Archive for November, 2010

PORTLAND’S ‘’HOOVERVILLE’’ ~ 1936

shanty town portland 1936
A shanty town built by homeless people during the
Depression. It was named after President Herbert
Hoover who many blamed for the Depression.

posted by Bob Karm in HISTORY,PORTLAND'S PAST and have No Comments

LIFE ~ ON THIS DATE

life nov 30 1942
life nov 30 1953
life nov. 30th 1962

posted by Bob Karm in MAGAZINES and have No Comments

IT’S RIDLEY SCOTT’S 73rd BIRTHDAY TODAY

ridley-scott-playlist
Director Ridley Scott’s older brother is also a
Director…Tony Scott.

alien-1-1024
                                    1979

blade_runner_fondo
                                     1982

gladiator_2
                                     2000

posted by Bob Karm in BIRTHDAY,MUSIC and have No Comments

FIRST USE OF VIDEOTAPE ON THIS DATE IN 1956

Ampes vrx-1000
The first commercial use of Videotape in Television was
with the Ampex VRX-1000 video recorder, shown above.
The broadcast was Douglas Edwards with The News on
CBS. It was a telecast from New York to the Television 
City studios of CBS in Hollywood.

douglas edwards and the news 
         Douglas Edwards, on the right, in the CBS- Newsroom.

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,HISTORY,TECHNICAL,TV and have No Comments

A SMITH – CORONA FOR CHRISTMAS

Christmas Gift

posted by Bob Karm in CLASSIC ADS,HOLIDAY and have No Comments