Filming Television Show with Henry Ford's "Kitchen Sink" Engine, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
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Americans first experienced television in 1939, when RCA telecast the opening ceremonies of the New York World's Fair. Television fit the exposition's "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme, and fairgoers could view manufacturer demonstrations throughout the exposition. Ford Motor Company employed the novel technology, filming shows for viewing in Ford exhibit building lounges.
Americans first experienced television in 1939, when RCA telecast the opening ceremonies of the New York World's Fair. Television fit the exposition's "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme, and fairgoers could view manufacturer demonstrations throughout the exposition. Ford Motor Company employed the novel technology, filming shows for viewing in Ford exhibit building lounges.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
19 October 1939
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.1409
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
verso: 1348
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