THE BROADCAST BEGINS The dials on gauges pulse as a TV crew technician hits a button. CUs of control panel and gauges. WS shows big room with electronic equipment. Part of a long clip on an experimental TV broadcast transmitted from the Empire State Building. WS shows views of and from the skyscraper.+ Part of a special collection. Most clips have 35 mm backup. 1930s - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
EARLY TV CONTROL BOOTH Before an experimental broadcast at the dawn of TV history, men prepare inside the control room. Three men wearing headphones sit at a table. Another crew member looks over a large camera. A third man removes the casing on equipment to reveal its wiring.+ Part of a special collection. Most clips have 35 mm backup. 1930s - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
NEWSPAPER READER A few shots of a man wearing glasses reading a newspaper, and he then looks up. Home movie quality, color somewhat faded. 1960s - COLOR Source: Video: BetaSP
EARLY TV TECHNOLOGY Various shots from the dawn of TV broadcasting. Three executives stand on a set and exchange handshakes. A handful of musicians sit on a set near a TV camera. A cameraman takes off the casing of a camera to reveal its wiring. CU shows the lenses on a camera.+ Part of a special collection. Most clips have 35 mm 1930s - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
STOCK MARKET CRASH OF 1929 Brokers buy and sell stocks at a frenetic pace. Front page headlines proclaim the stock market crash and the collapse of Wall Street. October, 1929 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
U.S. ENTERS WWI Newspaper headlines proclaim that the U.S. has entered the War (WWI). A mass gathering of patriots celebrate the news. April 6, 1917 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
