Seattle Public Library Moving Image Collection 1931-1976

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Seattle Public Library Moving Image Collection 1931-1976

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The collection is comprised primarily of an early television series, , which was produced by the National Bank of Commerce and aired on KING-TV (Seattle, Wash.) from November 1951 to circa 1956. The collection also includes other non-fiction television programs from circa 1950 to 1976, most notably one on Vietnamese immigrants and several on Seattle topics, as well as home movies dating from 1931 to 1963. The Washington State Reporter

156 reels of 16mm film

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SNAC Resource ID: 6373125

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National Bank of Commerce (Seattle, Wash.)

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Cinema Services Corp.

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Seattle Public Library

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Opened 1891. From the description of Seattle Public Library annual reports, 1894-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70966318 The first commercial program to be broadcast in Seattle was on Thanksgiving Day 1948 on station KING-TV, which was the only television station in Seattle until 1952. Programs were produced locally during the early years of television (nationwide programming did not reach the West Coast until 1951), and were often produced by the sponsors...