Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention The Colonial Theater in NYC was literally ground zero…
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RCA’s ‘Walkie Lookie’ Wireless Camera, 1952
Here's a shot from the 1952 Republican National Convention in Chicago showing the 3 lens…
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…
Does This Curtain Look Familiar?
Does This Curtain Look Familiar? If you are a Jack Benny fan, it does! The…
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…
TV’s First Weekly, One Hour Musical Show
On June 20, 1948 'The Fred Waring Show' debuted on CBS. It is believed to…
Republican National Convention: 1940
Republican National Convention: 1940 This is an RCA Iconoscope camera from experimental station W3XE (now…
‘Time For Beany’
'Time For Beany' Below, Cecil (Stan Freburg) and Beany (Daws Butler) entertain an audience of…
Need A Lift Dinah?
Need A Lift Dinah? In a 1952 episode of the twice weekly, 15 minute 'Dinah…
One That Never Made It
One That Never Made It RCA once disclosed that they had spent over $200,000,000 developing…
WNBT (NBC), December 1941 – Part B
WNBT (NBC), December 1941 - Part B Just 2 weeks before this, Japan bombed Pearl…
Who Knew Atlanta, GA and Mayberry, NC were so close?
Who Knew Atlanta, GA and Mayberry, NC were so close? Below in pink, you see…
1913: State Of The Art Sports Reporting
1913: State Of The Art Sports Reporting Check out these two long rows of telegraph…
The Great, Van Cliburn
In 2005, I had the pleasure of spending some time with Van Cliburn, who was…
New York Worlds Fair: Summer 1964
New York Worlds Fair: Summer 1964 I remember visiting the RCA Exhibit and the how…
RCA Color Comes To Japan: 1957
Color Comes To Japan: 1957 On Sunday, I had a story about Expo '58 and…