December 1948 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 196, [141380-141386] . 125 negatives (estimate)
Amateur television (views of equipment) [141383, 5 negatives]
KPIX television station [141384, 7 negatives]
Television -- Station KPIX Broadcasts (December 17, 1948) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 196, [141384.03] . 1 negative
Al Towne (KPIX director of engineering), Wesley I. Dumm (President of Associated Broadcasters, Inc.), and Bob Laws (ad manager of program sponsor) tune in to first program.
Television -- Preparation for Radio Station KSFO--KPIX Broadcast (December 18, 1948) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 196, [141384.04] . 2 negatives
Al Towne (KPIX director of engineering) and R.W. Didriksen check over master control panel of television station in tower of Mark Hopkins Hotel in preparation for broadcast of first television program.
Television -- Station KSFO--KPIX Broadcasts -- Practice Telecast (December 20, 1948) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 196, [141384.05] . 4 negatives
Views of KSFO--KPIX practice telecast with local ice hockey team Shamrocks. Men sit in front of monitors and other equipment. Cameramen film ice hockey players on rink.
PG&E company new power distribution center in the Mission District [141385, 7 negatives]
Utilities -- PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric) Company's New Power Distribution Center -- Mission District (December 23, 1948) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 196, [141385.06] . 7 negatives
Views of exterior of new building at Eighth and Mission Streets, master control board, oil circuit breaker (110,000 volts, 800 amps capacity interpret circuit load condition), 12,000 volt switch gear room, 110,000 volt underground cable terminals, and 110,000-12,000 volt transformer.
Pictures of W. & J. Sloan's television sets [141386, 6 negatives]