Through the Lens: The Photography of Raymond Corey

Through the Lens: The Photography of Raymond Corey is on display this summer at the SHSMO Kansas City Research Center. Corey worked as a news photographer for the Coffeyville (KS) Journal, the Kansas City Kansan, and the Kansas City Star. After his death, the Corey family donated over 50,000 images to the SHSMO Kansas City Research Center; approximately 8,000 of the images have been digitized.  The exhibition features a selection of his photographs taken during the 1960s and 1970s. The large body of Corey’s work focuses on subject of popular and historical interest such as the American Royal, the Kansas City Chiefs, and social movements. The exhibition will be open to the public during regular visitor hours at the Kansas City Research Center through December 19, 2025. The digitization project and exhibition would not have been possible without the generous support of Lee and Don Wadsworth.