Two Ultra Rare Sights In One Photo

On December 19, 2014 - TV History

Picture Parade #2…Two Ultra Rare Sights In One Photo

I think this photo is from 1945 when Norma Jeane Mortenson was becoming one of Blue Book Modeling Agency’s top models in Los Angeles. In 1946, she (yes, Marilyn Monroe) would bleach her hair blonde to look more like her favorites Gene Harlow and Lana Turner.

The camera is an RCA Orthicon model which came out around 1943 and is owned by Don Lee’s LA station, KTSL. This is the only picture of this camera I have seen that was not owned by either the NBC or CBS networks. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee

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7 Comments

  1. Fernando Menichini December 21, 2014

    sandal with blue sock worn by the cameraman are unwatchable

  2. Rusty Hale December 20, 2014

    She looked great as a redhead…

  3. Steve Dichter December 19, 2014

    Here’s another, sans Marilyn, of the Don Lee/W6XAO 1945 I.O. camera I posted to the ETF site.

  4. Dennis A. Livesey December 19, 2014

    Ooo, loving the cameraman’s ultra cool socks’n sandals look…

  5. Mike Hemeon December 19, 2014

    Don Lee must have been in love with himself.

  6. Steve Ledonne December 19, 2014

    This was just an excuse to get close to the model… Creeper gonna creep. Love it!!

  7. Ritchie Williams December 19, 2014

    looks like he’s doing a very close-up shot on her breasts