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The RCA Kinescope Machine
The RCA Kinescope Machine September 13, 1947 -- Kodak and NBC develop 'kinescopes', which use…
The Original GE Color Prototype Camera, Dot Sequential
The Original GE Color Prototype Camera This looks a lot like the early RCA color…
GE, Second Prototype Color Test, Field Sequential
GE, Second Prototype Color Test The camera closest to us, with the operator standing, is…
Happy Anniversary 60 Minutes!
On September 24, 1968, Television's longest running news magazine program debuted. The show was created…
Always Handy
Always Handy Flip cards and camera alignment chats were always close at hand in the…
Ed Sullivan’s ‘Toastettes”
May 1951: Ed Sullivan's 'Toast Of The Town' When the show debuted in 1948, six…
1951: Colgate Comedy Hour…Notice turntable in the stage
1951: Colgate Comedy Hour Great shot! Notice turntable in the stage and how big the…
RCA Orthicon Camera, WTOP Washington
RCA Orthicon Camera, WTOP Washington A couple of days ago, Val Ginter in NYC asked…
How Hot Is It? Pretty Hot!
How Hot Is It? Pretty Hot! It's not often that you see a TK11 opened…
Soupy Sales: 1964 WNEW
Soupy Sales: 1964 WNEW Even though WNEW was the old Dumont owned WABD, it's still…
“Ovary Soap” The Flub That Helped Mel Allen Get “The” Job
"Ovary Soap" Believe it or not, that's the line that helped Mel Allan become the…
Mae Questel, The voice of Betty Boop AND Olive Oyl! …
Can You Guess Who: ANSWER...Mae Questel The voice of Betty Boop AND Olive Oyl! Thanks…
AT LAST! The Lone Ranger, Unmasked…
AT LAST! The Lone Ranger, Unmasked... If you were like me, you always wondered what…
Braves Baseball On TBS…Gone But Not Forgotten
Braves Baseball On TBS... Gone but not forgotten. In 2007, after a 32 year run…
WGN: Chicago Sports Pioneer
WGN: Chicago In 1960, between the Cubs and White Sox, WGN televised 120 baseball games…
World’s Easiest Trivia Question
World's Easiest Trivia Question In this November 1954 photo we see the fist boy owner,…
A Distant Memory…Remember Hudson’s Thanksgiving Parade From Detroit?
A Distant Memory Remember the Hudson's Thanksgiving Parade from Detroit? Did you know this started…
The Road To Hell Is Paved With Q Cards!
I'm pretty sure this is a photo from "The Art Linkletter Show" or his "House…
Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention
Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention The Colonial Theater in NYC was literally ground zero…
Hiway Patrol: Flashback
Hiway Patrol: Flashback I always loved the look of this car...the 1955 Buick Century. As…
