Here's a catalog for a pioneering line of early televisions.
TV Pool Coverage Of The 1948 Conventions
Press releases and documents regarding coverage of the 1948 political conventions.
The DuMont VitaScan System
An eight-page brochure for DuMont's very odd, flying spot television system.
WGN-TV’s Early History
Three pages of historic articles on the start of the iconic Chicago station.
The History Of Video Tape Development By The Man Who Did It!
Melvin Sater’s 18 page account of those early days of developing the first commercially available…
GE PE 250 & 350 Catalog
Here is the 24 page GE PE 250 catalog, followed by the 8 page introduction…
NBC’s “Television, 1947-1972”
A retrospective look at the medium's first quarter-century, produced by NBC.
Inside The First Electronic Camera & Pedestal
Television's first real studio was RCA's Studio 3H inside NBC. Operating in secret, for the…
A Brief History Of Television’s First Real Home…NBC’s Studio 3H
This is a rare, digitally enhanced photo of the NBC Radio Master Control board from…
Television Milestones…1939 – 1940 Historical Events Timeline
Sometimes, it's good to put things is perspective with a big picture overview of how…
NBC’s First Television Station, 1928
This photo is from a 1948 RCA Broadcast News Magazine. The article was about some…
NBC’s Felix The Cat Camera…Displayed At 1939 World’s Fair
These Photos Unlocks Some Mysteries! If you ever wondered what happened to NBC's "Felix The…
Amazing What You Can See, If You Know What You Are Seeing!
There are some TV secrets hiding in plane sight in this pristine color photo of…
‘Saturday Night Live’…Behind The Scenes Of A Typical Week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMfXiDO8JjQ&ab_channel=SaturdayNightLive This is the 8H studio map, the rehearsal and run sheets for the April…
First Sideline Camera Used, October 1957
From the October 1957 edition of "Radio Age" magazine (page 20), here's a shot of…
FANTASTIC! One Show, Start To Finish…Rare 1949 CBS Picture Book
This is the entire 1949 picture book "Close Up" that was written and published by…
Richard Pryor, NBC & The 7 Second Tape Delay
The whole backstory of that week in the studio is beautifully told by a Salon…
The Early Days Of Audio Recording – Bing Crosby & Ampex, Part 1
Over the past couple of weeks, we've had a lot of exposure to magnetic recording,…
The Early Days Of Audio Recording – Bing Crosby & Ampex, Part 2
Below is Part 2 of Mr. Philips first hand account of the problems and solutions…
A FANTASTIC HISTORY OF AUDIO AND VIDEO TAPE!
This is a must read for anyone interested in the early days of audio and…
The 1963 RCA Camera Catalog…All 109 Pages
Here you'll see everything from the TK60s and 41s to lenses, pedestals, heads, cranes, lights,…