Portrait of Charles Francis Jenkins, circa 1925
THF120578 / Portrait of Charles Francis Jenkins, circa 1925
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Artifact Overview
Charles Francis Jenkins was a pioneering technology inventor. He made discoveries and improvements with motion picture cameras, mechanical scanning television, facsimile technology, and the transfer of images over wireless radio. Jenkins's television station W3XK began operating in 1928--it is believed to be the oldest station in the United States.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
circa 1925
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.2686
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
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