What do a bathing Audrey Hepburn, the Nazi War Trials, Scooby Doo, a sattelite dish, and Little Mikey from the Life Cereal commercial all have in common? Each was an active cog in the formation, improvement and still-ongoing development of the way we watch television and movies today.
Believe it or not, there was a time when there wasn't a TV in every room of every home, when there were only three channels to choose from, when those lucky enough to own a television were thoroughly entertained by heavily-pixeled characters in black and white, before the advent of "green screens", "high-def" and "CGI." This 600-plus image collection of vintage photographs chronicles the numerous components - weird, revolutionary, funny, rudimentary and endearingly Americana - that paved the way to modern day television and motion pictures.
Among the formative photos featured in this collection: Claymation, vintage commercials like "Where's the Beef?", famous names in sports broadcasting, early TV antennas and satellite dishes, massive "mobile" cameras, behind the scenes shots from movie filming, Edison's original phonograph, early 3D glasses prototypes, televised trials, elaborate movie sets (including Hitchcock's "Rear Window"), bathtub scenes, movie monsters, wax museum renditions of movie stars, closed captioning, the casting process, early Vietnam-era military filming, pages from scripts, cartoons, the Nixon/JFK debates, from the make-up chair, cartoons and many, many more.
Though perhaps the most varied photo offering in our TV/movie photo collection, this specific lot is probably the finest we have to offer.
Measurements of most photos offered range between 5" x 7" and 8" x 10" in size. First generation photo, with the following notations on reverse: Multiple photographers credited, affixed descriptions, editor's markings. (01828)
Designated as a Type 1 photo, this image was developed directly from the original photographers negative within approximately two years of the depicted person/event. Photographers included in the collection include Charles Conlon, George Burke, George Brace, William C. Greene, Alex P. Silverberg, and George Dorrill. Some are identified; many are not but were provided by these world class photographers. Unlike standard wire photos, these images were often hand developed by the photographer and sent to the Denver Post. Therefore, the result is an actual first generation Type 1 photographers print -again, not be confused with the more commonly found wire photo image. First major collection to enter the market of exclusive Type 1 Photo Prints.
News service photos are also included, and in those instances, are identified as such by their respective stampings. Acme Wire Photo, Associated Press, International News, and United Press have provided images to the archives. Reverse images are included for identification purposes. As part of the production process for the newspaper, images may show production notes, photographer's stamps, date codes, and other markings associated with the production of the Denver Post newspaper. In all cases, each selected image is of superior quality, subject matter, clarity, contrast and condition. Each image was archived by the Denver Post. Additional MEARS LOA included with each lot.
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