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KXLY Television Camera
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| Accession #: | 3284.1 |
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| Title: | KXLY Television Camera |
| Object Type: | Camera, Television |
| Participants: |
KXLY-TV (user)
Radio Corporation of America (creator)
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| Physical Description: | Television camera on a wheeled tripod with "KXLY-TV" painted in blue on the sides. |
| Description: | After the Inland Northwest aired its first television broadcast in 1952, Spokane television station KXLY acquired this camera and used it until 1973. After World War II, television broadcasting stations began to emerge all over the nation. With increased advertising and more affordable pricing, household television purchases rose rapidly. Satellite dish technology in the 1980s made many more channels available to rural homes. |
| Category: | History |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Media (Industry)
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| Dimensions: |
height 65"
Base Diameter 51"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
steel (Material)
glass (material) (Material)
rubber (material) (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
In blue on sides: "KXLY - TV"
RCA Television (on both sides of camera)
Television Tripod Dolly Type TD-15A MI 26042-A RCA Ser 63B Made by Houston-Fearless Co Los Angeles California (metal plate attached to tripod above wheel.)
CAM-1 Remember Overscan (CAM-1 (written on masking tape) & Remember Overscan (on label maker) on side of camera)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Spokane Television Incorporated - KXLY-TV, 1988 |
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