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Photograph was edited for publication purposes NBC Productions, initially established by RCA in 1947, was renamed NBC Studios in 1996. Photograph caption dated March 16, 1955 reads, "NBC's new $3,716,00 Burbank color studio, shown in aerial view above, will be opened formally with ceremonies and initial colorcast March 27. Color studio 2 is at right of picture; three buildings shown upper center are for storage of scenery sets and stage equipment and two studios in foreground are black and white studios 1 and 3. Studios are at Alameda and Olive avenues."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
NBC Color City Studios (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) NBC Productions Television stations--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Broadcasting studios--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Automobiles--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Streets--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Parking lots--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Lost architecture--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--Aerial views Alameda Avenue (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Olive Avenue (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Aerial views Valley Times Collection photographs
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