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From the 1920s to the 1940s, radio programs that featured live musical performances were far more numerous than broadcasts of recorded music.
This image was posted on October 19, 2018.
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From the 1920s to the 1940s, radio programs that featured live musical performances were far more numerous than broadcasts of recorded music.
This image was posted on October 19, 2018.
#radiosfo #ontheradio #radio #radios #wireless #vintage #antique #vintageradios #transistorradio #portableradio #retroradio #retro
Bakelite was the first molded plastic used to make radio housings, produced in unfinished brown Bakelite, or with painted coatings that were prone to scratches and paint loss.
This image was posted on October 11, 2018.
#radiosfo #ontheradio #radio #radios #wireless #vintage #antique #vintageradios #bakelite #portableradio #retroradio #retro
Did you know our exhibition, "On The Radio" is full of local Bay Area history?
This image was posted on October 02, 2018.
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Radio unified people by its ability to instantly inform and entertain populations separated by thousands of miles.
This image was posted on September 11, 2018.
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Radio shows delighted and captivated listeners during the golden age of broadcasting.
This image was posted on September 07, 2018.
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A sandwich?
This image was posted on August 28, 2018.
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Radio is one of the great technological triumphs of the 20th century.
This image was posted on August 22, 2018.
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The Golden Gate International Exposition was held from February 1939 to September 1940 to celebrate construction of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
This image was posted on August 17, 2018.
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During the 1930s, the finest radio sets were influenced by popular aesthetic movements such as Art Deco, with designs rendered in streamlined and asymmetrical shapes.
This image was posted on August 07, 2018.
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Bay Area history: An avid inventor and a professor of electrical engineering, Charles Herrold (1875–1948) conducted the first scheduled radio broadcasts by inventing his own wireless transmitting technology.
This image was posted on July 25, 2018.
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In 1922, Howard Carter’s discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb and the extensive artifacts uncovered with it sparked renewed enthusiasm for all things Egyptian, including this lavishly decorated, early battery powered radio set manufactured by Metro Electric of Chicago.
This image was posted on July 17, 2018.
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