{"id":2010,"date":"2023-09-18T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=2010"},"modified":"2023-09-17T22:42:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T22:42:34","slug":"mining-the-archive-mondays-ep-50-tv-during-wwii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=2010","title":{"rendered":"Mining the Archive Mondays: Ep. 50: TV During WWII"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3464\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2010-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_50_TV_During_WW2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_50_TV_During_WW2.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_50_TV_During_WW2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_50_TV_During_WW2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2010-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_50_TV_During_WW2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Inside_the_Box_ep_50_TV_During_WW2.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week join Andrew as he leads a discussion with Steve and Jonathan about how TV was used not before, not after, but <em>during<\/em> World War II. Contrary to popular belief the then new medium was at least thought about as another technology to be harnessed during the war effort. We also discuss how the rudimentary uses of TV in the immediate post-war era is surprisingly similar to how we use it today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NBC Newsreel from Eisenhower&#8217;s return to NYC: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcuniversalarchives.com\/nbcuni\/clip\/5110014AA7744_s01.do\">link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life Magazine&#8217;s photo coverage of Eisenhower&#8217;s return: <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=skkEAAAAMBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A wonderful site titled Early Television Museum from which we borrowed some images: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earlytelevision.org\/ww2_history.html\">link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/in_studio_Fall_2016-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/in_studio_Fall_2016-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"in_studio_fall_2016-3\" class=\"wp-image-971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/in_studio_Fall_2016-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/in_studio_Fall_2016-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/in_studio_Fall_2016-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/in_studio_Fall_2016-3-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/in_studio_Fall_2016-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/in_studio_Fall_2016-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"in_studio_fall_2016-2\" class=\"wp-image-972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/in_studio_Fall_2016-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/in_studio_Fall_2016-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/in_studio_Fall_2016-2-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RAND WWII TELEVISION SYSTEM TEST FLIGHT 1944  72932\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LcQBaLtNM4k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Radio and Television - 1940 - pre-World War II Era - CharlieDeanArchives \/ Archival Footage\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wf7QVLitsJI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Eisenhower, General of Allied army, honored by citizens of New York. HD Stock Footage\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rbjbLlwesew?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"407\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/vintage-1939-pre-ww2-general-electric-ge-television-manual-model-hm-226-7a-091cd0461b36c23dcd4811cd3de240d9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/vintage-1939-pre-ww2-general-electric-ge-television-manual-model-hm-226-7a-091cd0461b36c23dcd4811cd3de240d9.jpg 407w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/vintage-1939-pre-ww2-general-electric-ge-television-manual-model-hm-226-7a-091cd0461b36c23dcd4811cd3de240d9-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1939 GE TV &#038; Radio installation guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"337\" data-id=\"965\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/militarycamera.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/militarycamera.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/militarycamera-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">World War II-era TV airborne camera (attribution: Southwest Museum of Engineering,\nCommunications and Computation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"511\" data-id=\"970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Civilian_Defense.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Civilian_Defense.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Civilian_Defense-294x300.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">television to be used during World War II civilian defense effort (attribution: Early Television Museum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"551\" data-id=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/405_alive_4_91_missle.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/405_alive_4_91_missle.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/405_alive_4_91_missle-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TV-guided war missle plans (attribution: Early Television Museum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/742px-Eisenhower_parade_NYWTS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/742px-Eisenhower_parade_NYWTS.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/742px-Eisenhower_parade_NYWTS-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/742px-Eisenhower_parade_NYWTS-624x505.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">General Eisenhower receives a hero&#8217;s welcome in NYC in 1945.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"700\" data-id=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/84d07bff585f50c84fa2a73872a8472e.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/84d07bff585f50c84fa2a73872a8472e.jpg 556w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/84d07bff585f50c84fa2a73872a8472e-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">General Eisenhower extends hands to wave to the throng of people lining NYC&#8217;s streets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week join Andrew as he leads a discussion with Steve and Jonathan about how TV was used not before, not after, but during World War II. 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