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1940 Television's First Year (by
the National Broadcasting Company of America)
(51K)
Size: 8-1/2" x 11", Softcover book, with a glassine (clear see-thru)
window that looks onto page 3 thru the front cover.
(44K)
Page 3
(124K)
Page 4 -- Foreword
(150K)
Page 7 -- President Roosevelt at the opening of the 1939 New York World's Fair,
NBC camera & equipment visible on the RH side.
(122K)
Page 8 -- Albert Robida's (artist) depiction of the "Telephotoscope"
in the early 1880s. Our first 'concept' drawings of television!
(128K)
Page 10 -- Television broadcast to an airplane, and from an airplane.
(165K)
Page 12 -- King George VII and Queen Elizabeth being televised at the 1939 NY
World's Fair
(162K)
Page 14 -- Sports on television
(192K)
Page 16 -- Human Interest and Training Programs
(185K)
Page 20 -- Lowell Thomas and the news; Drama programs
(194K)
Page 22 -- Novelty Acts and Demonstrations
(169K)
Page 24 -- Dance and Ballet
(190K)
Page 26 -- Religious Services
(133K)
Page 28 -- Mobile Units & Television Field Engineers
(126K)
Page 29 -- Time on the air; Number of TV Receivers
(230K)
Page 32 -- NBC Televiewer Relations; Television Program Card & Survey
(216K)
Page 34 -- News, Sports and Special Events picked-up by the TV Mobile Unit
(Partial Listing)
(125K)
Page 37 -- "IKE" - "MIKE" and "KINNY"
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