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Thanksgiving Day Special: Encore Presentation of Our Very First Episode: Introducing TV at the 1939 World’s Fair

Thanksgiving Day Special: Encore Presentation of Our Very First Episode: Introducing TV at the 1939 World’s Fair

Update: 2023-11-23
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In this episode Andrew, Steve, and Jonathan discuss David Sarnoff’s introduction of television for RCA at the 1939 World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows NY. Tune in to listen to this story about hope, the future, and looking for the “World of Tomorrow” during a time between economic depression and the cusp of world war. You might just learn something and have a few laughs along the way. Be sure to check out some of the historical photographs and documents embedded in this episode’s post.









Row of RCA TRK_12 Televisions inside RCA Pavilion







RCA TRK_12 Model







World’s Fair at Night in Color







Fair Button







Elektro the Smoking Robot Exhibit







1939 fair grounds layout







Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) interpretation of a World’s Fair









America’s First Television Tour (RCA Exhibit Guide Book 1939) link
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Thanksgiving Day Special: Encore Presentation of Our Very First Episode: Introducing TV at the 1939 World’s Fair

Thanksgiving Day Special: Encore Presentation of Our Very First Episode: Introducing TV at the 1939 World’s Fair

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