Great article on how the first coast-to-coast, split-screen telecast of the 1954 Oscar ceremony was…
Category: Eras
1955: The DuMont Electronicam
A one-page article on the DuMont Electronicam and its use on Jackie Gleason's classic program…
1957 Projection Screen TV
The more of this old stuff we see, the more the new ideas seem "not…
1964: Watch Your Favorite Show ANY Time!
This short article in Popular Science is about the early home video tape offerings. It's…
The History Of The Moving Image
From the Thraumatrope to the Video Walkman, the milestones are all here, in a brilliant…
NBC’s Chimes History, 1950-1978
From NBC's internal files, here are documents on NBC's iconic signature sound as it has…
GE Television Broadcasting Equipment, 1944
General Electric looks to the postwar years in this 1944 catalog.
NBC Facilities Rate Book, 1959
Want to do a program at one of NBC's facilities? Here's how much it would…
1953: Televising Today’s News
Behind the scenes of John Cameron Swayze's "Camel News Caravan."
NBC’s Radio City West, 1938
A selection of articles about the opening of NBC's first purpose-built Hollywood facility, which it…
1955: NBC “Color City” On The Air Tonight
The New York Times alerts readers to the first telecast from NBC's Burbank facility.
Behind The Scenes With Eddie Brinkmann
Ed Sullivan stage manager Eddie Brinkmann gives a glimpse of what you didn't see on…
CBS Television, November 1955
A special look at CBS Television in 1955.
1932 Jenkins Radiovision Catalog
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.
ULTRA RARE! New, Unseen Early RCA Color Trials Photos
ULTRA RARE! New, Unseen Early RCA Color Trials Photos These first 2 images are from…
NBC’s “Television, 1947-1972”
A retrospective look at the medium's first quarter-century, produced by NBC.
TeleTales #93…You Mean It Wasn’t A Real Hotel?
TeleTales #93...You Mean It Wasn't A Real Hotel? Did you know that "Petticoat Junction", created…
This Just In! Ultra Rare Photos Of The Colonial Theater Marquee
This Just In! Ultra Rare Photos Of The Colonial Theater Marquee Thanks to Tom Gauer,…
‘Ziegfeld Of Television’…Picture Parade, Leibman, Caesar And Coca
'Ziegfeld Of Television'...Picture Parade, Leibman, Caesar And Coca In the first photo, the man on…
The Universal Court House Square
Picture Parade #1...The Universal Court House Square Most recognize this set from 'Back To The…