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.
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection
Displaying 91 - 105 of 112
KMBC building lobby wing
Two story wing from high ceilinged lobby. Chandelier hanging in lobby. Reception desk on right side of lower wing. One round light on ceiling in center of each wing. Ornamentation on ledge of second floor wing. Decorative columns on either side of wing entrance.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-088.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Occupied KMBC-TV Playhouse seating
Back of auditorium with upper and lower level seating visible including upper balcony entrance stairs and railings. Seating fully occupied by men, women, and children except for small section in center.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-089.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
KMBC building exterior
KMBC building from southwest. Several vehicles on street. Board and Trade Building and 909 Walnut partially visible in background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-087.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Ruth Warrick and unidentified man on stage with band
Ruth Warrick, unidentified man, and unidentified band on stage with barn backdrop. Ruth Warrick singing into KMBC-KFRM microphone while wearing dark dress and heels. Man in black shirt with black horse embroidered scarf looking at camera with arm around Warrick. Band wearing matching outfits of dark shirts with white scarves, medium toned striped pants, and white cowboy hats. Band members playing violin, guitars, and double bass. Piano, second microphone, and man in satin shirt visible in right background. Long bench in left background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-094.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Rex Allen with band and unidentified man on stage
Unidentified man and Rex Allen on stage with barn backdrop. Man in black shirt with black horse embroidered scarf holding papers talking to Rex Allen. Rex Allen holding guitar and standing behind KMBC-KFRM microphone wearing white cowboy hat, shirt, and pants with gun belt. Band members to right in background. Man standing with guitar plugged into amplifier labeled "Bud." Man sitting behind steel guitar. Partially visible drum set and man with double bass on left. Men and women partially visible in background sitting on benches and chairs.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-093.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Mark Norman Smith portrait
Waist-up portrait of KMBC Director of Research Department Mark Norman Smith in light suit, white shirt, and flower tie. Smith sitting at slight angle and looking into camera. Black background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-099.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Millie and Sue performing on stage with guitar and mandolin
Millie and Sue performing on stage with barn backdrop. Both standing behind KMBC microphone in dark dresses with guitar and mandolin. Charley Pryor playing drums in plaid shirt to left. Herb Kratoska in glasses and unidentified man in cowboy hat playing guitar on right. "Bud" amplifier and two men in background on right of photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-096.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
KMBC stage from balcony
KMBC stage from balcony. Men and women in formal dress seated in folding chairs in semi-circle on stage. Six men standing near podium at front and center of stage. KMBC musicians in background on piano, guitar, and accordion including P. Hans Flath on organ to left. Millie and Sue Bybee seated on right. Equipment visible on floor in front of stage. Seating and audience members visible in middle ground. Camera visible in foreground.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-097.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Louise Massey performing at piano
Louise Massey performing at piano in white dress on stage with barn background. KMBC-KFRM microphone in foreground. Unidentified man in white cowboy hat with guitar in left background. Men with accordion and guitar partially visible behind piano. Millie Bybee of Millie and Sue seated in right background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-095.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Graceland Commercial School Stenographic Department
19 men and women standing, sitting in chairs, sitting on floor in classroom. Three tables with stenographs, two of which are two Remington brand. "Graceland Commercial School, Stenographic Department" written on chalkboard on back wall. Arthur B. Church sitting on floor on right side in center.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-098.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Mark Norman Smith portrait
Chest-up portrait of KMBC Director of Research Department Mark Norman Smith in dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie. Smith sitting at slight angle and looking above camera. Light background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-100.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Republican National Convention
Speaker, media personnel, and crowd at 1936 Republican National Convention. Speaker at raised podium in middle-ground and seated crowd in background. Media personnel seated in tables in front of podium. Radio equipment including headphones visible on tables and in use by personnel. Group of photographers standing on tables near podium. Arrows on photo identifying Mark Smith and Chick Allison.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-101.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Charles F. Church, Jr. on train steps with suitcase
KMBC's director of education, Charles F. Church, Jr. standing on passenger train car steps in Portland, Oregon. Church holding large suitcase and smaller briefcase and is wearing medium toned suit with white shirt, striped tie, and white Panama hat. Church facing camera and smiling with back to train door.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-103.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Arthur B. Church, Mark Norman Smith, and three unidentified men sitting around desk
Arthur B. Church, Mark Norman Smith, and three unidentified men sitting around desk. Smith on far left; Church at middle right. All men wearing medium colored suits. Newspapers scattered on desk. Church holding pen and notepad. Notebooks in front of Smith. Bookcase with magazine, photo frame, and small statue against left wall. Large window with blinds on far wall.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-102.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012
Texas Rangers eight-member group portrait
The Texas Rangers eight-member (all white men) group portrait with instruments. All wearing matching dark toned suits, white cowboy hats, and dark cowboy boots. All facing camera and smiling. Left to right, back row: unidentified man with accordion, unidentified man with violin, unidentified man with double bass, Herb Kratoska with guitar. Front row: four men squatting without instruments. Bob Crawford second from right.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_church-kmbc_photo-108.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0012