Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Museum of History &
Industry
Sophie Frye Bass
Library
2700 24th Avenue East
Seattle, WA 98112
Phone: 206-324-1126
URL: http://www.seattlehistory.org
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Collection Number:
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2006.10
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Creator:
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Herring,
Charles H., 1922-2006
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Title:
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Charles Herring collection of news
broadcast films and other material
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Dates:
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1947-1994 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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77 film reels, 3 video
recordings and 16 sound recordings
6 cubic feet
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English.
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Summary:
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Films, videos and sound recordings of
news broadcasts by former KING-TV anchor Charles Herring.
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Location of Collection:
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2a.4.3-4
5a.1.4 (radio transcription discs)
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Biographical Note
Charles Herring was born on August 18, 1922 and raised on a farm
outside of Walla Walla, Washington. Herring attended Washington State
University briefly, and graduated from Whitman College in 1941 with a degree in
English. While at Whitman, Herring worked for a radio station in Walla Walla,
then he served with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific theater during World War II.
On his return to Seattle, Herring took a newscasting job at the radio station
KJR for two years, before becoming the first news director and anchor at
KING-TV Channel 5 in 1951.
With his first newscast on the two-year-old KING-TV, on September 10,
1951, Charles Herring became Seattle’s first live television news broadcaster.
Herring worked for KING-TV for 16 years, covering stories in Washington State,
Alaska and abroad in Europe and Asia. Herring covered memorable Northwest
moments such as the historic test flight of the Boeing 707 prototype in July
1954, the riot at the Walla Walla state penitentiary in 1955, and Burt Thomas’s
swim across the Strait of Juan de Fuca in July 1955. Initially, the entire news
department consisted of Herring and a cameraman, and the first newsroom was
jury-rigged in an old grocery store on Queen Anne Hill. The crew would create,
rehearse and edit the show in the newsroom then drive to the South Lake Union
studio, sometimes arriving minutes before the airtime of the nightly 15-minute
newscasts.
Herring’s broadcasts also marked technological milestones in the
fledgling television industry. His Washington, D.C. coverage of the McClellan
Committee hearing into the affairs of controversial teamster's president Dave
Beck marked the first time Seattleites saw news televised live cross country;
TV signals were sent live across the Atlantic for the first time with the
coverage of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, beamed to Europe aboard the
satellite Telstar.
Herring left KING-TV in 1967, and with his wife, Mary Bemus, purchased
KAPY-AM in Port Angeles; the couple ran the radio station until 1978. He then
worked for Boeing as a video producer until retiring in 1987.
Charles Herring died in Seattle on January 23, 2006.
Content Description
The collection consists of 16 mm films, videotapes, audiotapes, and
radio transcription discs from the news broadcasting career of Charles Herring,
1951-1967, primarily for Channel 5 KING-TV in Seattle.
The first series consists of a compilation of the highlights of
Charles Herring's career from 1951 through 1967, featuring nine segments. Two
series include films related to the
Overseas Report and
Washington Reporter broadcasts, with
footage from various Washington State locations as well as locations in Europe.
These include coverage of the 1965 Seattle earthquake and reports from various
Washington cities such as Forks, Lynden, Richland and Quincy. Other films
include footage of an interview with teamster's president Dave Beck,
commercials for Alka-Seltzer voiced by Herring, and films from Alaska.
Sound recordings including audiotapes of some of Herring's television
broadcasts as well as recordings of other events, such as National Public
Broadcasting roasts and the farewell speech of Washington Secretary of State
Victor Meyers. Three radio transcription discs provide samples of Herring's
work at radio station KJR in Seattle, prior to his becoming a television
broadcaster.
Arrangement
The films were arranged into series based on inscriptions on film cans
and reels; possibly some of the miscellaneous films belong within named series,
but were not labeled as such.
Arranged in 7 series:
- "Herring Highlights"
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The Overseas Report
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The Washington State Reporter
- King-TV News
- Miscellaneous films
- Sound recordings
- Other material
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Gift of Charlie Herring, Charles Herring's son, April 13, 2006
Processing Note Processed by Melinda Snarr, 2006
Preservation work was performed on ten of the 16 mm films as part of
the Washington Film Preservation Project at the University of Washington
between 2006 and 2008. Specific films on which preservation was performed are
noted in the inventory.
As part of the preservation work, each film was inspected, cleaned,
cored and canned. The original information was recorded from the reel/can and
leader and the original leader was replaced.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access The collection is open to the public by appointment.
Restrictions on Use The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in
the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes available reproductions for research,
publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI
before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to
all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may
require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation Charles Herring Collection of News Broadcast Films and Other Material,
Museum of History & Industry, Seattle
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| Beck, Dave,
1894-1993 |
| KING-TV
(Television station : Seattle, Wash.) |
| KJR (Radio
station : Seattle, Wash.) |
| Broadcast
journalism--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Television news
anchors--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Motion
pictures |
| Sound
recording |
| Video
recording |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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"Herring Highlights", 1951-1967
Compilation of highlights of Charles Herring's news broadcasting
career, featuring 9 segments:
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Overseas Report, 1951
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Washington State Reporter,
1952
- "Fairbanks Gold Mining," 1953
- "Alka-Seltzer News," 1957
- "Beck Award Presentation," 1957
- "Jenny's Birth," 1960
- "CHH 39th Birthday," 1961
- "Seattle Earthquake," 1965
- "CHH Swan Song," 1967
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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2006.10.6a:
Viewing copy
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1951-1967 |
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1 videocassette
(VHS)
(
1 hour 50 minutes)
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sound, black and white
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2006.10.5-.6:
Videotape
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1951-1967 |
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2 videotape reels
(
1 hour 50 minutes)
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sound, black and white
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1 inch Videotape made from 16 mm film reels on August 1988. Videotape
reel 1 contains film reels 1 and 2; videotape reel 2 contains film reels 3 and
4.
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2006.10.1-.4:
Film
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1951-1967 |
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4 reels
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3926 feet)
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sound, black and white
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16 mm Preservation work performed on reels 1 and 4 in 2006.
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Overseas Report
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1951 |
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1302 feet
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Washington State
Reporter
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1952 |
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470 feet
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"Fairbanks Gold
Mining"
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1953 |
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440 feet
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"Alka-Seltzer News"
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1957 |
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415 feet
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"Beck Award
Presentation"
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1957 |
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433 feet
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"Jenny's Birth"
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1960 |
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75 feet
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"CHH 39th Birthday"
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1961 |
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60 feet
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"Seattle
Earthquake"
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1965 |
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415 feet
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"CHH Swan Song"
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1967 |
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415 feet
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The Overseas Report, early
1950s
16 reelssound, black and white16 mm
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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2006.10.28:
Athens
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circa 1953 |
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1 reel
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15 minutes 5 seconds)
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2006.10.29:
Berlin
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circa 1953 |
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1 reel
(
580 feet)
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negative
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2006.10.30:
"F. Patterson shots"
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early 1950s |
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1 reel Possibly Fred Patterson of the National Bank of Commerce
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2006.10.31:
Frankfurt
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early 1950s |
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1 reel
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15 minutes 15 seconds)
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negative
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2006.10.32:
Frankfurt
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early 1950s |
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1 reel
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15 minutes)
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2006.10.33:
London
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early 1950s |
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1 reel
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2006.10.34:
National Bank of Commerce Europe
report
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1951
November 27 |
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1 reel
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negative
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2006.10.35:
Newsroom shots, intros,
Overseas Report
composites
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early 1950s |
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1 reel
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2006.10.36:
"Kintile"
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early 1950s |
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1 reel
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negative
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2006.10.37a:
Paris
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early 1950s |
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1 reel
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2006.10.37b:
Berlin
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early 1950s |
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1 reel
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2006.10.38:
Paris
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early 1950s |
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1 reel
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2006.10.39:
Prestwick
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undated |
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1 reel
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negative
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2006.10.40a:
Prestwick
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early 1950s |
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1 reel
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17 minutes 36 seconds)
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2006.10.40b:
London
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early 1950s |
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1 reel
(
15 minutes 26 seconds)
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2006.10.41:
Rome
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early 1950s |
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1 reel
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2006.10.42:
Tripoli (air print)
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circa 1951 |
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1 reel
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2006.10.43:
Tripoli
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circa 1951 |
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1 reel
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Washington State
Reporter, circa
1951-1956
22 reelssound, black and white16 mm
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Container(s)
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Description
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2006.10.7:
Aberdeen, Washington
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1954 |
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1 reel
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10 minutes 37 seconds)
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2006.10.8:
"D.P. Show"
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1952
February 19 |
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1 reel
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11 minutes 50 seconds)
This is possibly the show on displaced persons arriving to the
United States from Eastern Europe after WWII (circa 1952)
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2006.10.9:
"Fairchild ?"
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undated |
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1 reel
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2006.10.10:
Fairchild Air Force
Base
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1952
June |
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1 reel
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10 minutes 38 seconds)
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2006.10.11:
"Farm in a Day"
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1952
June |
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1 reel
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10 minutes 55 seconds)
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2006.10.12:
Forks, Washington
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circa 1952 |
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1 reel
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10 minutes 48 seconds)
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2006.10.13a:
Grand Coulee Dam
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circa 1953 |
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1 reel
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2006.10.13b:
Quincy, Washington
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circa 1953 |
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1 reel
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2006.10.14:
Longview, Washington
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1953 |
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1 reel
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2006.10.15:
Lynden, Washington--release
print
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circa 1953 |
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2006.10.16-17:
University of Washington medical
school
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circa 1953 |
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2006.10.18:
Port of Seattle
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circa 1954 |
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1 reel
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186 feet)
Preservation work performed in 2006.
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2006.10.19:
Richland, Washington
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circa 1952 |
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1 reel
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2006.10.20:
Salmon institute
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1953 |
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1 reel
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11 minutes 27 seconds)
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2006.10.21:
Woodland Park/Zoo
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circa mid-1950s |
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1 reel
(
155 feet)
Preservation work performed in 2006.
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2006.10.22:
Yakima--full show
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1955 |
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1 reel
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2006.10.23:
Yakima--clips
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1955 |
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1 reel
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11 minutes 20 seconds)
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2006.10.24:
Zoo
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circa 1951 |
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1 reel
(
480 feet)
Preservation work performed in 2006.
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2006.10.25:
Washington State
Reporter--composite work print, part 1
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undated |
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1 reel
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2006.10.26-27:
Untitled
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undated |
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2 reels
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KING-TV News
12 reels filmsound, black and white16 mm
1 reel videotape (Scotch VR); 2 inches
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Container(s)
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Description
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2006.10.44:
"October 14, 1960"
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1960
October 14 |
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1 reel
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2006.10.45:
"Athletic Alphabet
Crisis"
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undated |
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1 reel
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2006.10.46:
Teamster president Dave Beck
interview, May 16
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circa 1957 |
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1 reel
(
64 feet)
Preservation work performed in 2006.
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2006.10.47:
"CHH newscast"
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undated |
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1 reel
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2006.10.48:
"Early Edition"
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1957
July 5 |
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1 reel
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2006.10.49:
"Herring news"
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1955 |
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1 reel Preservation work performed in 2007-2008.
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2006.10.50:
Seattle earthquake
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1965
April 29 |
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1 reel
(
70 feet)
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negative Preservation work performed in 2006.
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2006.10.51:
"The Intruders"
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circa 1966 |
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1 reel
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2006.10.52-53b:
"Lake Chelan promo"
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undated |
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2 reels
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negative
1 reel
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positive
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2006.10.54:
"Man in Space" ("School
Special")
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undated |
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1 reel
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2006.10.59:
Civil rights (?)
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circa 1964 |
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1 reel
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2006.10.55:
"Chicken Eggs"
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undated |
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1 reel videotape (Scotch
VR)2 inches
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Miscellaneous films, circa
1951-1957
20 reelssound, black and white16 mm
Includes films that were not labeled with a program series title,
though some probably are probably related to the
Washington State Reporter series.
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2006.10.56:
Alka-Seltzer
commercial
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1957
January 7 |
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1 reel
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2006.10.57:
Alka-Seltzer
commercial
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1955
December 22 |
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1 reel
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2006.10.58:
West Virginia
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undated |
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1 reel
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negative
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2006.10.60:
Transportation in
Alaska
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1953 |
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1 reel
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2006.10.61:
"Josh 1:00 promo"
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undated |
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1 reel
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2006.10.62:
Miser's Bluff
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undated |
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1 reel
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answer print
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2006.10.63:
"Number One Son"
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undated |
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1 reel
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2006.10.64:
"Home Run"
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undated |
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1 reel Preservation work performed in 2007-2008.
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2006.10.65:
"Swansong"
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1954 |
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1 reel
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2006.10.66:
"Syncopated Clock"; "Ask Me";
"Dixie Jump"; "Please Mr. Sun"
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undated |
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1 reel
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2006.10.67:
Teamster election
film
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1959
January 6 |
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1 reel
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2006.10.68:
Telstar (from Seattle World's
Fair?)
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1962
July 27 |
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1 reel
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negative
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2006.10.69:
"What's the Story"
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1956
January 1 |
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1 reel Preservation work performed in 2007-2008.
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2006.10.70:
"What's the Story," Fairbanks
Goldmining
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1955
December 25 |
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1 reel
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2006.10.71-75:
Untitled
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undated |
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6 reels
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Sound recordings, 1947-1994
5 audiocassettes
8 audiotapes
3 radio transcription discs
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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2006.10.76:
King-TV 5 "Celebrate with us: 35
years of Broadcasting"
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1983 |
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1 audiocassette Audiocassette composed by Dan Dean
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2006.10.78-79:
National Public Broadcasting
banquet roast
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1993 |
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2 audiocassettes
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Chuck Morris roast
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1993 |
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Wendall Kinney, Merrill Mael,
Dick Harris
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1993 |
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Morris Gets Even
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1993 |
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Chuck's Favorite
78s
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1993 |
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2006.10.80-81:
National Public Broadcasting
Convention--Dave Richardson and Bill Brubacker
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1994 |
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2 audiocassettes
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2006.10.82:
King-TV telecast "What's the
Story," with guest Dave Beck, teamster's President
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1957
March 18 |
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1 audiotape
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2006.10.83:
End of Victor Meyers farewell
speech at legislature
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1965 |
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1 audiotape
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2006.10.84:
Evans on Chuck
Herring
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undated |
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1 audiotape
(
44 seconds)
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2006.10.85:
ABC reports, Ma poster
winner
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1967
May 4 |
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1 audiotape
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2006.10.86:
King-TV Seattle, Washington; Ken
Jones, NBC, Los Angeles
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undated |
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1 audiotape
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2006.10.87:
Braman--2 sound cuts
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undated |
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1 audiotape
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2006.10.88-89:
Untitled
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undated |
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2 audiotapes
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2006.10.90:
Samples of Herring's radio
work
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1951
August 21 |
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5a.1.4 1 radio transcription
disc A letter from Charles Herring to Vic Reed at the American
Broadcasting Company describes the content of this disc, which seems to have
been sent to ABC in consideration of potential work for Herring.
The cuts all appear to have come from his work at radio station
KJR in Seattle. Herring describes each cut:
- Cut 1: Coverage of the Washington International Sprint
Regatta, 1947
- Cut 2: Coverage of the Washington-California JV crew
race, 1951
- Cut 3: Coverage of Huskies-Bears-Stanford Indians Varsity
crew race
- Cut 4: Wire recording from scene of a halibut fish oil
plant explosion in North Seattle, July 6, 1948
- Cut 5: Description of above area and explosion, in
retrospect
- Cut 6: "Main Street America," a show written and narrated
by Herring but never sold, included "as an example of dramatic
narration"
- Cut 7: Air check of Herring's morning newscast, April 5,
1950
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2006.10.91:
"Binyon Eyeopener
News"
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1950
April 5 |
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5a.1.4
1 radio transcription
disc
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2006.10.92:
"Press Club News
Conference"
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1947
April 30 |
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5a.1.4
1 radio transcription
disc
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Other material
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Container(s)
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Description
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2006.10.76:
"Early Bird Satellite"
transcript
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circa 1965 |
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5 pages Transcript of first trans-Atlantic telecast originated by an
American independent television outlet employing the Early Bird satellite,
broadcasting from London, Paris, Washington, D.C. and Seattle on the subject of
Vietnam.
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