1 10 6 https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/1ecf9c5ec627000ca9730eed240758d1.jpg 84e38a5b223f7b1b8ddd1431f6576d95 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 124 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 Abel, Raymond Harry 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 In 1941 Raymond H. Abel, a UI graduate student in speech and theatre arts, wrote his master's thesis, A Project and Preliminary Investigation of Problems Involved in Producing a Play for Television. The thesis recounted his experience directing a UI student drama production of A Cup of Coffee, based on the short story Coffee Cup Hero by Walter Hogan. According to Abel, the production was "the first television dramatization ever presented in any educational institution." The play was aired on station W9XUI, successor to W9XK, on May 15, 1941. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. University Archives Relation A related resource Abel, Raymond Harry. A project and preliminary investigation of problems involved in producing a play for television. (University of Iowa, 1941) W9XK Experimental Television at Iowa http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/archives/guides 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 Actors Television producers and directors W9XUI-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1940-1950 Actresses Television broadcasting Television production & direction Theatrical producers & directors Students Television -- Equipment and supplies University of Iowa Title A name given to the resource Images from University of Iowa student Master's thesis on television production, 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs; Plans (Orthographic projections); Scenography https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/a3180bc6d2905ea84c918e6c335f616b.jpg c7665f389fef4200f755ba29f70f4f84 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 117 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 1940-11-21 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource "Music Hour" broadcast at Iowa Memorial Union for W9XUI, Nov. 21, 1940. 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Subject The topic of the resource Television programs W9XUI-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1940-1950 Actors University of Iowa Iowa Memorial Union (Iowa City, Iowa) Title A name given to the resource Two men and a woman broadcasting at the Iowa Memorial Union, The University of Iowa, November 21, 1940 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/8ba397c07d007f4814e39d90228a2557.jpg 03c9a348a2c6c06d8cfbd489f520e02e 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 119 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 Television camera employing Iconoscope. Electrical engineering instructor Ray C. Kent is focusing W9XUI camera by adjusting large portrait lens, 1941. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context w9xk033_1941.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, miscellaneous view sub-folder 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 -- Equipment and supplies Kent, Raymond Carroll, 1914- W9XUI-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1940-1950 Motion picture cameras Teachers University of Iowa Title A name given to the resource Ray C. Kent standing behind camera, The University of Iowa, 1941 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. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context w9xk032_1941.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 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/1db6ac765fb4cdc021f07a8809d288bf.jpg 1c972308e4a9a184a7f235d279df8fff 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 101 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 Noble, Bob Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-05-16 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource Description of programming and names of students and staff involved with production. 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Subject The topic of the resource Television broadcasting Abel, Raymond Harry W9XUI-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1940-1950 Television production & direction Television programs Theatrical productions Students Kent, Raymond Carroll, 1914- Lonsdale, Edward Middlebrook, 1915- University of Iowa Title A name given to the resource "W9XUI produces television program of dramatic skits," May 16, 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Clippings https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/8d5baf4d80f02d49728c0779ac08651d.jpg b55fcef689c56c32b3f99127d0c3cb42 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/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940-07-25 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource Report on newly-licensed W9XUI, broadcasting on VHF television band. 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 w9xk026.jpg https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Daily Iowan (Iowa City, Iowa) 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 2 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 Kurtz, Edwin Bernard, 1894- W9XUI-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1940-1950 Students Television frequency allocation Television -- Equipment and supplies Hyde, C. W. Braun, O. R. University of Iowa Title A name given to the resource "SUI to broadcast more detailed pictures," July 25, 1940 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Clippings; Photographs