Television
Tuning in for World Television Day
To celebrate November 21 as World Television Day, staff from the Audiovisual Media Preservation Initiative (AVMPI) have aggregated 100 of their favorite online Smithsonian collection items about TV. Take a look at our Spotlight on Smithsonian television collections.
Imagination Illustrated
Did you know that the original Kermit the Frog was made from ping pong balls, a pair of blue jeans, and an old coat that belonged to Jim Henson’s mother?
Elektrisches Fernsehen, Fernkinematographie und Bildfernübertragung.
A profusely illustrated rare volume about the "electrical television, distant cinematography, and image transfer" i.e. television, photography, and cinematography. Friedel, a government official and member of the patent office, discusses the theory and methods of how to transmit images through mirrors, prism-lenses and tubes.