'Producer's Showcase', NBC 1954-1957 This "spectacular" was a creation of NBC President Pat Weaver and…
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RCA Color Projection Television
RCA Color Projection Television In October of 1951, RCA demonstrated it's first color projection unit…
The Granddaddy Of Color Studios…The Colonial Theater
The Granddaddy Of Color Studios...The Colonial Theater I had given up finding a photo of…
The First Camera Dolly, 1936
The First Camera Dolly, 1936 In the patent application, this is referred to as a…
First Airborne Color
First Airborne Color and First Live Use Of Color Video Tape There are several elements…
A Final Goodnight…
A Final Goodnight... Soon Jay Leno will join this list, but for now, here are…
One Of My Favorites
One Of My Favorites Here's a bank of RCA TK11s at Television City going through…
In The Beginning…CBS STUDIO CITY
In The Beginning...CBS STUDIO CITY Below left is the original property as it looked in…
The Fearless Camera Pedestal Patent
The Fearless Camera Pedestal May 23, 1949 Ray Wilcox and Bruce Dalton submitted their patent…
Who Knew? The Story Of Kay Thompson & Andy Williams
Who Knew? The Story Of Kay Thompson & Andy Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hqp5c83aBw&ab_channel=LeslieLDenningMusic Meet the lady behind…
Andy Williams…The One And Only
Andy Williams...The One And Only If you didn't see this show in it's original run…
Television’s First Camera Pedestal…November 1936
Designed by Alda V Bedford and Knut J Magnusson, the patent assignment went to RCA…
A Pioneer In Every Way…Ernie Kovacs
A Pioneer In Every Way...Ernie Kovacs Below is a screen shot from one of his…
The 1937 RCA Iconoscope Camera, Patent Diagrams
The interior view in the previous post is the most revealing of the four images,…
‘The Big Party’, CBS Studio 33, October 8, 1959
'The Big Party', CBS Studio 33, October 8, 1959 https://archive.org/details/TheBigParty1959 At the link is the…
Naked To The World…Studio 33, CBS Television City
Naked To The World...Studio 33, CBS Television City After all these years of seeing Red…
The Story Behind The CBS & RCA/NBC Color Feud
The Story Behind The CBS & RCA/NBC Color Feud These screen shots are from a…
Is It Hot In Here Or Is It Just Me?
Is It Hot In Here Or Is It Just Me? Here's an RCA TK11 with…
Jackie Gleason’s First Television Appearance
Jackie Gleason's First Television Appearance Most of us that remember 'The Life Of Riley' think…
America’s First African American Television Star…Ethyl Waters
As early as 1919, Ethyl Waters had been appearing in roles on Broadway and in…
America’s First Television Pioneer…Charles Jenkins
America's First Television Pioneer...Charles Jenkins Below is a photo of Charles Francis Jenkins directing "Shadowgraph"…