September 12, 1959...'Bonanza' Debuts On NBC Initially, 'Bonanza' aired on Saturday evenings opposite 'Perry Mason'.…
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A Rare Look (In Color) At Early Electronic Television…
A Rare Look (In Color) At Early Electronic Television... This is quite an interesting look…
Priceless! Look closely…
Priceless! Look closely...this is very interesting on two counts. First, this is the hard way…
The First Live Videotape Delay System…
The First Live Videotape Delay System... When videotape was introduced in 1956, the phrase "time…
Remember This? Carson Crashes Rickles…
Remember This? This was the night Johnny went from his set in Studio 1, across…
The Birth Of Video Assisted Movie Making…Jerry’s Noisy Toy
The Birth Of Video Assisted Movie Making...Jerry's Noisy Toy This video clip is cued to…
Apollo Missions Television…The On Board Camera Systems
Apollo Missions Television...The On Board Camera Systems This is a remarkable 45 page article packed…
It’s Alive! This RCA TK30 Is Making Pictures Again!
It's Alive! This RCA TK30 Is Making Pictures Again! I'd heard that Ralph Sargent in…
ABC’s Sacrificial Lambs…GE PC 7 Made Into First ABC Mini Cam
I was digging through some old photos this morning and came across this and it…
The NBC Portable Cameras…
The NBC Mini Cameras... Earlier in the week, I posted a video that showed rare…
An Important First And Last Event…
An Important FIrst And Last Event... Below is a photo of the first television drama…
Television’s First Zoom Lens…
Television's First Zoom Lens... This is the Walker Electra Zoom lens and is believed to…
On Closer Examination…Something We All Missed Is Here!
On Closer Examination...Something We All Missed Is Here! Last month, some collector friends and I…
Eyes Of A Generation Camera Collection…
Eyes Of A Generation Camera Collection...Part 1 Of 3 A few have recently asked to…
Marilyn Monroe….’Person To Person’ April 8, 1955
Marilyn Monroe....'Person To Person' April 8, 1955 https://youtu.be/L05TYBXwU3A?t=249 At the clip above, we start with…
Audrey Meadows…Her Television Debut With ‘Bob & Ray’
Audrey Meadows...Her Television Debut With 'Bob & Ray' https://youtu.be/G3qTIZ9ZFPc?t=191 After appearing on the Broadway stage…
Elvis Presley’s Second Television Show…’The Milton Berle Show’
Elvis Presley's Second Television Show...'The Milton Berle Show' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMlU8K9h-rw&t=14s&ab_channel=ElvisPresley-TheKing In the clip above, you can…
Television City’s Face Light Experiment…1958
Television City's Face Light Experiment...1958 At first glance, it looks like these RCA TK11s have…
A Prime Example Of Field Innovation…Can You Spot It?
A Prime Example Of Field Innovation...Can You Spot It? Is it the well made cardboard…
August 6, 1965…President Johnson Signs Voting Rights Act
August 6, 1965...President Johnson Signs Voting Rights Act I'm not sure if this photo was…
The BBC’s State Of The Art Television…1956
The BBC's State Of The Art Television...1956 On the 10th Anniversary of the return to…