Philo demonstrating equipment

File — Box: 1, Folder: 11

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1 Bart Molinari with Farnsworth Camera.Bart Molinari with Farnsworth Camera. photocopy
2 Philo Farnsworth with equipment.
3 caption 1: Camera crew at Philadelphia TV studio 1937. caption 2: Don McKay on Farnsworth Camera with Cameraman from scientific films for Paramount News-1936.
4 caption 1: Philo T. Farnsworth, Right, Inventor of Television. caption 2: On the left: Archie Keene President of Indiana Technical College on the right: Philo T. Farnsworth making presentation of pictured equipment to the college
5 Duplicate see (P0437n02_10_008)
6 Philo T. Farnsworth with equipment.
7 Dr. Rolf Mueller of Fernseh A.G. Berlin with Philo T. Farnsworth showing an early experimental projection tube-1933.
8 Philo T. Farnsworth Philadelphia Lab-1938.
9 Scene on roof of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia-August, 1934. Seymour (Skee) Turner and Carl smith sitting. Philo, son of Philo Farnsworth, climbing on railing. This equipment was USED to photograph the moon-see news article (not included).
10 Philo's brother-in-law Linden L. Player with Farnsworth experimental broadcasting equipment. Duplicate. See (P0437n02_11_002)
11 Philo Farnsworth holding improved Image Dissector Tube in his Philadelphia Lab-127 E. Mermaid Lane-1933 or 34. photocopy only.
12 Unidentified.
13 Philo T. Farnsworth with his "Fusor"-1960.
14 WATERSTAR PRODUCTIONS, PHOTO CAPTION, IMAGE DISECTOR, Philo T. Farnsworth holds up the image dissector, the tuber that allowed him to transmit images through the air electronically. The photograph was used in his case against RCA to prove that he invented television. Subject: Philo T. Farnsworth – Image Dissector. Activity: 5th Anniversary of the invention of Television. Date: Wednesday, September 7, 1977.
15 : P.T. Farnsworth with his television receiver-1929 or 1930. Company name “Television Inc.”.
16 Philo Farnsworth's brother-in-law Linden L. Player with the Farnsworth experimental TV broadcasting equipment, 1937 near Philadelphia. Duplicate. See (P0437n02_11_002)
17 First MK2 Fusor. Duplicate see (P0437n02_10_009)
18 Mobil unit crew, photocopy only.
19 Duplicate see (P0437n02_10_005)
20 Philo with first mobile unit. photocopy only.
21 One of the first outdoor experimental telecasts. Mr. Farnsworth is adjusting controls of the portable transmitter-monitor unit at right, 1934 Philadelphia.
22 P.T. Farnsworth with 1929 version of continuous film TV transmitter first attempts-San Francisco, Green Street Lab-Late 1928.
23 No longer a “laboratory experiment”, television is today an accomplished fact, and now on the eve of its general presentation to the public. Necessarily perfected along with Television itself are accessory arts. Such as make-up. Hollywood’s world-famous make-up specialist, Mas Factor, Jr.., who has been conducting television make-up laboratory tests for the past seven years, is here show with film actress Elaine Sheppard and George Everson, Secretary of the Farnsworth Television Corporation. Everson explains the workings of the intricate Farnsworth television broadcasting apparatus prior to the special make-up test which Max Factor, Jr. will make, with Elaine Sheppard as his subject.
24 George Sleeper, George Emerson-San Francisco Lab early film projector (telecine) early 1930s.
25 Don Pyke at the Farnsworth camera he later took charge of RCA’s mobile unit for covering sports, rocket launches, etc. Duplicate see (P0437n02_13_006)
26 Carl J. Christensen with camera.
27 John Stagmars in Oklahoma with his TV demo.-1948.
28 The Farnsworth television show was taken on a country- wide tour in 1938. Very well received.
29 First Farnsworth television receiver for assembly lines-1947.
30 Philo with equipment. photocopy
31 Unidentified.
32 Duplicate see (P0437n01_17_027, bottom right )

Dates

1900-1980

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