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E.G. Blackstone writing shorthand, The University of Iowa, 1933

E.G. Blackstone writing shorthand, The University of Iowa, 1933

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.
E.B. Kurtz and J.L. Potter in front of television transmitter, The University of Iowa, 1933

E.B. Kurtz and J.L. Potter in front of television transmitter, The University of Iowa, 1933

View of television transmitter for W9XK. Transmitter operated on 2050 kilocycles or a wave length of 146 meters. Pictured at left is Prof. E.B. Kurtz, head of the Electrical Engineering Department, holding a transmitter tube, and J.L. Potter,…
Clement F. Wade, president of Western Television Corporation, 1930s

Clement F. Wade, president of Western Television Corporation, 1930s

Clement F. Wade's company offered to provide the Department of Electrical Engineering several of the necessary equipment components to put W9XK on the air.
Electrical Engineering building, The University of Iowa, 1930s

Electrical Engineering building, The University of Iowa, 1930s

The Electrical Engineering building where the television studio and transmitter were located on the ground floor.
Television Research Laboratory elevation plan, The University of Iowa, March 7, 1932

Television Research Laboratory elevation plan, The University of Iowa, March 7, 1932

Sectional elevations of W9Xk studio and operating rooms.
Television Research Laboratory floor plan, The University of Iowa, March 7, 1932

Television Research Laboratory floor plan, The University of Iowa, March 7, 1932

Floor plan of W9XK studio, transmitter, and operating rooms.
Account of television lecture on home planning, The University of Iowa, 1930s

Account of television lecture on home planning, The University of Iowa, 1930s

Illustrated lecture on home planning by Prof. Frederic G. Higbee.
Illustration broadcast in television lecture on home planning, The University of Iowa, 1930s

Illustration broadcast in television lecture on home planning, The University of Iowa, 1930s

Illustrated lecture on home planning by Prof. Frederic G. Higbee.
Illustration of broadcast of drawing demonstration at The University of Iowa, 1930s

Illustration of broadcast of drawing demonstration at The University of Iowa, 1930s

Newspaper account of the experimental television broadcast originating from the University of Iowa.
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