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1 Minute Radio-Canada Color Promo” 1968
1 Minute Radio-Canada Color Promo" 1968 Thanks to former CBC engineer Serge Bordeleau for sending…
Remembering David Frost
Remembering David Frost British journalist David Frost, who was best known for his interview with…
Early Dumont Cameras
Early Dumont Cameras: Configuration 2 Unlike the RCA cameras, the Dumont Iconoscope cameras had electronic…
Vintage Video Collections
America's Camera Collections My friend Richard Wirth recently published this article "Vintage Video Collections" that…
EMI, The Start Of Something Big…
EMI, The Start Of Something Big... Below is an EMI 203 Image Orthicon camera from…
Marconi And Sarnoff
Marconi & Sarnoff Below is Guglielmo Marconi, the father of wireless communication (right) with David…
Why GE Flourished In Texas And The Southwest: The LBJ Deal
Years ago, I was told a story of political intrigue by an old Texas television…
The ‘Dance’
The 'Dance' In the days before video tape, wireless mics and zoom lenses, camera rehearsals…
Last Of The Monochrome Cameras: The RCA TK60
Last Of The Monochrome Cameras: The RCA TK60 The great TK60 actually began as the…
WRGB: Historic In Many Ways
WRGB: Historic In Many Ways Before the history, take a look at these GE Iconoscope…
“Queen For A Day”, Fancy Remote Setup In Houston
Fancy Remote Setup Isn't It? In the late 50s, 'Queen For A Day' would occasionally…
A Learning Moment; The First Mobile Units and Field Cameras
A Learning Moment; The First Mobile Units and Field Cameras In 1939, RCA designed and…
RCA’s Famous ‘Umber Grey’
RCA's Famous 'Umber Grey' Before the 'new look' in the 60s, all of RCA's equipment…
Early Dumont Cameras: Configuration 2
Early Dumont Cameras: Configuration 2 Unlike the RCA cameras, the Dumont Iconoscope cameras had electronic…
Insider’s History of The Hollywood Palace
Insider's History of The Hollywood Palace Thanks to ABC Hollywood veteran Don McCroskey, here's a…
Inside WHDH Telecine Center…With Labels
Revision From Friday Post Friday, I posted a photo I though was from WKY, but…
1954, Television In The Army
Now THIS is INTERESTING! This is a 1954 production by the US Army on their…
More Design Influence From John Vassos
More Design Influence From John Vassos Even here, on this early RCA Mobile Unit, his…
1936 Telefunken Camera 2 of 2
1936 Telefunken Camera 2 of 2 This is without a doubt the largest 'made for…
John Vassos and RCA ‘Television’
John Vassos and RCA 'Television' If you look where Milton's hand is, you are seeing…