David Sarnoff (1891-1971) as Seen by TV Viewers at the 1939 World's Fair
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Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs
Date: 1939
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2011-2216
David Sarnoff (1891-1971), President of the Radio Corporation of America, was televised April 20th as he delivered a speech dedicating RCA Exhibit Building at New York World's Fair. Newspaper men witnessed the dedication in the RCA Building, Radio City, eight miles from the actual scene of events. The RCA exhibit is devoted mainly to a demonstration of television, which becomes available to the public on April 30th.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2011-2216
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
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Black-and-white photographs
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2011-2216]
10.33 x 8.10;