4 10 53 https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/83d2e0e06c8411304720b27b8f23e716.jpg b9821a100116bbdd8b2d55b10c65c5a5 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 146 Height 120 Bit Depth 8 Channels 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource W9XK Experimental Television at Iowa Description An account of the resource Prime-time TV in America didn’t start in a laboratory at General Electric, RCA or AT&T, but instead at the corner of Dubuque Street and Iowa Avenue in Iowa City. W9XK, the University of Iowa’s experimental television station, went on the air January 25, 1933, with a weekly or twice-weekly schedule of lectures, music, and drama. It was the first educational TV station in the U.S. This collection, featuring over 100 items, includes photographs, correspondence, and articles chronicling W9XK’s brief but significant history. Materials are from the University of Iowa Archives, Department of Special Collections. No video or film footage of W9XK’s broadcasts is known to exist today. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa Archives Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933-01-25 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource Prof. E.B. Kurtz, head of Electrical Engineering Department, points to a chart during his illustrated talk as part of W9XK's inaugural combined broadcast with radio station WSUI, Jan. 25, 1933. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context w9xk039_1933-01-25.jpg https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. University Archives Relation A related resource W9XK Experimental Television at Iowa F.W. Kent Photographs: Events and Activities http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/archives/guides Television Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Subject The topic of the resource Television broadcasting Kurtz, Edwin Bernard, 1894- W9XK-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1930-1940 Television programs University of Iowa WSUI (Radio station : Iowa City, Iowa) Title A name given to the resource E.B. Kurtz pointing to chart, The University of Iowa, January 25, 1933 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/e9641cc48cbe97843a574e0b29b349de.jpg e12998104dda437eace08d1678befcdc Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 77 Height 120 Bit Depth 8 Channels 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource W9XK Experimental Television at Iowa Description An account of the resource Prime-time TV in America didn’t start in a laboratory at General Electric, RCA or AT&T, but instead at the corner of Dubuque Street and Iowa Avenue in Iowa City. W9XK, the University of Iowa’s experimental television station, went on the air January 25, 1933, with a weekly or twice-weekly schedule of lectures, music, and drama. It was the first educational TV station in the U.S. This collection, featuring over 100 items, includes photographs, correspondence, and articles chronicling W9XK’s brief but significant history. Materials are from the University of Iowa Archives, Department of Special Collections. No video or film footage of W9XK’s broadcasts is known to exist today. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa Archives Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource Prof. E.B. Kurtz, head of the Dept. of Electrical Engineering, adjusting a television receiving set manufactured by Echophone Company. Echophone manufactured sets that were capable of receiving the W9XK signal. 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Subject The topic of the resource Television broadcasting Television -- Equipment and supplies Kurtz, Edwin Bernard, 1894- W9XK-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1930-1940 University of Iowa Echophone Company Title A name given to the resource E.B. Kurtz tuning a television receiving set at W9XK television station, The University of Iowa, ca. 1933 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/12b644119687eb10c9a531e9ef742d0f.jpg 27537372c31843741b9d548338da613e Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 83 Height 120 Bit Depth 8 Channels 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource W9XK Experimental Television at Iowa Description An account of the resource Prime-time TV in America didn’t start in a laboratory at General Electric, RCA or AT&T, but instead at the corner of Dubuque Street and Iowa Avenue in Iowa City. W9XK, the University of Iowa’s experimental television station, went on the air January 25, 1933, with a weekly or twice-weekly schedule of lectures, music, and drama. It was the first educational TV station in the U.S. This collection, featuring over 100 items, includes photographs, correspondence, and articles chronicling W9XK’s brief but significant history. Materials are from the University of Iowa Archives, Department of Special Collections. No video or film footage of W9XK’s broadcasts is known to exist today. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa Archives Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1935 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource Prof. E.B. Kurtz, head of the Dept. of Electrical Engineering. He, along with radio station WSUI manager Carl Menzer, were largely responsible for the development of experimental television broadcasting during the 1930's at UI. 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Subject The topic of the resource Television broadcasting Kurtz, Edwin Bernard, 1894- W9XK-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1930-1940 Teachers University of Iowa Title A name given to the resource E.B. Kurtz, The University of Iowa, ca. 1930s Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/3f2a3c8521c1943c3a4e727e3aa97485.jpg df80ce48f7b7e78852fcb9f3f4dd2d6f Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 140 Height 120 Bit Depth 8 Channels 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource W9XK Experimental Television at Iowa Description An account of the resource Prime-time TV in America didn’t start in a laboratory at General Electric, RCA or AT&T, but instead at the corner of Dubuque Street and Iowa Avenue in Iowa City. W9XK, the University of Iowa’s experimental television station, went on the air January 25, 1933, with a weekly or twice-weekly schedule of lectures, music, and drama. It was the first educational TV station in the U.S. This collection, featuring over 100 items, includes photographs, correspondence, and articles chronicling W9XK’s brief but significant history. Materials are from the University of Iowa Archives, Department of Special Collections. No video or film footage of W9XK’s broadcasts is known to exist today. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa Archives Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource Prof. E.G. Blackstone of the College of Commerce, giving an illustrated lecture on shorthand, broadcast on W9XK, 1933. Note microphone to pick up sound and photoelectric cells on left to pick up picture. 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Subject The topic of the resource Television broadcasting Shorthand Blackstone, Earl Glen, 1892- W9XK-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1930-1940 Television programs Teachers University of Iowa Title A name given to the resource E.G. Blackstone writing shorthand, The University of Iowa, 1933 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/d93773cfd387f50f40402f0bf0e43ac2.jpg 85ee6427b81c0764f1996c73a7d1842c Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 115 Height 120 Bit Depth 8 Channels 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource W9XK Experimental Television at Iowa Description An account of the resource Prime-time TV in America didn’t start in a laboratory at General Electric, RCA or AT&T, but instead at the corner of Dubuque Street and Iowa Avenue in Iowa City. W9XK, the University of Iowa’s experimental television station, went on the air January 25, 1933, with a weekly or twice-weekly schedule of lectures, music, and drama. It was the first educational TV station in the U.S. This collection, featuring over 100 items, includes photographs, correspondence, and articles chronicling W9XK’s brief but significant history. Materials are from the University of Iowa Archives, Department of Special Collections. No video or film footage of W9XK’s broadcasts is known to exist today. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa Archives Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource E.M. Lonsdale making adjustments on monitor panel in W9XUI television broadcasting studio, 1941. 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Subject The topic of the resource Television broadcasting Television -- Repairing Lonsdale, Edward Middlebrook, 1915- W9XUI-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1940-1950 Television studios University of Iowa Title A name given to the resource E.M. Lonsdale working on television equipment, The University of Iowa, 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/a3c60d825738f164b0b2fe40a15f299b.jpg d677606281dcdf79a7a378ee5a85e775 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 58 Height 120 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource W9XK Experimental Television at Iowa Description An account of the resource Prime-time TV in America didn’t start in a laboratory at General Electric, RCA or AT&T, but instead at the corner of Dubuque Street and Iowa Avenue in Iowa City. W9XK, the University of Iowa’s experimental television station, went on the air January 25, 1933, with a weekly or twice-weekly schedule of lectures, music, and drama. It was the first educational TV station in the U.S. This collection, featuring over 100 items, includes photographs, correspondence, and articles chronicling W9XK’s brief but significant history. Materials are from the University of Iowa Archives, Department of Special Collections. No video or film footage of W9XK’s broadcasts is known to exist today. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa Archives Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource Edwin B. Kurtz was born 1894, died Jan. 14, 1978. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context w9xk028_1978-01-20.jpg https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Iowa City Press Citizen University of Iowa. 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W9XK, the University of Iowa’s experimental television station, went on the air January 25, 1933, with a weekly or twice-weekly schedule of lectures, music, and drama. It was the first educational TV station in the U.S. This collection, featuring over 100 items, includes photographs, correspondence, and articles chronicling W9XK’s brief but significant history. Materials are from the University of Iowa Archives, Department of Special Collections. No video or film footage of W9XK’s broadcasts is known to exist today. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa Archives Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1959 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource The Electrical Engineering building where the television studio and transmitter were located on the ground floor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context w9xk042_page 021 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa University of Iowa. University Archives Relation A related resource Reprinted from: Kurtz, E.B. Pioneering in Educational Television: A Documentary Presentation. Iowa City: State University of Iowa, 1959 W9XK Experimental Television at Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. 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No video or film footage of W9XK’s broadcasts is known to exist today. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa Archives Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930/1939 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource Entrance to the W9XK television studio, Electrical Engineering Building, northeast corner of Iowa Avenue and Dubuque St., Iowa City, Iowa, 1930s. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context w9xk031_1930.jpg https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. University Archives Relation A related resource W9XK Experimental Television at Iowa F.W. Kent Photographs: Colleges and Departments http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/archives/guides Engineering Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Subject The topic of the resource Television studios W9XK-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1930-1940 Doors & doorways University of Iowa Title A name given to the resource Entrance door to W9XK television studio, The University of Iowa, 1930s Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/eab86d62c06770ef37747a6287a2da6d.jpg 6215767bba756d150b2e7dde96970a35 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 90 Height 120 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource W9XK Experimental Television at Iowa Description An account of the resource Prime-time TV in America didn’t start in a laboratory at General Electric, RCA or AT&T, but instead at the corner of Dubuque Street and Iowa Avenue in Iowa City. W9XK, the University of Iowa’s experimental television station, went on the air January 25, 1933, with a weekly or twice-weekly schedule of lectures, music, and drama. It was the first educational TV station in the U.S. This collection, featuring over 100 items, includes photographs, correspondence, and articles chronicling W9XK’s brief but significant history. Materials are from the University of Iowa Archives, Department of Special Collections. No video or film footage of W9XK’s broadcasts is known to exist today. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa Archives Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pratt, Elmer W. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-1932 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource Report recommends approving University of Iowa's application for experimental television broadcasting license. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RG01.15.05 w9xk006 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. University Archives Relation A related resource W9XK Experimental Television at Iowa Subject Vertical Files: Television http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/archives/guides 1930s and 1940s, folder 1 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Subject The topic of the resource Television broadcasting Television stations--Licenses Pratt, Elmer W. 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Title A name given to the resource W9XK Experimental Television at Iowa Description An account of the resource Prime-time TV in America didn’t start in a laboratory at General Electric, RCA or AT&T, but instead at the corner of Dubuque Street and Iowa Avenue in Iowa City. W9XK, the University of Iowa’s experimental television station, went on the air January 25, 1933, with a weekly or twice-weekly schedule of lectures, music, and drama. It was the first educational TV station in the U.S. This collection, featuring over 100 items, includes photographs, correspondence, and articles chronicling W9XK’s brief but significant history. Materials are from the University of Iowa Archives, Department of Special Collections. No video or film footage of W9XK’s broadcasts is known to exist today. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa Archives Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1928-1929 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource Federal Radio Commission rules and regulations for acquisition of a television broadcasting license and notice from the Federal Radio Commission of hearing for the University of Iowa's application for an experimental television broadcasting license. Application was filed March 18, 1929, hearing notice sent June 15, 1929, hearing held Oct. 8, 1929. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RG01.15.05 w9xk104 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. University Archives Relation A related resource W9XK Experimental Television at Iowa Subject Vertical Files: Television http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/archives/guides 1930s and 1940s, folder 1 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Subject The topic of the resource Television broadcasting Television stations--Licenses Robinson, Ira E. (Ira Ellsworth), 1869-1951 W9XK-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1920-1930 Government regulation Butman, Carl H. University of Iowa United States. Federal Radio Commission United States -- Washington (D.C.) Title A name given to the resource Federal Radio Commission order regarding television station permits, August 22, 1928 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Documents