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Oldest surviving color videotape recording..WRC-TV dedication May 22, 1958
About this film
This is the oldest surviving color videotape recording in existence. President Dwight D. Eisenhower in color for the first time as he dedicates NBC's WRC-TV color television studios in Washington D.C. on May 22, 1958. Bonus videos: NBC peacocks and ABC and CBS color presentation logos from the 1950's-60s. NOTE: Color motion picture film was introduced in the 1920s. Motion picture film is a completely different medium than electronic videotape. Black and white videotape recording from electronic television cameras was invented by Ampex Corporation and introduced in 1956. Color videotape recording from electronic color television cameras was introduced in 1958. This videotape is the oldest surviving color videotape recording.
Directors & creators
Kris Trexler
Subjects
VHS, Television, Color, USA, History
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