1 10 53 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. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context w9xk038_1940-11-21.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 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/067202eea59a0c268ace9a2d2d3d3662.jpg 0d3f71567ed557fee5a5879686ebf653 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 1931-11-20 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource Authorizing travel for SUI faculty to present television license request to Federal Radio Commission in Washington, D.C. 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Subject The topic of the resource Television broadcasting Television stations--Licenses Kurtz, Edwin Bernard, 1894- W9XK-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1930-1940 Menzer, Carl University of Iowa Title A name given to the resource Travel authorization, November 20, 1931 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Correspondence https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/fcdbb212572ea3c244c607f8e09326a1.jpg 789ef128c78ede9ecf461cfd6b9c2960 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 159 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/. Title A name given to the resource Television station call letters, The University of Iowa, 1930s Subject The topic of the resource Television broadcasting Television stations -- Call signs W9XK-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1930-1940 University of Iowa Description An account of the resource W9XK television call letters, used to identify the station at the beginning and end of each of its broadcasts, 1930s. 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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 1959 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource Floor plan of W9XK studio, transmitter, and operating rooms. 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 023 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa University of Iowa. 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Subject The topic of the resource Television broadcasting Television stations W9XK-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1930-1940 Television studios Laboratories Television broadcasting -- Study and teaching University of Iowa Electrical Engineering Building (Iowa City, Iowa) Title A name given to the resource Television Research Laboratory floor plan, The University of Iowa, March 7, 1932 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Floor plans https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/7fdeb54962af30d5167a24883fbc8292.jpg 5a1e7e11268528908a71e6335f7bb8dc 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 159 Height 105 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 1959 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource Sectional elevations of W9Xk studio and operating rooms. 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 024 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. 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 W9XK-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1930-1940 Television studios Laboratories Television broadcasting -- Study and teaching University of Iowa Electrical Engineering Building (Iowa City, Iowa) Title A name given to the resource Television Research Laboratory elevation plan, The University of Iowa, March 7, 1932 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Floor plans https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/7087d0256f3213a60bc91f30a4bfe09d.jpg 62a8ef15b9e360a476b8e69406c3c117 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 76 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, looking through a bank of ten photoelectric cells mounted in frame for use at W9XK studio, 1933. 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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 Lighting University of Iowa Title A name given to the resource Television equipment: bank of photoelectric cells, The University of Iowa, 1933 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/d569502437587e815b13b07efefd735d.jpg 3c18e6e7dafaa91ccca80f3736795c39 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 75 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/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Daily Iowan 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 Daily Iowan account of the March 3, 1933 public demonstration of television. 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Subject The topic of the resource Television broadcasting Television stations Kurtz, Edwin Bernard, 1894- W9XK-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1930-1940 Television studios Television broadcasting -- Study and teaching University of Iowa Title A name given to the resource Reprint of newspaper report on television broadcast demonstration, The University of Iowa, March 3, 1933 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Clippings (Information artifacts); Reprints 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. 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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/8dcc4bbcbaa9cac829f996392f79dc3f.jpg c9ca573078d3770fc3f3d91d6967d1e9 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 158 Height 108 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/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource St. Louis post-dispatch 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 Newspaper account of the experimental television broadcast originating from the University of Iowa. 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Subject The topic of the resource Television broadcasting Television stations W9XK-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1930-1940 Television studios Television broadcasting -- Study and teaching University of Iowa Title A name given to the resource Newspaper report on experimental television broadcasts at The University of Iowa, 1930s Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image; Text Clippings (Information artifacts); Illustrations (Layout features) https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/f81f810a00261d802e958658c2d81e54.jpg 50c12f0de66c97488c8439be059c2fb9 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 94 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 1930/1939 2008-05-15 Description An account of the resource Diagram of locations reporting television reception of W9XK, 1930s. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context w9xk036_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 broadcasting Television--Transmitters and transmission W9XK-TV (Television station: Iowa City, Iowa) United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1930-1940 Television--Receivers and reception University of Iowa Title A name given to the resource Map/diagram of Midwest, 1930s Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Diagrams