The Baughman Pedestal This little mobile pedestal was a real work horse from the 1950s…
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The CBS Field Sequential Color System
The Answer to Randy West's Question, And More... In a recent post showing the CBS…
NBC Burbank Studio 1
Now You Know Why... Ever wonder why Johnny Carson sometime looked like he was talking…
Per Episode Production Cost Of One Hour Shows 1970
Per Episode Production Cost Of One Hour Shows The 1970s was the first full decade…
Early Color Challenges
Early Color Challenges How do you develop first quality color broadcasts without the ability to…
How ‘I Love Lucy’ Was Produced…The Details
Above is a view of tri-set layout on Stage 2 of General Service Studio where…
‘I Love Lucy’…What The Actors Saw
'I Love Lucy' From the set, here is a look at what Lucy, Rickey, Fred…
Live From Leiderkrantz Hall?
Live From Leiderkrantz Hall? Yes! That was where Douglas Edwards began hosting network television's very…
Day One Of ‘Today’
Day One Of 'Today' Below is a photo taken on January 14, 1952...the day 'Today'…
‘Mike And Buff’
'Mike And Buff' In response to yesterday's post on the CBS color broadcasts, Mark VonderEmbse…
The 1936 RCA Iconoscope Camera (2 of 2)
The 1936 RCA Iconoscope Camera (2 of 2) These cameras opened from the rear and…
The 1936 RCA Iconoscope Camera (1 of 2)
The 1936 RCA Iconoscope Camera (1 of 2) This is the original version of the…
EMI, The Start Of Something Big…
EMI, The Start Of Something Big... Below is an EMI 203 Image Orthicon camera from…
KTLA Mobile Units 1956
KTLA Mobile Units 1956 In the first 3 or 4 minutes, we get to see…
Dinah Shore…Her Early TV Career
Dinah Shore...Her Early TV Career Soon after she arrived in New York in 1937, Shore…
From KECA To KABC…
From KECA To KABC... Before we get to the history, notice the dual floodlights on…
On Location…Taking a breather between scenes
On Location... Taking a breather between scenes, Batman and Robin plan their moves in the…
The Vinten ‘Heron’ Studio Crane …
Takes A Lickin' And Keeps On Tickin' This is the Vinten 'Heron' studio crane and…
Before Lucy, Gertrude Berg was “The First Lady Of Television”
Before Lucy, Gertrude Berg was "The First Lady Of Television" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li5DFp9fKAw&ab_channel=ARoomInThePast 'The Goldbergs' was a…
Up In Smoke…Johnny gets tangled in a joke
The Great Carsoni, Up In Smoke Johnny gets tangled in a joke, but the boom…
‘Kiss Me Kate’, NBC November 20, 1958
'Kiss Me Kate', NBC November 20, 1958 This production of the Cole Porter musical was…