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A Jan. 1936 news item. (No mention of how newspapers make huge amounts of money through these screens.) Via T.J. Ortenzi via Phil Rosenthal
A Jan. 1936 news item.
(No mention of how newspapers make huge amounts of money through these screens.)
Via T.J. Ortenzi via Phil Rosenthal
Ahead of its time by about six decades.
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“… commercial operation by this method would make the dot-and-dash system of telegraphy as outmoded as the pony...
Cool! In my head I read this with a typical 30s news reel announcer voice! fun!
Wow, though it says Jun. in the byline, not Jan.
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