1946 Chicago TV

1946FebRadioRetailing2Shown here 75 years ago this month in the February 1946 issue of Radio Retailing is one Mr. O. Winter, principal of an unnamed Chicago high school, along with some of his students. This is probably the first time any of them had seen television, and they are watching a special telecast over WBKB, put on by the Radio Manufacturers Association.

The young woman at the left appears to be excited by the advent of the television age, while the young woman at the right appears somewhat skeptical of the new medium.  Below, three more students take in the experience. The young women seem to have dressed for the occasion, while the young man treats the occasion decidedly more casually.

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