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Just in from long time NBC Burbank engineer Bob Meza. This is a beautiful photo of the Rose Parade and TK41, and unlike any I have seen before. Most of the shots show the parade approaching, but this shows the passing and the huge crowds further down the route. Remember…please send me you pictures! edition4@comcast.net
TeleTales #88…You Know What They Say About Necessity! It is indeed the mother of invention. When you need a crane, but can’t get one to you location, build one out of wood. I have no idea where,or what is shoot is, but offer a tip of the hat to an innovative crew. “Get ‘er done!”. […]
1926-2016…Celebrating 90 Years Of Talking Pictures Thanks to Western Electric’s Vitaphone technology, moving pictures with sound became a commercial success, but the story does not start with “The Jazz Singer”, and it doesn’t even start with the spoken word. Believe it or not, the very first sound with film efforts were thought of as a […]
Interesting Tape Artifact…July 4, 1976, Boston Pops National Debut Somehow, there is no video record of the first ever nationwide broadcast of the now famous Boston Pops 4th Of July concert on CBS, BUT…there is this piece of work tape. This eighteen minute clip will start with CBS reporter Charles Collingwood preparing to talk with […]
Super Rare Footage…Live Television At 1939 World’s Fair After the opening days of the fair that were broadcast by NBC, the RCA Pavilion had a camera that visitors could walk in front of and see themselves on a monitor. It was all the rage and certificates were issued stating that the bearer had indeed been […]
Could this be from that legendary 1954 colorcast?
Looks like a push pull Zoomar on that RCA camera.
Yeah Pat,the big field version.