A Pictorial Record of Television Development photograph album

Made:
1924-1938 in Europe
maker:
John Logie Baird
A Pictorial Record of Television Development photograph album

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A Pictorial Record of Television Development: A collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.Various photographers, British and European, some press photographs.

Photograph album with black leather cover. 'A Pictorial Record of Television Development' is marked on the spine in gold.

A Pictorial Record of Television Development photograph album

1924-1938
A Pictorial Record of Television Development title page

A Pictorial Record of Television Development title page

1924-1938
Photograph entitled 'Mr. John L. Baird carrying out early Television experiments'

Photograph entitled 'Mr. John L. Baird carrying out early Television experiments'

1924-1938
Photograph with caption 'Early Baird Television experiments'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'Early Baird Television experiments'

1924-1938
Photograph with caption 'The first television photograph ever taken. This is an actual unretouched photo of the image as it appeared on the screen of the first "Televisor".' From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'The first television photograph ever taken'

1924-1938
Photograph entitled 'Baird with his very crude transmitter equipment'

Photograph entitled 'Baird with his very crude transmitter equipment'

1924-1938
Photograph of man in white jacket with apparatus (larger of the two photographs on this page), with caption 'Some of the early Baird transmitter equipment.' From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'Some of the early Baird transmitter equipment'

1924-1938
Photograph of apparatus (smaller of the two photographs on this page), with caption 'Some of the early Baird transmitter equipment.' From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'Some of the early Baird transmitter equipment'

1924-1938
Photograph of one face (photograph on left of this page), with caption 'Photographs of 30 - line image'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'Photographs of 30 - line image'

1924-1938
Photograph of two faces (photograph on right of this page), with caption 'Photographs of 30 - line image'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'Photographs of 30 - line image'

1924-1938
Photograph with caption '1927 - Early spot light transmitter. J.L. Baird at transmitter for London to Glasgow experiment'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled '1927 - Early spot light transmitter'

1924-1938
Photograph with caption 'Baird conducting an experiment for the original phonovision record, January 1927'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'Baird conducting an experiment for the original phonovision record'

1924-1938
Photograph with handwritten caption 'Baird with the original transmitter used for the first transmission of signals across the Atlantic in 1928.' From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'Baird with the original transmitter used for the first transmission of signals across the Atlantic'

1924-1938
Photograph with caption 'Baird giving a demonstration of 30 line reception'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'Baird giving a demonstration of 30 line reception'

1924-1938
Photograph with caption 'Arthur Prince and his doll being televised in 1928'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'Arthur Prince and his doll being televised'

1924-1938
Photograph with caption 'A dummy's head being used as the subject for producing a phonovision record'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'A dummy's head being used as the subject for producing a phonovision record'

1924-1938
Photograph with caption 'Baird giving a demonstration of 30 line reception at Selfridges'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'Baird giving a demonstration of 30 line reception at Selfridges'

1924-1938
Photograph of piece of equipment (photograph on left of this page) with caption 'One of the original photo-electric cells used for the Baird 30 line spot-light transmitter'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'One of the original photo-electric cells used for the Baird 30 line spot-light transmitter'

1924-1938
Photograph of piece of equipment (photograph on right of this page) with caption 'One of the original photo-electric cells used for the Baird 30 line spot-light transmitter'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'One of the original photo-electric cells used for the Baird 30 line spot-light transmitter'

1924-1938
Photograph with caption '30 line spot light transmission and control room used at Long Acre Studio in 1928/30'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled '30 line spot light transmission and control room'

1924-1938
Photograph with caption 'The first demonstration of television'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'The first demonstration of television'

1924-1938
Photograph with caption 'Denis Van Mihaly original 30 line receiver using periscope observation (about 1930)'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'Denis Van Mihaly original 30 line receiver'

1924-1938
Photograph with caption 'American 30 line Telecine transmission 1930'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled 'American 30 line Telecine transmission 1930'

1924-1938
Photograph of piece of equipment (top left of this page), with caption '2 ft. home receiver optical chassis'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled '2 ft. home receiver optical chassis'

1924-1938
Photograph of piece of equipment (top right of this page), with caption '2 ft. home receiver optical chassis'. From a collection of photographs illustrating the early experimental television work of John Logie Baird, 1924-1938.

Photograph entitled '2 ft. home receiver optical chassis'

1924-1938

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Details

Category:
Television
Object Number:
2023-614
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
type:
album

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