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Make, model, year? View attachment 3572 What is the black box near the bottom of the stand? What lamp/light source does it use?
View ArticleUniversity Of Alaska, Fairbanks Lee H. Salisbury Theatre
This is an edited update of this video containing a collection of photos from my college days as lighting design from 1981-1986. You will see a control booth that was replaced with a new system. I...
View ArticleBackstage at the Fox Theatre Atlanta, 1929
Tons of great photos, illustrations, and more! http://backstagefox1929.blogspot.com/
View ArticleYet another 'What is it?'
Submitted by [USER]venuetech[/USER]. Admittedly, this one's a tough one. View attachment 8724 It's a piece of metal, probably steel. About 1/4" thick. Measures somewhere between 8"x8" and 12"x12". We...
View ArticleQuartz Klieglights!
I have in my files a rather complete set of the Kliegl interim data sheets from their introduction of their new "all-quartz" line of fixtures introduced between about 1966 and the early 1970s. Those...
View ArticleA What-Is-It from Facebook
View attachment 11327 This was posted to the IATSE Facebook page, and there seems to be no agreement on what this is. Anyone know? View attachment 11328 I'd put this in QOTD, but I don't have those...
View Articlehistorical stagehands
Some nice pics here. http://www.theshopatavr.com/blog/seven-amazing-images-of-stage-technicians-throughout-history
View Article"A short(ish) history of computers in lighting control"
A fantastic lecture/presentation by Rob Halliday. It's on the long side (94 minutes) but the history is fascinating. http://www.strandarchive.co.uk/bhc/talks/nmoc2015.php
View ArticleSolitrol Brochure
Here is an early 1960s Ward-Leonard Solitrol brochure. It is my understanding that a slightly later revision of this type of system was the original lighting control system at the Metropolitan Opera...
View ArticleGas Circus Lighting Equipment Documents
I recently met an individual that has a lot of documentation on the history of Circus technology, and he had a few documents on some early Gas lamps that were utilized at the time. These documents...
View ArticleJBL bent horn
I was searching for some info on a JBL horn I remember seeing and hearing back in the 70s. In the 60s it was known as the H5040 and later it was called the 2340. That info was gathered here:...
View ArticleHistorical Lighting Control Discussion
Over the past couple of years, a very important email discussion has been going on about the early days of lighting control and the details of early control systems in the US and the UK. The email...
View ArticleMid-century Century Followspot
I was a visiting a friend of mine over the weekend who collects vintage Mid-Century Modern EVERYTHING. He has dozens of television sets, early microwave ovens, vintage radios and even several vintage...
View ArticleJOE PATTEN'S APARTMENT FOX THEATRE ATLANTA
Complete tour and history! http://foxfact.blogspot.com/2015/12/joe-pattens-fox-theatre-apartment.html
View ArticleAriel and Davis
I was recently in a high school auditorium (built 1967) and noticed they had these stage pockets that seem to be sealed closed. I read in the wiki that Ariel and Davis was a lighting company in the...
View ArticleEarly thunder sound effect
The ingenuity of humans (especially those involved in technical theater) will never cease to amaze me. This may be a well known old trick but I'd never seen it before:...
View ArticleCentury C-Card
A friend of mine was talking about the console that he used as an undergraduate. It was called the C-Card and used plastic template "cards" with little slider switches on them. Apparently there were...
View ArticleDangers of being a projectionist
http://www.atlasobscura.com/article...utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page Nice easy read about the dangers of film in the early days. Many of us have worked in theaters that had these old...
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