From the Thraumatrope to the Video Walkman, the milestones are all here, in a brilliant…
Category: Technology
The Dawn Of Tape
An in-depth look at the development of videotape as we know it. This 24 page…
NBC’s Chimes History, 1950-1978
From NBC's internal files, here are documents on NBC's iconic signature sound as it has…
“Radio Age,” 1948-1950
A 290 page collection of RCA's in-house journal of advances in mass communication technology from…
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…
NBC’s History of Color TV
NBC looks at the development of color television in this document.
1953: “This Is Color TV”
TV Guide takes a look at progress in color television technology, and on the last…
CBS Color Tests, 1951
A glimpse behind the scenes of the on-air tests of CBS's mechanical color system.
GE Broadcast Equipment Catalog, 1951
Here's a catalog for GE's 1951 offerings.
1932 Jenkins Radiovision Catalog
Here's a catalog for a pioneering line of early televisions.
The DuMont VitaScan System
An eight-page brochure for DuMont's very odd, flying spot television system.