Why the 1950s?

Published on Jan 03, 2016

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Why the 1950s?

CFS 330 The American Family in Film and Television

Radio

The advent of television

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1939

TV and the war

Licenses

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Post War TV

Radio and advertising

1950s TV

1950s advertising

The number of television sets in use rose from 6,000 in 1946 to some 12 million by 1951.

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No new invention entered American homes faster than black and white television sets; by 1955 half of all U.S. homes had one.

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The 1950s imprints so many conventions in television that are still present today

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