This 1966 RCA demo on how their newest quad machine works is hosted by RCA’s John Wentworth and although the quality of the film capture is not a good as we would like it, the technical presentation is about as good as it gets. The TR-4 cost over $35,000 in 1966, equivalent to over $283,300 in 2021.
I’ve Got A Secret: Philo T. Farnswroth, 1957 Philo T. Farnsworth: The Boy Who Invented Television. http://farnovision.com Get the whole amazing story: http://farnovision.com/book.html Thumbnail sketch: … Source
You Mean They Weren’t Driving A Real Car To California? From Season 4, Episode 12, here’s the cast of ‘I Love Lucy’ setting out for California on January 10, 1955…sort of. The car is a new Pontiac convertible. In case you did not know, “California, Here I Come” was written for the 1921 Broadway musical […]
November 7, 1948…”Studio One” Debuts On CBS The first episode, brought with it another first…one of TV’s first live special effects shots. In the photo, we see star, Margaret Sullivan, “driving in the rain” on the first telecast. That first presentation was titled “The Storm” and originated from Studios 41 and 42 at Grand Central. […]
At this link are 29 classic images taken and shared by our dear friend Dennis Degan. Through the course of his television carier, he has worked as engineer and editor but is also a first rate photographer so enjoy! Be sure to notice the captions on each image when you move your mouse over the […]