Creator
Gregory, Carl Louis
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Identifier
2005002r_N-079-01
Creation Date
1928
Subject—Topics
Jenkins, C. Francis; SMPTE; Motion pictures
Date Range
ca. 1928
Description
C. Francis Jenkins [1867-1934], founder and first president of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, outside, wearing a hat. He was an American pioneer of early cinema and one of the inventors of television, though he used mechanical rather than electronic technologies. His businesses included Charles Jenkins Laboratories and Jenkins Television Corporation (the corporation being founded in 1928, the year the Laboratories were granted the first commercial television license in the United States). Over 400 patents were issued to Jenkins, many for his inventions related to motion pictures and television.
Format
BW film negative; 3" x 4"
Source
Jonathan Silent Film Collection
Number
N-079-01