{"id":2114,"date":"2023-11-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=2114"},"modified":"2023-11-22T23:08:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T23:08:17","slug":"thanksgiving-day-special-encore-presentation-of-our-very-first-episode-introducing-tv-at-the-1939-worlds-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=2114","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving Day Special: Encore Presentation of Our Very First Episode: Introducing TV at the 1939 World&#8217;s Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7343\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2114-1\" 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_01_1939_worlds_fair.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_01_1939_worlds_fair.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_01_1939_worlds_fair.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_01_1939_worlds_fair.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2114-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_01_1939_worlds_fair.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Inside_the_Box_ep_01_1939_worlds_fair.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>In this episode Andrew, Steve, and Jonathan discuss David Sarnoff\u2019s introduction of television for RCA at the 1939 World\u2019s Fair at Flushing Meadows NY. Tune in to listen to this story about hope, the future, and looking for the \u201cWorld of Tomorrow\u201d 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\u2019s post.<\/p>\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=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/RCA-TVs-1939-fair-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Copyright The New York World's Fair, 1939\/1940 in 155 photographs (1977) by Richard Wurts\" class=\"wp-image-14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/RCA-TVs-1939-fair-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/RCA-TVs-1939-fair-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/RCA-TVs-1939-fair-624x467.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Row of RCA TRK_12 Televisions inside RCA Pavilion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"578\" data-id=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/trk12_open.jpg\" alt=\"Source: myvintagetv.com\" class=\"wp-image-15\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/trk12_open.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/trk12_open-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">RCA TRK_12 Model<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"17\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/WorldFair72_robert_schuldenfrei.jpg\" alt=\"Copyright: Robert Schuldenfrei\" class=\"wp-image-17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/WorldFair72_robert_schuldenfrei.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/WorldFair72_robert_schuldenfrei-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/WorldFair72_robert_schuldenfrei-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">World&#8217;s Fair at Night in Color<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"327\" height=\"279\" data-id=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ford_tv_1939_worlds_fair_early_television_museum.jpg\" alt=\"Source: earlytelevision.org\" class=\"wp-image-16\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ford_tv_1939_worlds_fair_early_television_museum.jpg 327w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ford_tv_1939_worlds_fair_early_television_museum-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fair Button<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-id=\"61\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/aa1939_ELEKTRO_the_Smoking_Robot_New_York_World_s_Fair.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/aa1939_ELEKTRO_the_Smoking_Robot_New_York_World_s_Fair.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/aa1939_ELEKTRO_the_Smoking_Robot_New_York_World_s_Fair-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elektro the Smoking Robot Exhibit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/1939_Fair_grounds_layout-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/1939_Fair_grounds_layout-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/1939_Fair_grounds_layout-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/1939_Fair_grounds_layout-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1939 fair grounds layout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"232\" data-id=\"78\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/FilmCaptAm3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78\" 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Be sure to check out some of the historical photographs and documents embedded in this episode\u2019s post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[491,451,460,499],"tags":[588,10,5,587,6],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/WorldFair72_robert_schuldenfrei.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2114"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2115,"href":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114\/revisions\/2115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}