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Dick West performing at Short Ford dealership, Marion, Ohio, July 17, 1948. Description This photograph documents musician Dick West performing at the Short…
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WMRN engineer Joe Peters servicing the broadcast console inside the Harding High School radio studio control room in Marion, Ohio, circa late 1950s. Description…
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Fred Astaire speaking at a WMRN microphone during a War Bond appearance, Marion, Ohio, 1943. Description This photograph documents actor and dancer Fred…
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WMRN “Tent Studio” public broadcast appearance in Marion, Ohio. Description This photograph documents a public promotional broadcast appearance by WMRN Radio in Marion, Ohio,…
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This accession contains a collection of photographs and aircheck recordings documenting broadcaster Paul Van House and his work at WMRN Radio in Marion, Ohio.…
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Metadata record documenting the WMRN lacquer transcription discs of the Galion Concert Band broadcast, dated December 18, 1953. Description This record documents the…
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Promotional banner produced for WMRN during the Clear Channel Communications ownership era, circa late 1990s to early 2000s. Description This item documents a large-format…
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“American WMRN” microphone flag used by WMRN during its American Broadcasting Company (ABC) network-affiliation era, circa 1940s–1950s. Description This record documents the “American WMRN”…
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This accession preserves an off-air recording of WMRN-FM’s Christmas Day programming broadcast on December 25, 1973. The recording was captured by Larry Hass using…
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Digitized newspaper clipping showing Dick West performing at WMRN during the Roosevelt Park dedication ceremony in Marion, Ohio. Description This accession preserves a newspaper…
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Description This photograph documents the exterior of the WMRN radio station building in Marion, Ohio. The image shows the station’s broadcast facility as it…
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Dick “Dick” West performing at WMRN in Marion, Ohio, 1946. Description This accession contains a group of black-and-white photographs documenting musician Richard “Dick”…
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Description This photograph documents the control room of the Harding High School radio studio in Marion, Ohio, showing students and equipment associated with the…
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Promotional banner reading “WMRN AM – Marion’s Radio Station – 1490.” Description This accession documents a rectangular promotional banner bearing the text “WMRN AM…
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Metal folding chair used in the original WMRN radio studios, circa 1940s. Description This accession documents an original metal folding chair associated with the…
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Digital photographs depicting Joe Ionno in connection with WMRN radio, including images taken at the station and during a station anniversary event.
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