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A PRIMER ON RCA’S EARLIEST COMPATABLE COLOR CAMERAS
I've just recently been able see these stunning in-house marketing photos that reveal some news…
NBC Tour Book: 1939 World’s Fair…America’s View of Television
The first big push to bring television to the public's attention was mounted by RCA…
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Among the very few things that have not changed since Saturday Night Live debuted in…
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A Production Primer By Television’s First Cameraman
In a photo taken in NBC's historic Studio 3H, we see Albert Protzman, the…
The Rarely Seen GE PE 25 Color Camera
Thanks to our friend Martin Perry, this catalog is the only piece of GE information…
CBS Broadcast Center…1964 Introduction Book
This 60 page book was presented at the 1964 NAB Convention to introduce the new…
April 6, 1948…Oldest Known Howdy Doody Kinescope Footage: Exclusive
THE ORIGINAL HOWDY PUPPET ON ONE OF THE EARLIEST SHOWS RECORDED! This kinescope is…
April 5, 1948, Chicago’s WGN Signs On…Great Vintage Pictorial
Above is a shot of my RCA TK10 from WGN...one of the original eight…
April 4, 1967…Johnny Carson Quits “Tonight”! Remember This?
When people think about hosts quitting the "Tonight" show, Jack Paar's famous walk off is the…
March 27, 1955…NBC Burbank Dedication – Color Kickoff AND The BLUE TK41s!
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For Vintage TV Props…”History For Hire” Is Ground Zero
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MAJOR NEW YORK STUDIOS HISTORY UPDATE….
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The Early History of Howdy Doody…Television’s First Hit Show
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December 27, 1947…”Howdy Doody” Debuts EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
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RCA Red Book, “The Equipment”…Holy Grail Of Early Color Television History, Part 1 of 2
In 1953, RCA submitted 700 pages of documentation to the FCC as a "Petition For…
RCA Red Book, “The History”…Holy Grail Of Early Color Television History, Part 2 of 2
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RCA Color Television…Best Color History Primer Ever!
From the David Sarnoff introduction to the history highlights at the end, this is one…
AT&T Book…Connecting The Continent For Radio And Television
By far, the most informative collection of information I have ever seen on early…