Charles Francis Jenkins, 1869-1934 – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Charles Francis Jenkins, 1869-1934. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Charles Francis Jenkins, 1869-1934
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Charles Francis Jenkins, the Dayton-born inventor pictured here in a 1928 portrait, is best remembered for his work on early television and motion pictures. Jenkins spent much of his career on mechanical and electrical systems for transmitting images, and by the late 1920s he was broadcasting experimental pictures from his Washington, D.C. station. This Underwood & Underwood photoprint, one of the firm's many studio-style newspaper images of the era, was likely made for wire distribution to editors covering new technology. Its caption card lists the subjects Inventions, Radio, and Motion Pictures, which reflect the range of his work.
| Created / published | 1928 July 8. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint by Underwood & Underwood. No. 64969 RU. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Inventions; Radio; Motion Pictures; B.I.; Ph. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,187 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-155469 |
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