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Dr. John R. Brinkley at a political rally

This black and white photograph shows Dr. John R. Brinkley, a physician from Milford, Kansas, standing beside an airplane with two unidentified men. Brinkley became famous for his controversial goat gland transplants and unconventional medical practice. He ran as an independent write-in candidate for governor of Kansas in 1930, 1932 and 1934.

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Brinkley radio station and hospital, Milford, Kansas

This photograph shows Dr. John R. Brinkley's radio station, KFKB, and hospital in Milford, Kansas.

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Your health

Brinkley Hospitals

This pamphlet was published by the Brinkley Hospital, Milford, Kansas. Dr. John Brinkley established the hospital in 1917. The cover of the pamphlet indicates that the hospital also operated a radio station with the call letters KFKB. This pamphlet contains information about various health issues while promoting the services of the Brinkley Hospital. Dr. Brinkley specialized in several problems and diseases related to men such as prostate disease. The pamphlet includes photos of Brinkley, his family, and employees. It also contains interior views of the hospital facilities. Dr. Brinkley became notorious for his goat gland transplant operation.

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Souvenir Album of the Artists and Others at Radio Station KFKB Together with Photographs of the Hospital Staff and Appended Radio Log

KFKB Broadcasting Association

KFKB was the radio station operated by Dr. John Brinkley in Milford, Kansas. This souvenir booklet contains photographs of Brinkley, the radio station performers and staff, and the staff at the Brinkley Hospital. Radio performers include Bob Larkan and his Music Makers; Steve Love and his orchestra; Arthur Pizinger and his orchestra; Mrs. L. McChesney, the Tell Me a Story Lady; and Uncle Sam McRee, Sr. The souvenir album also has photographs of various members of the musical groups. The daily program schedule for the radio is opposite the title page. The hospital section of the booklet has directions on how to travel to the Brinkley Hospital, photos of the Brinkley family, and individual photos of staff of the hospital with short descriptions of their duties. The album has an excerpt from a Brinkley booklet titled Your Health. The final section of the album is titled "State and City Index with New Waves." It is a listing of various radio stations all over the United States, their call letters and brief technical information. Note: Most of the information is the same as that in the January 1930 souvenir album (KM item # 213222) but some of the photos of staff are different.

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Souvenir album of the artists and others at radio station KFKB together with photographs of the hospital staff and appended radio log

KFKB Broadcasting Association

KFKB was the radio station operated by Dr. John Brinkley in Milford, Kansas. This souvenir booklet contains photographs of Brinkley, the radio station performers and staff, and the staff at the Brinkley Hospital. Radio performers include Bob Larkan and his Music Makers; Steve Love and his orchestra; Arthur Pizinger and his orchestra; Mrs. L. McChesney, the Tell Me a Story Lady; and Uncle Sam McRee, Sr. The souvenir album also has photographs of various members of the musical groups. The daily program schedule for the radio is opposite the title page. The hospital section of the booklet has directions on how to travel to the Brinkley Hospital, photos of the Brinkley family, and individual photos of staff of the hospital with short descriptions of their duties. The album has an excerpt from a Brinkley booklet titled Your Health. The final section of the album is titled "State and City Index with New Waves." It is a listing of various radio stations all over the United States, their call letters and brief technical information. Note: Most of the information is the same as that in the September 1929 souvenir album (KM item # 213221) but some of the photos of staff are different.

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After twenty-one years: the success story of Dr. John R. Brinkley

Brinkley Hospitals

This booklet was published by the Brinkley Hospitals of Little Rock, Arkansas. Brinkley moved his hospital operations to Little Rock from Milford, Kansas, after his Kansas medical license was revoked. He changed the name of his radio station to XERA and it was located in Villa Acuna, Mexico, just across the border from Del Rio, Texas, where the Brinkley's had a home. The pamphlet is a revised version of an earlier Brinkley hospital publication titled Your Health (Kansas Memory item 210693). It includes illustrations to accompany the medical information.

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Dr. Brinkley's doctor book

Brinkley Hospitals

This booklet was published by the Brinkley Hospitals of Little Rock, Arkansas. Brinkley moved his hospital operations to Little Rock from Milford, Kansas, after his Kansas medical license was revoked. The cover of the booklet indicated that the Brinkley Hospitals are "for the treatment of enlarged and infected prostate glands, rectal and colonic diseases, varicose veins, hernia, or rupture." He changed the name of his radio station to XERA and it was located in Villa Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico, just across the border from Del Rio, Texas, where the Brinkley's had a home. This volume claims that XERA is the most powerful radio station in the world. The pamphlet is a revised version of an earlier Brinkley hospital publication titled Your Health (Kansas Memory item 210693). It includes illustrations to accompany the medical information. There are some editing marks so this copy may have been used to plan a revision. It is an expansion of the information contained in "After Twenty One Years" (Kansas Memory item 213226).

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