The Resource Empire of the air : the men who made radio, a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns, Morgan Wesson, Tom Lewis ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced in association with WETA-TV, Washington
Empire of the air : the men who made radio, a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns, Morgan Wesson, Tom Lewis ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced in association with WETA-TV, Washington
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The item Empire of the air : the men who made radio, a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns, Morgan Wesson, Tom Lewis ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced in association with WETA-TV, Washington represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library.
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- Summary
- Story of radio from 1906-1955 and the three men who made it happen: Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff. Combines archival photographs, newsreels of the period, interviews, and radio soundtrack
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.)
- Note
-
- Originally broadcast on PBS in 1991
- Based on the book: Empire of the air / by Tom Lewis
- Full screen
- Isbn
- 9781415702390
- Label
- Empire of the air : the men who made radio
- Title
- Empire of the air
- Title remainder
- the men who made radio
- Statement of responsibility
- a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns, Morgan Wesson, Tom Lewis ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced in association with WETA-TV, Washington
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Story of radio from 1906-1955 and the three men who made it happen: Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff. Combines archival photographs, newsreels of the period, interviews, and radio soundtrack
- Cataloging source
- GEC
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Empire of the air (Television program)
- Credits note
- Cinematography, Ken Burns, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore ; editor, Paul Barnes ; music direction, Ken Burns, Jesse Carr ; sound, Morgan Wesson, Roger Sherman, Alan Barker, Todd Bellanca
- Dewey number
- 621.384/109034
- Language note
- Closed captioned for the hearing impaired
- LC call number
- TK6545.A1
- LC item number
- E457 2004
- PerformerNote
- Jason Robards, narrator
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1953-
- 1951-
- 1942-
- 1942-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Burns, Ken
- Wesson, Morgan
- Lewis, Tom
- Ward, Geoffrey C.
- Robards, Jason
- Lewis, Tom
- Florentine Films
- WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- PBS Home Video
- Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Runtime
- 120
- Series statement
- Ken Burns' America collection
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Armstrong, Edwin H.
- De Forest, Lee
- Sarnoff, David
- Radio
- Radio
- Target audience
- general
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Empire of the air : the men who made radio, a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns, Morgan Wesson, Tom Lewis ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced in association with WETA-TV, Washington
- Note
-
- Originally broadcast on PBS in 1991
- Based on the book: Empire of the air / by Tom Lewis
- Full screen
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Configuration of playback channels
- monaural
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781415702390
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
-
- 097368857445
- 841887051323
- Other physical details
- sound, color & black and white
- Publisher number
-
- 88574
- EAMR601
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm56555100
- (OCoLC)56555100
- 393183
- System details
- DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen presentation; mono
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- Empire of the air : the men who made radio, a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns, Morgan Wesson, Tom Lewis ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced in association with WETA-TV, Washington
- Note
-
- Originally broadcast on PBS in 1991
- Based on the book: Empire of the air / by Tom Lewis
- Full screen
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Configuration of playback channels
- monaural
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781415702390
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
-
- 097368857445
- 841887051323
- Other physical details
- sound, color & black and white
- Publisher number
-
- 88574
- EAMR601
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm56555100
- (OCoLC)56555100
- 393183
- System details
- DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen presentation; mono
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Documentary television programs
- Radio -- United States -- Biography
- Radio -- United States -- History
- Sarnoff, David, 1891-1971
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Nonfiction television programs
- Armstrong, Edwin H., (Edwin Howard), 1890-1954
- De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961
Genre
- Nonfiction television programs
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Documentary television programs
- Biography
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