Steve,
Videotape was introduced to the market in 1956 by Ampex. The first machines were delivered in the fall of '56. They were hugely complex and big. The oldest surviving videotape appears to be from 1957. Videotape was a reusable medium (as opposed to film). Most videotape in the early days was erased and reused due to the cost of stock.
Radio used tape but TV used film in the field except on very rare occasions till the age of ENG in the mid seventies.
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On Feb 20, 2015, at 4:32 PM, Steve Smolian wrote:
> I thought Library of Congress had a vide taping system in place pretty early. I think the materials you are looking for could have been done on videotape rather tha film. The transition was about this time. Mike Biel would know.
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> Steve Smolian
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> -----Original Message----- From: Elena Brodie Kusa
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> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] 1950's News Coverage
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> While Vanderbilt may have retrospectives, they did not start recording off network off-air broadcasts until 1968.
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> NBC News Archives most certainly has content related to the topic.
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> Very best,
> Elena Brodie Kusa
> Archivist
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>> On Feb 19, 2015, at 8:32 PM, Nellie Gilles <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Dear ARSClist subscribers,
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>> I’m a reporter working on a story for NPR and looking for radio/tv news coverage of the Montgomery bus boycott from 1955 - 1956. I have a researcher looking through Vanderbilt, Pacifica, ITN, Alabama state, LOC, Pathe, universities etc. So far, she’s only had one lead on a 16mm reel that may or may not be what we’re looking for and will cost a fortune to digitize. Does anyone know of existing collections of newsreels or reports from the 1950’s?
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>> Thanks in advance for the collective expertise.
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>> All the best,
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>> Nellie Gilles
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