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February 20, 1962…Glenn Orbits Earth, CBS Debuts Mini Camera
February 20, 1962...Glenn Orbits Earth, CBS Debuts Mini Camera On this day in 1962, John…
RCA Broadcast News, October 1946
RCA introduces television's first workhorse...the TK30 Image Orthicon Camera...in a multi-page article. This was the…
September 25, 1964…Last Black & White Bob Hope Special Airs
September 25, 1964...Last Black & White Bob Hope Special Airs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkntHZ91WJI At the link above…
September 7, 1927…First Electronic Television Demonstrated
September 7, 1927...First Electronic Television Demonstrated While others were trying to perfect mechanical television, Philo…
June 19, 1946…1st Image Orthicon Cameras & Network Sponsorship
June 19, 1946...1st Image Orthicon Cameras & Network Sponsorship In the photos, you see the…
Picture Parade…A Random Walk Through Some Interesting TV History
Picture Parade...A Random Walk Through Some Interesting TV History There is more on each photo.…
May 19, 1945…Dumont’s W3XYT Signs On In Washington DC
May 19, 1945...Dumont's W3XYT Signs On In Washington DC With NBC/RCA having come to DC…
April 30, 1952…TV’s First Toy Commercial, And Other TV Ad Firsts
April 30, 1952...TV's First Toy Commercial, And Other TV Ad Firsts On this day, in…
Some Of The First RCA TK30s Delivered…KSD TV, St. Louis
Some Of The First RCA TK30s Delivered...KSD TV, St. Louis As I mentioned earlier this…
A Brief History Of The Kinescope…Historic Images & The Machine
A Brief History Of The Kinescope...Historic Images & The Machine The first official use of…
Camera Rarities 1 Of 3…First NBC Tests Of The RCA TK30
Camera Rarities 1, Of 3...First NBC Tests Of The RCA TK30? Thanks to Tom Buckley,…
TeleTales #90…The Real Beauty Of The RCA TK30
TeleTales #90...The Real Beauty Of The RCA TK30 Notice the lighting in this 1948 photo…
TeleTales #67…A HUGE Beatles SURPRISE!
TeleTales #67...A HUGE Beatles SURPRISE! CBS sent one of their prototype hand held video cameras…
TeleTales #50…Double Header History In The Making
TeleTales #50...Double Header History In The Making This is the story of the first MLB…
TeleTales #48…Take A Minute To Look And Think About This
TeleTales #48...Take A Minute To Look And Think About This This 1944 ad from RCA…
By Request…Historic Kinescope Footage & The Machine Itself
By Request...Historic Kinescope Footage & The Machine Itself Several people asked to see more on…
‘Howdy Doody Show’…The Unforgettable Clarabell Goodbye
'Howdy Doody Show'...The Unforgettable Clarabell Goodbye Until those awful days in Dallas in 1963, September…
Bob Hope Special Shot With RCA TK60s, Excellent Crisp Video
Just For Fun...Bob Hope Special Shot With RCA TK60s, Excellent Crisp Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkntHZ91WJI&ab_channel=20thCenturyVision Above is…
Two Ultra Rare Sights In One Photo
Picture Parade #2...Two Ultra Rare Sights In One Photo I think this photo is from…
The Identities Are Revealed
Picture Parade 1...The Identities Are Revealed This photo gets posted a lot, but never with…