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By Request…Historic Kinescope Footage & The Machine Itself

By Request…Historic Kinescope Footage & The Machine Itself

  • January 24, 2015

By Request...Historic Kinescope Footage & The Machine Itself Several people asked to see more on…

A Rare Sighting…The GE PC 25 Color Camera

A Rare Sighting…The GE PC 25 Color Camera

  • November 6, 2014

A Rare Sighting...The GE PC 25 Color Camera There were not many of these cameras…

The Paper Roll Teleprompters…A Funny Story

The Paper Roll Teleprompters…A Funny Story

  • November 6, 2014

The Paper Roll Teleprompters...A Funny Story I would love to hear your funny teleprompter stories,…

The First Known Videotape Edited Show…November 20, 1958, CBS

The First Known Videotape Edited Show…November 20, 1958, CBS

  • November 6, 2014

Seated on the right is director John Frankenheimer watching Ross Murray edit "Old Man", which…

The First Two RCA Orthicon Cameras…Early Indoor Test, 1940

The First Two RCA Orthicon Cameras…Early Indoor Test, 1940

  • October 19, 2014

The First Two RCA Orthicon Cameras...Early Indoor Test, 1940 These photos are opaque slides from…

1944 RCA Television Milestone Ad

1944 RCA Television Milestone Ad

  • October 3, 2014

Just For Fun...1944 RCA Television Milestone Ad I thought you may find this interesting. The…

Anyone Know Who Made This Pedestal? I Bet GE…

Anyone Know Who Made This Pedestal? I Bet GE…

  • September 30, 2014

Anyone Know Who Made This Pedestal? 2021 UPDATE: It is a GE pedestal. You don't…

Adelphi Theater Stage Is Now…New York Hilton’s Grand Ballroom

Adelphi Theater Stage Is Now…New York Hilton’s Grand Ballroom

  • September 19, 2014

Adelphi Theater Stage Is Now...New York Hilton's Grand Ballroom If you ever want to conjure…

A Classic Candid And What It Tells Us…

A Classic Candid And What It Tells Us…

  • September 10, 2014

A Classic Candid And What It Tells Us... This is NBC cameraman George Kiyak goofing…

A Rare Look (In Color) At Early Electronic Television…

A Rare Look (In Color) At Early Electronic Television…

  • September 7, 2014

A Rare Look (In Color) At Early Electronic Television... This is quite an interesting look…

Don Pardo On NBC’s Studio 8H…Remembering It’s Grandeur

Don Pardo On NBC’s Studio 8H…Remembering It’s Grandeur

  • August 20, 2014

Don Pardo On NBC's Studio 8H...Remembering It's Grandeur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9AkAO0L2qo&ab_channel=FoundationINTERVIEWS At the link is a very…

Videotape Ground Zero…A First Hand Account From Fred Pfost

Videotape Ground Zero…A First Hand Account From Fred Pfost

  • August 20, 2014

This is a fantastic, first hand account from Ampex videotape team member Fred Pfost of…

Meet The Men Who Gave Us Videotape!

Meet The Men Who Gave Us Videotape!

  • August 20, 2014

Meet The Men Who Gave Us Videotape! In the photo, you see the Ampex Videotape…

Television City’s Face Light Experiment…1958

Television City’s Face Light Experiment…1958

  • August 14, 2014

Television City's Face Light Experiment...1958 At first glance, it looks like these RCA TK11s have…

Captain, My Captain…Robin Williams On ‘Saturday Night Live’

Captain, My Captain…Robin Williams On ‘Saturday Night Live’

  • August 12, 2014

Captain, My Captain...Robin Williams On 'Saturday Night Live' https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/robin-williams-snl-highlights-042018579.html At this link above, you'll find…

Disney’s New Camera Tech Splices Together Footage So Editors Don’t Have To

Disney’s New Camera Tech Splices Together Footage So Editors Don’t Have To

  • August 11, 2014

Soon, We'll ALL Be Obsolete! When videotape came to television in the late 50s, about…

A Prime Example Of Field Innovation…Can You Spot It?

A Prime Example Of Field Innovation…Can You Spot It?

  • August 11, 2014

A Prime Example Of Field Innovation...Can You Spot It? Is it the well made cardboard…

August 9, 1936…Jesse Owens Won His 4th Gold Medal In Berlin

August 9, 1936…Jesse Owens Won His 4th Gold Medal In Berlin

  • August 9, 2014

August 9, 1936...Jesse Owens Won His 4th Gold Medal In Berlin The first live television…

“Scared to death”: CBS cameraman covered Nixon’s resignation speech

“Scared to death”: CBS cameraman covered Nixon’s resignation speech

  • August 9, 2014

In Case You Missed It #2...CBS Crewman At Nixon Resignation The 7 minutes of conversation…

ULTRA RARE! Nixon Jokes With Crew Minutes Before Resigning

ULTRA RARE! Nixon Jokes With Crew Minutes Before Resigning

  • August 8, 2014

ULTRA RARE! Nixon Jokes With Crew Minutes Before Resigning Forty years ago today, President Nixon…

August 6, 1965…President Johnson Signs Voting Rights Act

August 6, 1965…President Johnson Signs Voting Rights Act

  • August 6, 2014

August 6, 1965...President Johnson Signs Voting Rights Act I'm not sure if this photo was…

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The men and women who shaped American television —producers, directors, engineers, studio crews, and the families of industry legends shared their stories, photos, documents, and memories with me. Many told me the same thing, even the historians for the networks:

“You’re preserving the only institutional knowledge we have left.”

Eyes Of A Generation has always been a collection of history, but now — it has, by default, become a home for the institutional memory of ABC, NBC, and CBS.

In the same way networks kept the videotapes tapes but erased the talent, skill, craftsmanship and even revenue those recorded shows represented…they have lost their histories too!

This is television’s story — created by the people who shaped it and safeguarded here, for those who come after.

All You Ever Wanted to Know About NORELCO CAMERAS

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The Amazingly Precise History of Color Television from Ed Reitan

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THE PERSONAL SCRAPBOOK OF GEORGE MOSES, ED SULLIVAN’S CAMERAMAN!

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HOW TELEVISION GRAPHICS CAME TO BE

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