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University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Taking a Leading Role: Women in Broadcasting History

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about significant women in the early days of radio and television. This library exhibition features performers, writers, and executives who pioneered in the broadcasting industry. Included in the exhibit are photographs, news...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Television Advertising: A Brief History

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the history of television advertising. Includes the following sections: "Radio Precedents," "The Single-sponsor Era," and "The Triumph of the Magazine Concept."
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PBS

Pbs: Picture Power

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of early television and its impact on American society. Also, two interviews with people who remember watching their first TV!
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Other

High Tech Productions: History of Film & Television

For Students 9th - 10th
High Tech Productions provides a timeline history of television. It starts at the invention of the motion picture camera and goes all the way through television's greatest moments.
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Other

Museum of Broadcast Communications: Ed Sullivan Show

For Students 9th - 10th
An article discussing the history of the Ed Sullivan show.
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Other

Who Is the Inventor of Television?

For Students 9th - 10th
Evidently, this is not an easy question to answer! The television seems to be the international product of a series of discoveries and inventions. Here is an interesting summary of inventors and events leading up to the actual television...
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Curated OER

1927 "All About Television" Magazine

For Students 9th - 10th
From the beginning of televisions to the most recent HDTV's, this site has all the facts, including original newspaper articles and photographs of televisions from all over the world.