This is the team that came up with the RCA TK 11 – 31. Only known photo of the original engineering team with one of the first TK 11s at Camden plant. Photo from RCA Engineers Digest Nov 1952 donated by RCA Engineer Harry Wright.
The Roots of the Grand Ole Opry… This photo from early 1949 shows WBAP in Fort Worth’s ‘Saturday Night Barn Dance’ show on the air with an RCA TK10 working to capture it…horses and all. The television version of ‘Barn Dance’ is actually a spin off of the WBAP radio show at started in 1923. […]
While I’m At It… Since I just posted the 1948 color photo below of a WGN TK10, I thought I would follow it it up with a shot of the only known surviving camera from the original 8 that WGN bought in 1948. This camera came to me about 2 years ago and I am […]
WBBM, Chicago: 1981 Behind The Scenes This is a very good and thorough look at what goes into a major market news cast in this era…lots of gear is covered here and it all starts in the studio with Bill Curtis being shot with Thomson cameras. Enjoy! Source
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