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Title |
Creators of the Ampex VR100 with Recorder and Emmy, 1957 |
Object Name |
Photograph |
Description |
Creators of the Ampex VR100 with Recorder and Emmy photograph, 1957. Black and white photograph (copyprint--original is in the archives) is mounted under glass inside a wooden frame that has been painted silver with a black faux wood grain. Image depicts the creators of the Ampex VR1000 (the first video tape recorder) standing behind the recorder (left) and a second recorder. The 1956 Emmy awarded to Ampex Corporation of Redwood City for creation of the recorder sits atop it on the right side. Black labels with white text affixed to top of glass identifies Shelby Henderson, Ray Dolby, Fred Pfost, Charles Ginsburg and Charles E. Anderson. White labels at bottom, also affixed to top of glass reads, "1957 AMPEX WINS FIRST EMMY FOR THE INVENTION OF THE VR1000 / THE FIRST TAPE RECORDER." |
Date |
1957 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Photographer |
Medium |
Photographic Paper |
Catalog Number |
2014.028.002B |
Dimensions |
H-9.625 W-11.625 D-1 inches |
Dimension Details |
9.625 x 11.625 x 1 (frame); 7.5 x 9.375 (image) |
Collection |
3D - Documentary Objects |
Inscription Text |
"SHELBY HENDERSON", "RAY DOLBY", "FRED PFOST", "CHARLES GINSBURG" and "CHARLES E. ANDERSON" (black labels with white text on glass identifying individuals in photograph); "1957 AMPEX WINS FIRST EMMY FOR THE INVENTION OF THE VR1000" and "THE FIRST VIDEO TAPE RECORDER" (white stickers with black lettering on glass at bottom of picture) |
Provenance |
Photograph to commemorate Emmy Award awarded to Ampex Corporation of Redwood City for introducing the first practical videotape recorder (VR1000) for television stations and networks to produce and time-shift broadcasts, replacing impractical "Kinescope" movie film previously used to record TV. |
Notes |
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampex] "Ampex is an American electronics company founded in 1944 by Alexander M. Poniatoff. The name AMPEX is an acronym, created by its founder, which stands for Alexander M. Poniatoff Excellence.[2] At one time public, Ampex is currently [as of 10/7/2014] a privately held company. "... Milestones[edit] "-In 1948, the first tape-delayed U.S. radio program was broadcast by using an Ampex Model 200 tape recorder. "-In May 1949 Model 300 introduced improved in audio head, tape drive and tape path. "-In 1950 Model 400 introduced low cost professional quality audio recorder. "-In 1950, Ampex introduced the first "dedicated" instrumentation recorder, Model 500, built for the U.S. Navy. "-In April 1953 Model 350 introduced audio recorder to replaced the model 400. 350 had more simplicity and durability. Ampex released the 35mm four-track CinemaScope stereo reproduction system. "-In May 1954 Model 600 introduced mastering quality audio portable recorder. Models 3200-3300 high-speed duplicators also introduced. "-In 1954, in a recording studio equipped with an Ampex reel-to-reel audio tape recording machine, an unknown truck driver named Elvis Presley recorded his historic first single, "That's All Right" at Sun Studios in Memphis. Also that year, Ampex introduced the first multi-track audio recorder derived from multi-track data recording technology. "-In 1955, Ampex released the 70mm/35mm six-track/four-track Todd-AO system, and an improved 35mm four-track system. "-On March 14, 1956, The Ampex VRX-1000 (later renamed the Mark IV) videotape recorder is introduced at the National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters in Chicago. This is the first practical videotape recorder and is hailed as a major technological breakthrough. CBS goes on air with the first videotape delayed broadcast, Douglas Edwards and The News, on November 30, 1956, from Los Angeles, California, using the Ampex Mark IV. "-In March 1957, Ampex won an Emmy award for the invention of the Video Tape Recorder (VTR)." |
Search Terms |
Ampex Anderson, Charles E. Awards Dolby, Ray Ginsburg, Charles Henderson, Shelby Pfost, Fred Recorders Redwood City Tape |
Subjects |
Awards Ceremonial objects Recorders Television broadcasting Television production & direction |
People |
Anderson, Charles E. Dolby, Ray Ginsburg, Charles Henderson, Shelby Pfost, Fred |
Credit line |
Courtesy of the Ampex Corporation |