Shipment of RCA Victor Color Television Sets at Brandt Sales, Dayton, Ohio, 1962

Summary

This image commemorates the celebratory arrival of a shipment of RCA Victor color televisions to a small electronics shop in Dayton, Ohio. In 1962, when this image was taken, color television in the home was still an exciting idea. Lowered costs for sets and regular programming in color led to a rise in customers investing in the now stable technology.

This image commemorates the celebratory arrival of a shipment of RCA Victor color televisions to a small electronics shop in Dayton, Ohio. In 1962, when this image was taken, color television in the home was still an exciting idea. Lowered costs for sets and regular programming in color led to a rise in customers investing in the now stable technology.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1962

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2013.140.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Chromogenic processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in

Width: 3.5 in

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