TV era: general

Test pattern

When displayed on screen, engineers can tell a lot about the equipent, and how well it is functioning.

Cliff Gardner

Pem's brother and a huge player in lab oprations. When you are operating in a zone where so much is not known, everybody has to start at the botton. Strong heart and many talents is key

Cliff in lab

Cliff in the lab. Here he perfected a glass, flat front envelope. See image dissector elsewhere

Image dissector

Camara tube. Cliff defied the experts and managed to put a flat face on it, and still stand up to the stress of the high vacuum inside.

Mobile Tv

This truck was assembled and could demonstrate camera and Tv receiver where ever needed.

Mobile camera

Phil and Mabel (a model?) with a roll-around camera. mid-thrities, Philidelphia

Transmitter shack

Located in some inexpensive countryside is the antenna and transmitter

Bench

Phil at a bench. A complete setup shot for the newspaper or a magazine.

TV studio

Crew is face to face with generating live programming every day ... no so easy for sure

Phil at Tv

A favorite image of the media. The thing that looks like a old microphone is a loud speaker.