Search
- United States Patent for Subscription Television Decoder Unit, June 27, 1961 -
- June 27, 1961
- Collections - Artifact
United States Patent for Subscription Television Decoder Unit, June 27, 1961
- Zenith "Phonevision" Subscription Television Decoder Unit with Control Panel Open, 1958 -
- 1958
- Collections - Artifact
Zenith "Phonevision" Subscription Television Decoder Unit with Control Panel Open, 1958
- "Death of an Aristocrat - The Pierce Arrow," Motor Trend Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 4, April 1953 - In 1953, <em>Motor Trend</em> magazine sponsored a contest for readers interested in careers in automotive design. Entrants submitted drawings, sketches, and photos showing their design proposals, along with essays predicting automotive design trends over the next ten years. Five winners each received a $2,000 scholarship to the prestigious Art Center School in Los Angeles.
- April 01, 1953
- Collections - Artifact
"Death of an Aristocrat - The Pierce Arrow," Motor Trend Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 4, April 1953
In 1953, Motor Trend magazine sponsored a contest for readers interested in careers in automotive design. Entrants submitted drawings, sketches, and photos showing their design proposals, along with essays predicting automotive design trends over the next ten years. Five winners each received a $2,000 scholarship to the prestigious Art Center School in Los Angeles.
- United States Patent for Subscription Television Decoder Unit, June 27, 1961 - Phonevision, the first subscription television system, allowed people to watch popular Hollywood films at home. To order a film, viewers called an operator, who would send a signal over the telephone and into a descrambling unit on top of the television. While a few extra steps were involved, Phonevision was similar to today's web-based "on-demand" streaming services.
- June 27, 1961
- Collections - Artifact
United States Patent for Subscription Television Decoder Unit, June 27, 1961
Phonevision, the first subscription television system, allowed people to watch popular Hollywood films at home. To order a film, viewers called an operator, who would send a signal over the telephone and into a descrambling unit on top of the television. While a few extra steps were involved, Phonevision was similar to today's web-based "on-demand" streaming services.
- United States Patent for Subscription Television Decoder, June 27, 1961 -
- June 27, 1961
- Collections - Artifact
United States Patent for Subscription Television Decoder, June 27, 1961
- Zenith "Phonevision" Subscription Television Decoder Unit with Control Panel Closed, 1958 -
- 1958
- Collections - Artifact
Zenith "Phonevision" Subscription Television Decoder Unit with Control Panel Closed, 1958
- Photograph Album, "White Paper to Wheels, Construction of the Vega Warrior Automobile," 1967-1969 - Automotive designer McKinley Thompson envisioned a rugged, easy-to-build automobile that could be manufactured and sold in developing countries. He built a working prototype on a Renault 10 chassis and gave it a buoyant plastic body and removable top. Thompson named his car the Warrior. Despite his efforts, Thompson was unable to interest automakers or investors in his idea.
- 1967-1969
- Collections - Artifact
Photograph Album, "White Paper to Wheels, Construction of the Vega Warrior Automobile," 1967-1969
Automotive designer McKinley Thompson envisioned a rugged, easy-to-build automobile that could be manufactured and sold in developing countries. He built a working prototype on a Renault 10 chassis and gave it a buoyant plastic body and removable top. Thompson named his car the Warrior. Despite his efforts, Thompson was unable to interest automakers or investors in his idea.
- Virgil M. Exner and Raymond Loewy with Clay Modelers at Work, Studebaker Corporation, 1946 - Virgil Exner, Studebaker's chief styling engineer, designed cars for postwar America. In this photograph taken just after World War II, Exner -- in a light-colored suit jacket -- stands with workers and clay models in the Studebaker styling studio. Exner would go on to create revolutionary designs for Chrysler as the company's first Vice President of Styling.
- 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Virgil M. Exner and Raymond Loewy with Clay Modelers at Work, Studebaker Corporation, 1946
Virgil Exner, Studebaker's chief styling engineer, designed cars for postwar America. In this photograph taken just after World War II, Exner -- in a light-colored suit jacket -- stands with workers and clay models in the Studebaker styling studio. Exner would go on to create revolutionary designs for Chrysler as the company's first Vice President of Styling.
- Advertising Poster, "ForDesign Worldwide Design Conference," 1988 -
- 07 November 1988-11 November 1988
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Poster, "ForDesign Worldwide Design Conference," 1988
- "Stock Car Racing - America's New Proving Ground?," Motor Trend Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 3, March 1953 - In 1953, <em>Motor Trend</em> magazine sponsored a contest for readers interested in careers in automotive design. Entrants submitted drawings, sketches, and photos showing their design proposals, along with essays predicting automotive design trends over the next ten years. Five winners each received a $2,000 scholarship to the prestigious Art Center School in Los Angeles.
- March 01, 1953
- Collections - Artifact
"Stock Car Racing - America's New Proving Ground?," Motor Trend Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 3, March 1953
In 1953, Motor Trend magazine sponsored a contest for readers interested in careers in automotive design. Entrants submitted drawings, sketches, and photos showing their design proposals, along with essays predicting automotive design trends over the next ten years. Five winners each received a $2,000 scholarship to the prestigious Art Center School in Los Angeles.