lou Black, Lennie Aleshire, Aunt Martha (Wilson), Pat Evans (Black), Corrine Stump (Black), Bill Ring. Front, on side: Goo-Goo Rutledge. Label on front bottom: ""Korn's-A-Krackin'" / Saturday Nights - MBS / A KWTO (Springfield, MO) Production." Image taken outside the radio station, Glenstone Street, Springfield, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-055.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Arthur B. Church publicity portrait
Publicity portrait of Arthur B. Church. Standing at angle near wall behind KMBC microphone stand and holding "Buzz Saw" newsletter dated Thursday May 7th. Printed note on front: "'That's My Business' / So says Arthur B. Church."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-058.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Texas Rangers four member portrait promotional photo
The Texas Rangers portrait. Four men in white, button-up, long sleeve shirts and dark pants with white stripe down side holding instruments. Clockwise from top: Paul "Monty" Sells, accordion; Clarence "Idaho" Hartman, string bass; Gomer "Tenderfoot" Cool, violin; Herb "Arizona" Kratoska, guitar.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-051.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Texas Rangers four member landscape promotional photo
The Texas Rangers portrait. Four men in white, button-up, long sleeve shirts and dark pants with white stripe down side holding instruments. Left to right: Gomer "Tenderfoot" Cool, fiddle; Herb "Arizona" Kratoska, banjo; Paul "Monty" Sells, accordion; Clarence "Idaho" Hartman, string bass.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-052.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Goodwill Family portrait
KWTO promotional portrait of The Goodwill Family and their families. Five adults standing behind couch; four adults and one child sitting on couch; two children in chairs on either side of couch. Mirror and two photos on wall behind family. L to r: Shirley Jean Haworth, Wanna Faye Haworth, Donna Faye Haworth, Junior Haworth, Everett, Aunt Martha (Wilson), Ada Wilson, Slim Wilson, John Wesley Wilson, George Rhodes, Alice, Billy. Handwritten note on front: "Sunway Vitamins extends all good wishes from radio's "Goodwill Family" (and their families) / Radio station KWTO Springfield, Missouri."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-057.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Kit and Kay promotional photo
Kit & Kay portrait. Two women wearing white cowboy hats, white long-sleeve shirts, and black vests. Both holding guitars and standing on either side of KMBC microphone. Inscribed: "Best wishes from Kit and Kay." Label on bottom of photo reads: "Start your day with Kit and Kay - KMBC Kansas City / best programs on the air...dawn to midnight."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-054.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Johnnie Lee Wills & All The Boys promotional photo
Johnnie Lee Wills & All The Boys portrait. Left to right: Buster Magness, Henry Boatman, Leon Huff, Chuck Adams, Frank Simms, Johnnie Lee Wills, Don Harlan, Curly Lewis, Clarence Cagle, Ebb Gray. Includes photo inset of Johnnie Lee Wills on a horse.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-053.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Unoccupied KMBC-TV Playhouse stage and seating from balcony
KMBC auditorium from balcony. Stage with curtain on right. Upper and lower seats in center and left. Ornamented ceiling at top. Orchestra pit in bottom right.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-050.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Haden Family portrait
The Haden Family portrait. Left to right: James Lowell, Mary Elizabeth, Carl Sr., Kenny Thomas, Mary Jane, Sharon Kay, Carl Jr., Charlie. Handwritten note on front: "Our best wishes to you / The Haden Family."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-056.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Cast of "The Brush Creek Follies"
All white cast of "The Brush Creek Follies." Group portrait of 33 individuals on stage with barn scene backdrop. Kit and Kay center front row in large white hats. Colorado Pete standing behind Kit and Kay. Eddie Edwards in blackface as "George Washington White" left of front row center. Kenny Carlson with ventriloquist dummy, Scrappy O'Brien, front row fifth from right. Several audience members' heads visible on foreground.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-064.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012