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Is this 1937 radio the fairest one of all?
On December 21, 1937, Walt Disney released his first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Accompanying the movie, Disney and his company developed character-related merchandise, including a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs radio now preserved in the museum’s collection. Its artistic design differs from other radios of that era, shedding light on questions of merchandising and business, radio technology, and the growth of national culture.
Now you're cooking with electricity!
Before Alton Brown, Rachael Ray, and Giada De Laurentiis, there was Louisan Mamer (1910–2005). An early employee of the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), Mamer traveled around the country teaching farmwomen how to use electricity in their daily lives. Demonstrating how to cook with electricity was a major part of Mamer's job and she developed many recipes during the course of her career. Born in rural southern Illinois, Mamer grew up on a farm without electricity and running water.
Next on your radio dial, 15 minutes of healthy talk
At the first sign of symptoms, many people turn to the Internet for health advice. Early listeners to radio could turn their dials and receive health advice over the airwaves. The museum holds a few dozen NBC radio guides from the late 1920s, the majority of them from 1928–1930. The network distributed these guides to affiliated stations so station managers could plan for the coming week. Managers used the information to inform local papers, solicit advertising, and schedule local shows.
Power from the people: Rural Electrification brought more than lights
Imagine your daily life without electricity. Cooking and heating clothes irons on wood stoves, pumping water by hand, reading and working under kerosene lamps. Many people in rural America lived that life until well into the 20th century. Most only received electricity by choosing to work together with their neighbors and participate in electrical cooperatives, or co-ops for short.
Connie Lou Holland - Altavista Journal: Obituaries
Born January 22, 1943, in West Virginia she was a daughter of the late Jesse James Owens, Sr. and Anne Pauline Winters Owens. She was predeceased by her husband, James Addison Holland and one grandson, Daryn Tyler Hackworth. Mrs. Holland was a member of Altavista Church of Christ and was a homemaker. She enjoyed dancing, gardening, yard work and her grandchildren.
Turning the dial to 1928's Independence Day radio programming
Independence Day is often celebrated with picnics, parades, fireworks, and music. While I can't help with the first three, music is something I can share. Within the museum's Electricity Collections are NBC radio guides dating from 1928 to 1930. NBC distributed these guides to their networks of stations, informing them when certain programs would be broadcast during a particular week. At that time, NBC operated two separate systems they referred to as the Red and the Blue networks.
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