Here's a shot from the 1952 Republican National Convention in Chicago showing the 3 lens…
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NBC’s Mega Mobile Unit: 1952
NBC's Mega Mobile Unit: 1952 This is quite a step up from the unit in…
More Design Influence From John Vassos
More Design Influence From John Vassos Even here, on this early RCA Mobile Unit, his…
Well, What Have We Here?
Well, What Have We Here? Revised This Reeves Teletape TK47 is a VERY UNUSUAL! Having…
Zoomar VS Varotal
Zoomar VS Varotal It would be interesting to see the difference. Here, two Pye cameras,…
1936 Telefunken Camera 1 of 2
1936 Telefunken Camera 1 of 2 The cameraman is Walter Bruch and he's shown here…
1936 Telefunken Camera 2 of 2
1936 Telefunken Camera 2 of 2 This is without a doubt the largest 'made for…
President Eisenhower’s Funeral
President Eisenhower's Funeral I think what we see here is CBS preparing for coverage of…
Varotal Mark III Field Lens
Varotal Mark III Field Lens This is quite a big boy and I would imagine…
Varotal Mark I Field Zoom
Varotal Mark I Field Zoom Many of us are familiar with the Varotal Mark III…
Republican National Convention: 1940
Republican National Convention: 1940 This is an RCA Iconoscope camera from experimental station W3XE (now…
May 8, 1945, Victory In Europe
May 8, 1945, Victory In Europe To celebrate, WNBT broadcast hours of news coverage on…
John Vassos: Transparent Television
John Vassos: Transparent Television Yesterday, I posted a story on industrial design pioneer John Vassos…
One That Never Made It
One That Never Made It RCA once disclosed that they had spent over $200,000,000 developing…
THE BIRTH & SHORT HISTORY OF ELECTRONIC TELEVISION!
Monday, September 7th, 2026, will be the 99th anniversary of the invention of electronic television.…
John Vassos and RCA ‘Television’
John Vassos and RCA 'Television' If you look where Milton's hand is, you are seeing…
Surprise, Surprise! Who knew that ABC had robotic cameras this early?
Surprise, Surprise! Who knew that ABC had robotic cameras this early? The cameras I think…
RCA Color Television: January 1954
RCA Color Television: January 1954 In this special issue of RCA Broadcast News, everything you…
CLASSIC: ‘Person To Person’
CLASSIC: 'Person To Person' History Above, cameraman Norm Hannin (who looks a lot like David…
Reagan, Carter, Anderson
Reagan, Carter, Anderson This is election night, 1980 at ABC New York. The big camera…
RCA TK30 ‘Gun site’
RCA TK30 'Gun site' This is a screen capture from an introductory article on the…